About Rich Foundation
The Rich Foundation is a highly Atlanta-focused funder that concentrates on sustaining major local cultural institutions, Jewish communal life, health care systems, and direct services for children and families. Grants are typically sizable, often multi-year or pledge-driven, and directed to well-established organizations for general operating support or capital/pledge payments. Its giving pattern and repeated payments indicate a preference for long-term partnerships with anchor institutions that shape Atlanta’s civic, cultural, and social-service landscape.
Focus Areas
Major Atlanta arts and cultural institutions (e.g., Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta Opera, Botanical Garden)Jewish communal organizations and institutions (temples, senior living, Jewish museums, social services)Health care systems and rehabilitation centers (hospital foundations, Shepherd Center, Grady/Piedmont)Child and family services and youth programs (Camp Twin Lakes, Families First, Chris 180, food security)Civic and human-rights institutions (National Center for Civil & Human Rights, Anti-Defamation League)
Who They Fund
performing arts organizations (e.g., Alliance Theatre)
About Rich Foundation
The Rich Foundation Inc. shows a clear pattern of backing Atlanta’s anchor institutions through repeated, often pledge-based grants. In the recent grants list, Robert W Woodruff Arts Center Inc appears multiple times across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including support for general operations and for the Alliance Theatre. That recurring relationship sits alongside other large commitments to major local nonprofits in arts, health care, Jewish communal life, and civic institutions. The foundation’s giving is centered on established organizations that play long-term roles in the city’s cultural and social infrastructure. Its grants include support for the Atlanta Botanical Garden Inc, National Center for Civil & Human Rights, Piedmont Healthcare Foundation, Shepherd Center Foundation, and The Temple-hebrew Benevolent. Several awards are tied to specific campaign or pledge milestones, while others are designated for general operations. Across the list, the foundation favors sizable awards to organizations that are already embedded in Atlanta’s public life, rather than small or transactional grants. That combination of repeated payments, institutional recipients, and multi-year commitments defines how The Rich Foundation Inc works with grantees.
What Rich Foundation Funds
Arts and culture are a major thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $150,000 to Robert W Woodruff Arts Center Inc for general operations in 2025, and it also made a separate $100,000 award to the same organization for the Alliance Theatre. Civic and historical institutions also appear regularly. The foundation gave $116,375 to Altanta Historical Society Inc for general operating support, and it awarded $100,000 to the National Center for Civil & Human Rights for general operating support in 2023. Health care and family support are another visible area. Recent grants include $100,000 to Piedmont Healthcare Foundation for a capital campaign, $100,000 to Grady Health Foundation for general operations, and $100,000 to Camp Twin Lakes for general operations. The foundation also supported Jewish communal institutions through The Temple-hebrew Benevolent and Jewish Home Life Communities Inc.
How Rich Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is concentrated at the upper end of the distribution: the 25th percentile is $25,000, while both the median and 75th percentile are $50,000. The recent record shows a strong preference for repeated payments and pledge installments rather than one-off awards. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Robert W Woodruff Arts Center Inc, Atlanta Botanical Garden Inc, Piedmont Healthcare Foundation, Shepherd Center Foundation, The Temple-hebrew Benevolent, and Atlanta Community Food Bank. The foundation is a private grantmaker with no program-related investments and does not fund individuals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2M
Total Assets
$51.5M
Total Revenue
$621K
Total Expenses
$2.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $50K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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