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Foundations That Fund International Aid & Development in Rhode Island

Imperigo has identified 83 funders that made 459 grants totaling $55.8M to 25 international aid & development organizations in Rhode Island, with a median grant of $22K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

International Aid & Development Funding in Rhode Island

Total granted $55.8M
Funders 83
Grants 459
Organizations funded 25

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. The Rhode Island Community Foundation
74 grants to 5 organizations · largest $863K · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$8.1M
2. Passion 4 Guatemala Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $129K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$347K
3. US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.8M · through 2023
$6.0M
4. United Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $204K · through 2024
$717K
5. The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $888K · through 2020
$1.2M
6. Tides Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2022
$2.0M
7. June Rockwell Levy Foundation Incorporated
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2023 · 1.6% of their giving
$60K
8. United Way of Rhode Island Inc
13 grants to 4 organizations · largest $46K · through 2024
$199K
9. Haffenreffer Family Fund
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$45K
10. United Philanthropy Forum
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $70K · through 2020
$70K
11. Tisbest Philanthropy
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2021
$100K
12. Delta Dental of Rhode Island
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2024
$49K
13. Columbus Foundation
14 grants to 1 organization · largest $99K · through 2022
$355K
14. The John E Fogarty Foundation for Persons W Intell and Dev Disabilities
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2022 · 1.4% of their giving
$8K
15. Charities Aid Foundation America
11 grants to 2 organizations · largest $95K · through 2024
$416K
16. Seattle Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $180K · through 2020
$242K
17. Ernst & Young Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $60K · through 2024
$90K
18. Indian River Community Foundation Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024
$60K
19. The Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Charitable Trust-I
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2021
$20K
20. The Ayco Charitable Foundation
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $61K · through 2024
$247K
21. The Chicago Community Trust
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $312K · through 2022
$416K
22. Charity Bridge Fund
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $9K · through 2019
$15K
23. Gofundmeorg
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $38K · through 2020
$43K
24. Jewish Federation Foundation of Greater Rhode Island
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2024
$15K
25. Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2020
$14K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to international aid & development 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. 11 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 international aid & development 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 international aid & development funding in Rhode Island, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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