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Foundations That Fund Education in Rhode Island

Imperigo has identified 289 funders that made 3,260 grants totaling $274.0M to 199 education organizations in Rhode Island, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in Rhode Island

Total granted $274.0M
Funders 289
Grants 3,260
Organizations funded 199

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. The Rhode Island Community Foundation
1,141 grants to 100 organizations · largest $843K · through 2024 · 8.7% of their giving
$35.3M
2. Big East Conference Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $5.6M · through 2024 · 9.0% of their giving
$29.2M
3. Providence Public Library Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $4.0M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$7.8M
4. Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc
65 grants to 21 organizations · largest $600K · through 2024 · 8.9% of their giving
$7.9M
5. United Way of Rhode Island Inc
131 grants to 50 organizations · largest $106K · through 2024 · 8.2% of their giving
$3.9M
6. The Foundation for Rhode Island Day Schools
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $720K · through 2024 · 41.7% of their giving
$1.3M
7. Chi Phi Holding Corp of RI Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.1M · through 2023 · 91.3% of their giving
$1.1M
8. City Fund
14 grants to 7 organizations · largest $2.7M · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$8.5M
9. Scholarships to Economically Poor Students
14 grants to 2 organizations · largest $105K · through 2025 · 63.4% of their giving
$755K
10. Fund for Ucap Realty Company
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$599K
11. Davis Educational Foundation
21 grants to 7 organizations · largest $315K · through 2024 · 7.1% of their giving
$1.6M
12. Jewish Community Day School Supporting Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $87K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$438K
13. Achievement for Children with Challenges Empowered by School Scholarships(Access)
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $99K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$410K
14. Jewish Federation Foundation of Greater Rhode Island
47 grants to 5 organizations · largest $227K · through 2024 · 5.9% of their giving
$1.2M
15. Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corporation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $600K · through 2024 · 3.7% of their giving
$1.7M
16. June Rockwell Levy Foundation Incorporated
27 grants to 13 organizations · largest $67K · through 2023 · 12.1% of their giving
$456K
17. Simon W Wardwell Foundation
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $110K · through 2022 · 7.8% of their giving
$431K
18. Haffenreffer Family Fund
15 grants to 4 organizations · largest $40K · through 2024 · 9.0% of their giving
$292K
19. Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation
30 grants to 4 organizations · largest $8K · through 2024 · 13.9% of their giving
$183K
20. Gamma Lambda of Alpha Delta Pi House Corporation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $125K · through 2019 · 100.0% of their giving
$125K
21. The John E Fogarty Foundation for Persons W Intell and Dev Disabilities
9 grants to 2 organizations · largest $29K · through 2023 · 19.1% of their giving
$105K
22. John E Moran and Gerald P Ventre Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2020 · 42.0% of their giving
$100K
23. Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.4M · through 2019 · 1.4% of their giving
$1.4M
24. Rhode Island College Alumni Association
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $27K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$82K
25. Billy Andrade-Brad Faxon Charities for Children Inc
17 grants to 9 organizations · largest $12K · through 2024 · 11.2% of their giving
$134K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to education work in Rhode Island, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 15 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering education work, with an address in Rhode Island. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable education funding in Rhode Island, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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