Rebecca Richards advises families, foundations and nonprofits on next generation and multi-generational collaboration and engagement, mission development, legacy planning, board development, succession planning, compliance and governance.
In her former position as Vice President of NGE Philanthropic Advisors, Becca provided guidance to clients regarding all phases of the charitable giving process. This included in-depth discussions of their philanthropic goals, advice about which charitable giving vehicle is best suited to their needs and objectives, formation of tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, grantmaking, gift agreements, tax and nonprofit law compliance, and multi-generational family philanthropy.
Before joining NGE Philanthropic Advisors, Becca served as the Executive Director of New York University School of Law’s Graduate Tax Program. Prior to NYU, she practiced in the Trusts & Estates Department at an international law firm in New York City, focusing on tax-exempt organizations, while concurrently serving as an Adjunct Professor at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where she taught a course in nonprofit law.
Becca received her J.D. from Yale Law School and her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a certified consultant with 21/64 (a non-profit consulting division of The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies) and is one of the founders of the Slingshot Fund, a next generation funding collaborative with over 40 next-generation investors. Becca currently serves on the board of the Maxine & Jack Zarrow Family Foundation and the Council on Foundation’s Next Generation Task Force and its Committee on Family Philanthropy.