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Fred M Roddy Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Providence, Rhode Island · EIN 056037528

Fred M Roddy Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Providence, Rhode Island. In tax year 2025 it gave $634,316 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $44,462 and the largest $100,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $764,586 the year before.

86% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$443,7108$11.5 million
2024$764,58613$12.7 million
2025$634,31614$14.2 million

How to apply

ContactElizabeth McIntyre
10 Dorrance St Suite 700 PMB 932, Providence, RI 02903
Phone or email(401) 835-0653
What to submitWritten request with annual report
RestrictionsNo absolute restrictions, but the focus is medical/health-related and Attleboro, MA to Providence, RI corridor.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Fred M Roddy Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Rhode Island.

StateGrantsAmount
Rhode Island11$479,316
Massachusetts3$155,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hope Health Community VNA
Attleboro, MA
Charitable$100,000
Providence College
Providence, RI
Charitable$100,000
Rhode Island Free Clinic
Providence, RI
Charitable$53,125
South County Hospital Healthcare System Endowment
Wakefield, RI
Charitable$50,564
Mathewson S United Methodist Church
Providence, RI
Charitable$50,000
McAuley Ministries
Providence, RI
Charitable$49,964
Wolf School
East Providence, RI
Charitable$48,923
Connecting for Childern and Families
Woonsocket, RI
Charitable$40,000
North Kingston Food Pantry
North Kingston, RI
Charitable$39,740
The Literacy Center
Attleboro, MA
Charitable$30,000
Attleboro-Norton Social Responsibility Alliance CO YMCA
Attleboro, MA
Charitable$25,000
Interfaith Counseling Center
Providence, RI
Charitable$25,000
Pawtucket Soup Kitchen
Pawtucket, RI
Charitable$12,000
Meeting Street
Providence, RI
Charitable$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Fred M Roddy Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Fred M Roddy Foundation Inc give?

$634,316 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $44,462.

Who runs Fred M Roddy Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Elizabeth A McIntyre (President), Edward A Duclos (Treasurer) and John E McIntyre (Clerk).

What does Fred M Roddy Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and faith communities.

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