The Mary Lynn Richardson Fund concentrates on human services with a strong mix of local, faith‑based social service providers in Greensboro and international humanitarian/medical relief organizations (notably Haiti-focused relief). They routinely support child welfare and foster‑care programs, emergency medical and development NGOs, and local churches and community service agencies, often giving repeat grants to the same organizations. The foundation appears motivated by both religiously affiliated service delivery and global humanitarian impact.
The Mary Lynn Richardson Fund’s recent giving shows a repeated split between Greensboro-based human services and Haiti-focused relief. One of its largest grants in the file is $30,000 to Doctors Without Borders USA Inc in New York, followed by a matching $30,000 grant to the Salvation Army in Greensboro. That pattern fits a funder that uses grants to support both international emergency response and local service delivery. Across the recent grants list, the fund has returned to the same organizations in multiple years. Bon Samaritain Mission Haiti received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including $26,892 in 2025 and $25,000 in prior years. Greensboro Urban Ministry, the Interactive Resource Center Inc, Family Room Foster Care Resource Center, and Salvation Army also appear more than once, indicating ongoing support rather than one-time awards. The mix of recipients includes medical relief organizations, child welfare and foster care providers, housing and basic-needs agencies, and churches or church-linked service programs. The fund also makes grants to individuals for medical expenses, and its overall pattern is consistent with unrestricted support for organizations carrying out exempt purposes.
Haiti-focused humanitarian work is one of the clearest threads in the grant record. Bon Samaritain Mission Haiti received $26,892 in 2025 after earlier grants of $25,000 in 2023 and 2024, and Hearts and Hands for Haiti received $12,000 in 2025 and $10,000 in 2023. Medical relief is another recurring area. The fund gave $30,000 to Doctors Without Borders USA Inc in 2023 and another $20,000 in 2025, while Medical Teams International received $16,892 in 2025. UNICEF USA also received $20,000 in 2023. Local human services in Greensboro appear throughout the file. Greensboro Urban Ministry received $15,000 in 2023, $15,000 in 2024, and $10,000 in 2025. The Interactive Resource Center Inc also received multiple grants, including $15,000 in 2023 and $14,000 in 2024, both for carrying out exempt purposes.
Typical grants cluster in the low five figures: the p25 is $5,000, the median is $7,750, and the p75 is $10,000. That distribution fits a fund that makes many modest awards alongside a smaller number of larger grants. The recent file also shows repeat support to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, especially among local Greensboro providers and Haiti-related nonprofits. The grant language is consistently for organizations to carry out their exempt purposes, and the fund also supports individuals with medical expenses. It appears to operate as a private foundation-style grantmaker rather than through an open application program.
$319K
$5.9M
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$371K
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Moderate number of mid-sized grants distributed across both local and international recipients, with frequent repeat funding to a core set of grantees; gifts mix multi-year or recurring support for community service organizations and targeted grants to established humanitarian NGOs.
Notable grantees: Bon Samaritain Mission Haiti, Doctors Without Borders USA, Greensboro Urban Ministry, Family Room Foster Care Resource Center, Salvation Army
Grant activity is centered in North Carolina, which accounts for 68% of grants. Greensboro appears repeatedly among recipients, along with Raleigh, Asheville, and other in-state locations. Outside North Carolina, the recent grants list includes New York, Claymont, Portland, Billings, Atlanta, and St Cloud. All grants in the provided distribution are in the United States, so the geographic reach is regional rather than international in recipient location.
The recent grants show support for human services, medical relief, child welfare and foster care, housing and basic needs, and faith-based social service providers. The fund also makes grants to individuals with medical expenses, alongside grants to tax-exempt organizations.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years. Bon Samaritain Mission Haiti received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Greensboro Urban Ministry, Salvation Army, the Interactive Resource Center Inc, and Family Room Foster Care Resource Center also show repeated support.
The grant-size distribution is fairly modest: p25 is $5,000, median is $7,750, and p75 is $10,000. Recent awards include both smaller grants near that range and larger grants such as $30,000 to Doctors Without Borders USA Inc.
