Who funds nonprofits in Rhode Island

Private foundations reported $490 million in grants to 674 organizations in Rhode Island. Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program received the most, $101 million from 38 foundations.

Where the money goes in Rhode Island

City	Foundation grants received
Warwick	$223 million
Providence	$180 million
Newport	$25.7 million
Middletown	$19.6 million
Bristol	$4.8 million
East Greenwich	$3.7 million
Westerly	$3.6 million
Kingston	$3.6 million
Pawtucket	$2.7 million
E Providence	$2.5 million
N Kingstown	$2.0 million
Block Island	$1.6 million

Organizations in Rhode Island with the most foundation funding

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Warwick
$101 million from 38 foundations · largest: Ahimsa Foundation
Brown University · Providence
$67.5 million from 356 foundations · largest: Penner Family Foundation Inc
Chabot Family Daf - Vanguard · Warwick
$56.4 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Holocene Foundation
Vanguard Charitable Fund · Warwick
$29.7 million from 9 foundations · largest: PWB Foundation
Rhode Island Foundation · Providence
$14.7 million from 16 foundations · largest: Pobble Stone Foundation
Willows International · Middletown
$9.8 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
Gilbane Family Foundation Inc · Providence
$7.3 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Gilbane Family Foundation
Brown University Division of Advancement · Providence
$6.8 million from 2 foundations · largest: Brown University Charitable Trust
Brown University of Providence · Providence
$6.3 million from 27 foundations · largest: Bravo Family Charitable Foundation
Al & Nancy Burnett Charitable Daf · Warwick
$6.2 million from 1 foundation · largest: Al & Nancy Burnett Charitable Foundation Inc
St George's School · Middletown
$5.6 million from 18 foundations · largest: Schmaltz Enroth Family Foundation
United Way of Rhode Island · Providence
$4.3 million from 26 foundations · largest: FM Foundation
Vanguard Charitable (21624 Transfer of Securities at FMV BV 2938170) · Warwick
$4.2 million from 1 foundation · largest: Melvin and Mildred Eggers Family Charitable Foundation
Providence College · Providence
$3.9 million from 77 foundations · largest: The Ruane Family Foundation
Arpin Charitable Fund Inc · East Greenwich
$3.6 million from 1 foundation · largest: Paul G Arpin Charitable Trust 000531
Big Picture Company Inc · Providence
$3.4 million from 10 foundations · largest: The Smidt Foundation
Rhode Island Hospital · Providence
$3.0 million from 12 foundations · largest: Diagnostic Imaging Foundation
Vanguard Charitable Fund - Daf · Warwick
$3.0 million from 1 foundation · largest: Mercury Foundation
Roger Williams University · Bristol
$3.0 million from 44 foundations · largest: Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc)
Vanguard Charitable Program · Warwick
$2.7 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Endurance Fund
Preservation Society of Newport County · Newport
$2.3 million from 41 foundations · largest: Van Beuren Charitable Foundation Inc
Newport Hospital Foundation · Newport
$2.2 million from 24 foundations · largest: Van Beuren Charitable Foundation Inc
Newport Public Schools · Newport
$2.1 million from 1 foundation · largest: Van Beuren Charitable Foundation Inc
International Tennis Hall of Fame · Newport
$2.1 million from 35 foundations · largest: Manitou Fund
Grace Church · Providence
$2.0 million from 2 foundations · largest: B Bridger H Foundation
Amos House · Providence
$2.0 million from 42 foundations · largest: Aloha Foundation
Rhode Island School of Design · Providence
$1.9 million from 44 foundations · largest: The Blumberg Ginsburg Family Foundation
Devaccelerator Inc · Providence
$1.6 million from 1 foundation · largest: Ralph R Papitto & Barbara A Papitto Private Family Foundation
Vanguard Charitable Foundation (Donor Advised Fund) · Warwick
$1.5 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Henry A McKinnell Foundation
Vanguard Charitable Donor Fund · Warwick
$1.5 million from 1 foundation · largest: French Family Charitable Foundation
