New York, NY

GORDON A RICH MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

EIN 03-0385929

Education & Youth Development College Access & Scholarships

Mission

To award scholarships and grants in memory of Gordon A. Rich that support the higher-education goals of deserving students, with particular emphasis on applicants connected to the financial services industry.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About GORDON A RICH MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

This profile was verified against the organization's IRS Form 990 filings (EIN 03-0385929) and public nonprofit databases; the EIN provided (03-0385929) matches the organization's IRS/990 records and ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer entries. The foundation is tax-exempt (established/ruling date recorded in 2002) and files Form 990 returns reflecting active grantmaking and investment income. ([projects.propublica.org](https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/30385929/202513219349310646/full))

The Gordon A. Rich Memorial Foundation is a New York–based charitable foundation that focuses on scholarships and student financial aid. In recent filings the organization reported multi-hundred-thousand-dollar annual revenues and several-hundred-thousand dollars in grants/distributions; it operates a scholarship program that awards multi-year undergraduate support to qualifying students (program materials and scholarship directories describe awards and eligibility tied to students whose parents/guardians work in the financial services industry). Recent public summaries and 990-derived datasets show the foundation holding several million dollars in assets and continuing active grantmaking in 2022–2024. ([instrumentl.com](https://www.instrumentl.com/990-report/gordon-a-rich-memorial-foundation?utm_source=openai))

Notable achievements

Established multi-year scholarship program

Operates an annual scholarship program awarding renewable undergraduate scholarships to multiple recipients in memory of Gordon A. Rich, with eligibility criteria that have historically emphasized students whose parents work in the financial services sector.

Sustained grantmaking and asset base

Form 990 filings from recent years show continued grant distributions and an asset base in the multi‑million‑dollar range, enabling ongoing scholarship awards and grants.

Longstanding tax-exempt status

Recognized as tax-exempt since 2002 and has a continuous public 990 filing history used for verification and transparency.

At a glance

Total assets: $4.9M
Annual revenue: $426K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 03-0385929
Location: New York, NY
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Listed and tracked in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer and other 990/charity databases, confirming public reporting of finances and grants.

Profiled by scholarship aggregators and school scholarship bulletins as an active scholarship provider (program details and application information available through third‑party scholarship directories).

Appears as a grantee/recipient or funder in third‑party grant/charitable program documents and public grant listings, reflecting participation in the broader philanthropic ecosystem.

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