North Carolina is the top state by grant count, with 68% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipients also include organizations in New York, Florida, Delaware, Oregon, Massachusetts, Georgia, Montana, and California, but the overall pattern is strongly North Carolina-centered.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BON SAMARITAIN MISSION HAITI | ST CLOUD, FL | $26,892 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| ANNE K TAYLOR FUND | RALEIGH, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| JUSTICE DEFENDERS | CLAYMONT, DE | $20,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL | PORTLAND, OR | $16,892 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| SALVATION ARMY | GREENSBORO, NC | $14,158 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| HEARTS AND HANDS FOR HAITI | RALEIGH, NC | $12,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| SEED PROGRAMS INC | ASHEVILLE, NC | $12,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| INTERACTIVE RESOURCE CENTER INC | GREENSBORO, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| GREENSBORO URBAN MINISTRY | GREENSBORO, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| FAMILY SERVICE OF THE PIEDMONT INC | JAMESTOWN, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| WHITE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | RALEIGH, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| BACKPACK BEGINNINGS | GREENSBORO, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| PRESBYTERIAN HOMES INC | COLFAX, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| FAMILY ROOM FOSTER CARE RESOURCE CENTER | GREENSBORO, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| BENNET COLLEGE | GREENSBORO, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| COMMUNITY HOUSING SOLUTIONS OF GUILFORD INC | GREENSBORO, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| GUILFORD EDUCATION ALLIANCE | GREENSBORO, NC | $7,500 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| DEL REY MISSIONS - EL RANCHO DEL REY | OLATHE, KS | $7,200 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| CHURCH WORLD SERVICE GREENSBORO | GREENSBORO, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| READING CONNECTIONS | GREENSBORO, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| GUILFORD ADULT HEALTH INC | GREENSBORO, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| PEOPLE TO PEOPLE LIASION | GREENSBORO, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| NATIONAL FOUNDATION OF DENTISTRY FOR THE HANDICAPPED DENTAL LIFELINE NTWK | DENVER, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| WHEELS4HOPE | GREENSBORO, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| YMCA OF GREENSBORO INC | GREENSBORO, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| FRIENDS HOMES | GREENSBORO, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| BARNABAS NETWORK | GREENSBORO, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| FREEDOM FIRM USA | HOPKINS, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER OF GREENSBORO | GREENSBORO, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| GREENSBORO FARMERS MARKET INC | GREENSBORO, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| OUT OF GARDEN PROJECT | GREENSBORO, NC | $3,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| AUTISM SOCIETY OF NC INC | RALEIGH, NC | $2,500 | 2025 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| CHARLIE ROBINSON | CHARLOTTE, NC | $1,450 | 2025 | TO ASSIST INDIVIDUAL WITH MEDICAL EXPENSES. |
| BON SAMARITAIN MISSION HAITI | ST CLOUD, FL | $25,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| HEARTS OF THE FATHER OUTREACH INC | SHEFFIELD, MA | $15,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| SALVATION ARMY | GREENSBORO, NC | $15,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| FAMILY ROOM FOSTER CARE RESOURCE CENTER | GREENSBORO, NC | $15,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| SALVATION ARMY - WORLD SERVICE OFFICE | GREENSBORO, NC | $15,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| ANNE K TAYLOR FUND | BILLINGS, MT | $15,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| GREENSBORO URBAN MINISTRY | GREENSBORO, NC | $15,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| THE INTERACTIVE RESOURCE CENTER INC | GREENSBORO, NC | $14,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| JUSTICE DEFENDERS | CLAYMONT, DE | $10,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| FREEDOM HOUSE | GREENSBORO, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| HEARTS AND HANDS FOR HAITI | RALEIGH, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| PRESBYTERIAN HOMES INC | COLFAX, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| FAMILY SERVICE OF THE PIEDMONT INC | JAMESTOWN, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| CHILD AID | PORTLAND, OR | $10,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| WHITE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | RALEIGH, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| UNICEF USA | ATLANTA, GA | $9,776 | 2024 | TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
BON SAMARITAIN MISSION HAITI
$26,892TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
ANNE K TAYLOR FUND
$25,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA INC
$20,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL
$16,892TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
SALVATION ARMY
$14,158TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
HEARTS AND HANDS FOR HAITI
$12,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
INTERACTIVE RESOURCE CENTER INC
$10,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
WHITE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$10,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
PRESBYTERIAN HOMES INC
$10,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
FAMILY ROOM FOSTER CARE RESOURCE CENTER
$10,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
COMMUNITY HOUSING SOLUTIONS OF GUILFORD INC
$10,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
DEL REY MISSIONS - EL RANCHO DEL REY
$7,200TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
GUILFORD ADULT HEALTH INC
$5,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
PEOPLE TO PEOPLE LIASION
$5,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
NATIONAL FOUNDATION OF DENTISTRY FOR THE HANDICAPPED DENTAL LIFELINE NTWK
$5,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
WHEELS4HOPE
$5,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
FRIENDS HOMES
$5,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
BARNABAS NETWORK
$5,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
FREEDOM FIRM USA
$5,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER OF GREENSBORO
$5,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
GREENSBORO FARMERS MARKET INC
$5,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AUTISM SOCIETY OF NC INC
$2,500TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
CHARLIE ROBINSON
$1,450TO ASSIST INDIVIDUAL WITH MEDICAL EXPENSES.
BON SAMARITAIN MISSION HAITI
$25,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
HEARTS OF THE FATHER OUTREACH INC
$15,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
SALVATION ARMY
$15,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
FAMILY ROOM FOSTER CARE RESOURCE CENTER
$15,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
SALVATION ARMY - WORLD SERVICE OFFICE
$15,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
ANNE K TAYLOR FUND
$15,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
THE INTERACTIVE RESOURCE CENTER INC
$14,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
FREEDOM HOUSE
$10,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
HEARTS AND HANDS FOR HAITI
$10,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
PRESBYTERIAN HOMES INC
$10,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
WHITE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$10,000TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNICEF USA
$9,776TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.