Lse Foundation · Newport
$1.5 million from 1 foundation · largest: John and Amy Phelan Family Foundation
Newport Historical Society · Newport
$1.5 million from 24 foundations · largest: Kane Wallace Foundation
Rhode Island Hospital Foundation · Providence
$1.5 million from 16 foundations · largest: Rainwater Charitable Foundation
Rhode Island Community Food Bank · Providence
$1.4 million from 50 foundations · largest: Fidelity Foundation
Salve Regina University · Newport
$1.4 million from 37 foundations · largest: DRR Family Foundation
St George's School · Newport
$1.3 million from 19 foundations · largest: The Sarofim Foundation
Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School · E Providence
$1.3 million from 11 foundations · largest: The Collis Foundation
Save the Bay · Providence
$1.3 million from 62 foundations · largest: The Champlin Foundation
Community College of Rhode Island · Warwick
$1.2 million from 6 foundations · largest: The Goldman Sachs Foundation
James and Margot Lebovitz Family Fund · Warwick
$1.2 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Lebovitz Fund
Providence Public School District · Providence
$1.2 million from 2 foundations · largest: Gates Foundation
Hasbro Children's Hospital · Providence
$1.2 million from 13 foundations · largest: Ralph R Papitto & Barbara A Papitto Private Family Foundation
University of Rhode Island · Kingston
$1.2 million from 42 foundations · largest: The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation
Plan International USA · Providence
$1.1 million from 51 foundations · largest: Astellas Global Health Foundation
The Elisha Project · Lincoln
$1.1 million from 5 foundations · largest: Ralph R Papitto & Barbara A Papitto Private Family Foundation
Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence · Providence
$1.1 million from 13 foundations · largest: Fidelity Foundation
The Scoma Donor Advised Fund With Vanguard Charita · Warwick
$1.1 million from 1 foundation · largest: Scoma Foundation
Vanguard Charitable Donor Advised Fund · Warwick
$1.0 million from 2 foundations · largest: Steven & Lisa Asplundh Family Foundation
The Capital Good Fund · Providence
$1.0 million from 8 foundations · largest: The Heinz Endowments
National Sailing Hall of Fame Museum Inc · Newport
$1.0 million from 6 foundations · largest: James M Schoonmaker II Foundation
Ri Hospital Foundation Development · Providence
$1.0 million from 1 foundation · largest: Ralph R Papitto & Barbara A Papitto Private Family Foundation
Edesia Inc · N Kingstown
$997,223 from 19 foundations · largest: Arie and Ida Crown Memorial
The University of Rhode Island Foundation & Alumni Engagement · Kingston
$995,249 from 17 foundations · largest: The Champlin Foundation
Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England · Warwick
$991,921 from 12 foundations · largest: The Champlin Foundation
Vanguard Donor Advised Fund · Warwick
$952,500 from 2 foundations · largest: The Diane Frisch Cohen Foundation
The Financial Literacy Initiative · Providence
$944,078 from 1 foundation · largest: Ralph R Papitto & Barbara A Papitto Private Family Foundation
Ri Philharmonic Orchestra & Music S · E Providence
$935,000 from 1 foundation · largest: Ralph R Papitto & Barbara A Papitto Private Family Foundation
Chabad of College Hill Inc · Providence
$923,624 from 6 foundations · largest: The Margaret and Daniel Loeb Foundation
Community Preparatory School · Providence
$911,707 from 21 foundations · largest: The Papitto Foundation
Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy Inc · Charlestown
$900,000 from 1 foundation · largest: John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation
Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket · Pawtucket
$897,748 from 29 foundations · largest: Fidelity Foundation
Bradley Hospital Foundation · Providence
$860,022 from 13 foundations · largest: Manton Foundation
Newport Hospital · Newport
$859,558 from 7 foundations · largest: The Champlin Foundation
The Ross Family Charitable Fund · Warwick
$858,183 from 1 foundation · largest: The Ross Foundation
