Richmond Cheer Boosters

Private foundation · Grantmaker Lenox, MI EIN: 45-3568531

Richmond Cheer Boosters is a private foundation focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Lenox, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025.

Richmond Cheer Boosters at a glance

Revenue (2025)
$73,605
+46.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$70,796
+64.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Richmond Cheer Boosters funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

RichmondOxford

How Richmond Cheer Boosters gives

  • Giving grew 250% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 36% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500$1K$1.5K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $25 (2020) to $1K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $350.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hannah Lopiccolo Richmond, MIPay Comp Entry$350
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025—$73,605$70,796————
2024—$50,299$43,106$3501$350$985
2023—$63,503$52,667$1001$200$493
2022$10,921$84,041$91,245$1,3261$49,906$493
2021$19,483$53,870$44,956$1001$25,484$493
2020$10,569$17,184$14,275$251—$148
2019$7,660$48,739$54,042$7551—$148

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Richmond Cheer Boosters is led by Rachelle Thompson, President since 2023 (on filings since 2022); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Rachelle Thompson

    President

    Secretary → President, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gricelda Sanchez

    Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Schafer

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Caskey-Gross

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Ann Anthony (2023–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Dawn Ostaszewski (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Laura Moskwa (2021–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Jenny Sandow (2022) — President
  • Former: Tracy Parker (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Tara Alexander (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Kimberly Ellis (2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Alyson Schade (2019) — President
  • Former: Holli McEwan (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Shelly Akerly (2019) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Richmond Cheer Boosters

What is Richmond Cheer Boosters?

Richmond Cheer Boosters is a private foundation focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Lenox, MI.

Where does Richmond Cheer Boosters operate?

Richmond Cheer Boosters has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Richmond Cheer Boosters's EIN?

Richmond Cheer Boosters's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3568531. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 24, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 19, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 10, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 13, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 15, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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