The Rich Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting charitable causes that align with its mission. It primarily funds initiatives in education, health, and community service, with a notable emphasis on cancer research and youth development. The foundation provides grants to a variety of recipients, including educational institutions, health charities, and community organizations. While it predominantly serves organizations in Illinois, its support extends to a few other states as well.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small- to mid-sized Illinois nonprofit focused on education, health, youth services, or local community needs with established local credibility or board-level connections.
Good Fit
- • Based in Illinois or delivering sustained services in Illinois.
- • Program areas matching prior grantees (universities, education, cancer/health charities, youth development).
- • Project or budget sizes in the small-to-midsized grant range (many grants under $10K, some up to ~$90K).
- • Existing relationships or introductions to the foundation trustees or local intermediaries.
Geography
Observed giving is heavily concentrated in Illinois (about 91% of dollars) although a handful of out-of-state awards appear; the footprint is essentially state-local.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows a large and diverse recipient set (47 distinct grantees) spanning universities, schools, health charities, youth and community organizations, so recipient breadth is substantial for the foundation's size.
New Applicants
Behavior shows substantial entry of new grantees in the latest year (29 new recipients), but the foundation's filings also declare grants are preselected and there is no public website or contact path; direct openness to unfamiliar applicants is therefore plausible but not clearly public.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