Nature Conservancy - Block Island · Block Island
$843,000 from 2 foundations · largest: David & Candace Weir Foundation
US Sailing Foundation · Bristol
$799,915 from 3 foundations · largest: Keane Family Foundation
Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design Inc · Providence
$750,000 from 1 foundation · largest: The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
Butler Hospital · Providence
$739,606 from 7 foundations · largest: The Champlin Foundation
Rhode Island College Foundation · Providence
$726,225 from 7 foundations · largest: The Champlin Foundation
Miriam Hospital Foundation · Providence
$718,847 from 17 foundations · largest: Grace K and Wesley S Alpert Charitable Foundation
Boys & Girls Club of Newport County · Newport
$718,467 from 12 foundations · largest: Highland Partners Charitable Fund
Hope & Main · Warren
$711,701 from 14 foundations · largest: Ralph R Papitto & Barbara A Papitto Private Family Foundation
Higher Ground International · Providence
$710,530 from 12 foundations · largest: Ralph R Papitto & Barbara A Papitto Private Family Foundation
University of Rhode Island Foundation · Kingston
$703,824 from 16 foundations · largest: The Ryan Family Foundation
Sojourner House · Providence
$677,308 from 32 foundations · largest: Ralph R Papitto & Barbara A Papitto Private Family Foundation
The Wheeler School · Providence
$672,334 from 19 foundations · largest: Marie Christine Foundation
Kent County Memorial Hospital · Providence
$661,663 from 4 foundations · largest: Robert H Champlin TUW
Portsmouth Abbey School · Portsmouth
$661,361 from 23 foundations · largest: Healey Family Foundation
YMCA of Greater Providence · Providence
$652,551 from 9 foundations · largest: The Champlin Foundation
Brown Universtiy · Providence
$645,000 from 1 foundation · largest: The Rosenthal Fund
Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence · Warwick
$635,084 from 2 foundations · largest: Rare Ensemble Foundation Inc
Bryant University · Smithfield
$623,517 from 42 foundations · largest: The Selma and Irving Ettenberg Foundation
Vanguard Charitable The Klingelho · Warwick
$621,858 from 1 foundation · largest: Bridge Builders Foundation
South County Health · Warwick
$621,000 from 1 foundation · largest: Warren Alpert Foundation
College Unbound · Providence
$619,492 from 13 foundations · largest: The William Penn Foundation
Stephen C Rose Legacy Foundation · Providence
$613,000 from 7 foundations · largest: The Ford Foundation
Wider Path Home Foundation · Providence
$600,000 from 1 foundation · largest: Kings Grant Foundation
Mill Town Private Foundation · Providence
$592,471 from 1 foundation · largest: Trimix Foundation
Newport County Community Mental Health Center Inc · Middletown
$585,318 from 6 foundations · largest: Van Beuren Charitable Foundation Inc
The Brown Hillel Foundation · Providence
$568,020 from 3 foundations · largest: The Margaret and Daniel Loeb Foundation
Naval War College Foundation · Newport
$567,983 from 20 foundations · largest: Pritzker Military Foundation
Vanguard · Warwick
$564,381 from 1 foundation · largest: The Scoular Foundation
The Skylandia Fund · Warwick
$559,899 from 1 foundation · largest: The Kelton Foundation
Providence Public Library · Providence
$559,359 from 28 foundations · largest: Fidelity Foundation
Ri Hospital Foundation · Providence
$553,392 from 9 foundations · largest: Combined Townsend Fund
Vanguard Charitable Trust- Williwaw · Warwick
$553,000 from 1 foundation · largest: Howard P Colhoun Family Foundation Inc
Rhode Island Community Foundation · Providence
$536,530 from 7 foundations · largest: Gilbane Family Foundation Inc
Central Falls Children's Foundation · Central Falls
$535,000 from 3 foundations · largest: Ralph R Papitto & Barbara A Papitto Private Family Foundation
Office of the Postsecondary Commiss · Warwick
$534,978 from 1 foundation · largest: Ralph R Papitto & Barbara A Papitto Private Family Foundation
St Georges School · Middletown
$532,006 from 21 foundations · largest: Frederick Henry Prince Trust Dated 7947

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