Rhode Island · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Recreation & Sports in Rhode Island

Imperigo has identified 90 funders that made 580 grants totaling $34.3M to 44 recreation & sports organizations in Rhode Island, with a median grant of $12K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Recreation & Sports Funding in Rhode Island

Total granted $34.3M
Funders 90
Grants 580
Organizations funded 44

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

76. Rhode Island Council for the HumanitiesRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2019 · 1.3% of their giving
$19K
77. New England Foundation for the Arts IncorporatedRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $52K · through 2024
$77K
78. Sailing Education Association of Sheboygan IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2023 · 1.0% of their giving
$20K
79. Boston Bruins Alumni Association IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $5K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$5K
80. Usta New England IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024
$10K
81. RI Hospitality AssociationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2022
$8K
82. Local Initiatives Support CorporationRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $137K · through 2023
$155K
83. Jewish National Fund (Keren Kayemeth Leisrael) IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2021
$50K
84. Kaboom IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $13K · through 2025
$13K
85. Womens Sports FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2022
$10K
86. The Trust for Public LandRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $24K · through 2020
$34K
87. Southcoast Hospitals Group IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2023
$6K
88. Mid Atlantic Arts IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $13K · through 2023
$13K
89. New England Grassroots Environment Fund IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2019
$6K
90. Share Our StrengthRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $33K · through 2019
$33K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to recreation & sports 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.

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 recreation & sports 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 recreation & sports funding in Rhode Island, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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