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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 3 of 4

51. Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc
5 grants to 4 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$243K
52. Accesslex Institute
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $85K · through 2020
$106K
53. Ernst & Young Foundation
24 grants to 5 organizations · largest $32K · through 2024
$316K
56. Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
21 grants to 6 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024
$385K
57. Brooklyn Community Foundation
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $50K · through 2022
$178K
58. Boston Foundation Inc
16 grants to 6 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024
$771K
59. Communities Foundation of Texas Inc
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024
$674K
61. California Community Foundation
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $390K · through 2024
$852K
62. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
13 grants to 6 organizations · largest $126K · through 2024
$762K
67. 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
73. Seattle Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $333K · through 2024
$343K
75. The New York Community Trust
20 grants to 10 organizations · largest $40K · through 2024
$364K
77. American Gift Fund
9 grants to 5 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024
$163K
78. The San Diego Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024
$250K
79. Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024
$270K
82. 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
92. T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc
7 grants to 4 organizations · largest $52K · through 2024
$159K
98. Community Foundation of New Jersey
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $90K · through 2024
$138K
99. Charities Aid Foundation America
14 grants to 6 organizations · largest $86K · through 2024
$267K
104. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
21 grants to 10 organizations · largest $24K · through 2024
$243K
118. The Chicago Community Trust
10 grants to 5 organizations · largest $50K · through 2023
$257K
161. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
254 grants to 81 organizations · largest $2.5M · through 2024
$43.4M
162. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncDonor-advised
170 grants to 46 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2024
$15.6M

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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