Rhode Island · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Education in Rhode Island

Imperigo has identified 292 funders that made 3,309 grants totaling $276.5M to 200 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 $276.5M
Funders 292
Grants 3,309
Organizations funded 200

Top Funders — page 3 of 4

51. Jewish Communal Fund
16 grants to 4 organizations · largest $643K · through 2024
$2.1M
52. Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc
5 grants to 4 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$243K
53. Accesslex Institute
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $85K · through 2020
$106K
54. Ernst & Young Foundation
24 grants to 5 organizations · largest $32K · through 2024
$316K
56. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
22 grants to 10 organizations · largest $221K · through 2025
$1.2M
58. Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
21 grants to 6 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024
$385K
59. Brooklyn Community Foundation
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $50K · through 2022
$178K
60. Boston Foundation Inc
16 grants to 6 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024
$771K
61. Communities Foundation of Texas Inc
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024
$674K
62. California Community Foundation
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $390K · through 2024
$852K
66. Founders Pledge Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $163K · through 2024
$163K
70. Fiduciary Charitable Foundation DBA Fiduciary Trust Charitable
5 grants to 4 organizations · largest $113K · through 2023
$163K
72. Seattle Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $333K · through 2024
$343K
74. The New York Community Trust
20 grants to 10 organizations · largest $40K · through 2024
$364K
76. American Gift Fund
9 grants to 5 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024
$163K
77. The San Diego Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024
$250K
78. Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024
$270K
80. The Pew Charitable Trusts
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $200K · through 2023
$259K
89. The Bessemer Giving Fund C/O Bessemer Trust Company Trustee
9 grants to 4 organizations · largest $52K · through 2024
$190K
94. T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc
8 grants to 4 organizations · largest $52K · through 2025
$169K
97. Community Foundation of New Jersey
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $90K · through 2024
$138K
100. Charities Aid Foundation America
14 grants to 6 organizations · largest $86K · through 2024
$267K
104. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
22 grants to 11 organizations · largest $24K · through 2024
$249K
116. The Chicago Community Trust
12 grants to 7 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024
$300K
162. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
254 grants to 81 organizations · largest $2.5M · through 2024
$43.4M

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.

Other Causes Funded in Rhode Island

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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