Rhode Island · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Human Services in Rhode Island

Imperigo has identified 233 funders that made 3,208 grants totaling $182.2M to 177 human services organizations in Rhode Island, with a median grant of $12K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Human Services Funding in Rhode Island

Total granted $182.2M
Funders 233
Grants 3,208
Organizations funded 177

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. The Rhode Island Community Foundation
1,390 grants to 105 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2024 · 11.5% of their giving
$46.8M
2. Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence
43 grants to 12 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 76.8% of their giving
$16.4M
3. Jewish Federation Foundation of Greater Rhode Island
183 grants to 3 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024 · 50.0% of their giving
$10.3M
4. United Way of Rhode Island Inc
174 grants to 53 organizations · largest $311K · through 2024 · 16.3% of their giving
$7.7M
5. The Childrens Friend Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $464K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$464K
6. Chartercare Foundation
17 grants to 9 organizations · largest $42K · through 2023 · 38.0% of their giving
$347K
7. Dancing for a Cause Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$292K
8. The John E Fogarty Foundation for Persons W Intell and Dev Disabilities
27 grants to 8 organizations · largest $15K · through 2023 · 39.3% of their giving
$216K
9. Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc
23 grants to 5 organizations · largest $440K · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$1.8M
10. Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island
10 grants to 10 organizations · largest $100K · through 2020 · 10.4% of their giving
$360K
11. June Rockwell Levy Foundation Incorporated
30 grants to 16 organizations · largest $25K · through 2023 · 9.9% of their giving
$371K
12. Cvs Health Charity Classic Inc
15 grants to 9 organizations · largest $35K · through 2023 · 10.8% of their giving
$318K
13. Simon W Wardwell Foundation
7 grants to 4 organizations · largest $100K · through 2022 · 7.6% of their giving
$420K
14. Ronald McDonald House Global
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.4M · through 2025 · 1.0% of their giving
$3.1M
15. The Saint Elizabeth Community
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $256K · through 2024 · 3.8% of their giving
$589K
16. Tockwotton Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$75K
17. Westerly Community Credit Union
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2025 · 82.4% of their giving
$70K
18. Coastal1 Credit Union
10 grants to 5 organizations · largest $15K · through 2024 · 16.0% of their giving
$86K
19. Billy Andrade-Brad Faxon Charities for Children Inc
15 grants to 7 organizations · largest $10K · through 2024 · 9.6% of their giving
$115K
20. Haffenreffer Family Fund
17 grants to 4 organizations · largest $15K · through 2024 · 5.3% of their giving
$172K
21. Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $24K · through 2021 · 86.0% of their giving
$40K
22. Navigant Credit Union
16 grants to 7 organizations · largest $25K · through 2023 · 5.5% of their giving
$138K
23. Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Foundation
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $8K · through 2024 · 13.3% of their giving
$34K
24. Delta Dental of Rhode Island
16 grants to 6 organizations · largest $27K · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$221K
25. The Chicago Community Trust
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $5.0M · through 2023
$5.0M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to human services 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. 13 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 human services 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 human services funding in Rhode Island, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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