Public Charity

RHODE ISLAND BAR FOUNDATION

RHODE ISLAND BAR FOUNDATION, of CRANSTON, RI, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.5M in revenue, $1.6M in expenses, $12.6M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 75 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $4.6M.

EIN: 056009376 CRANSTON, RI Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: I12 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.5M
Total Expenses$1.6M
Total Assets$12.6M
Grants Given75
Grant Total$4.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

RHODE ISLAND BAR FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO FOSTER AND MAINTAIN THE HONOR AND INTEGRITY OF THE PROFESSION OF LAW AND TO STUDY, IMPROVE AND FACILITATE THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN RHODE ISLAND, AS WELL AS PROMOTE THE STUDY OF LAW, RESEARCH THEREIN AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE AND TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF LEGAL EDUCATION.

Where $100 goes at Rhode Island Bar Foundation

How Rhode Island Bar Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$90 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $90 for programs

$78
The interest on lawyers trust accounts
87% of program spending
$12
Core program
13% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Rhode Island Bar Foundation

Sometimes funds new orgs 19% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

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Sample Grants Given

RI LEGAL SERVICES
2024
LEGAL HELP FOR THE POOR
$705,504
DORCAS INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE
2024
LEGAL HELP FOR IMMIGRANTS
$182,669
RI BAR ASSOCIATION - ELDERLY PRO BONO
2024
LEGAL HELP FOR THE ELDERLY
$123,900
JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
2024
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
$54,431
RI LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION
2024
HELP WITH LEGAL RELATED EDUCATION
$30,000

Showing up to 5 of 75 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Anne Maxwell Livingston
PRESIDENT Armando E Batastini
DIRECTOR Cristen L Raucci
VICE PRESIDENT David N Bazar
SECRETARY Etie-Lee Schaub
DIRECTOR Honorable Edward H Newman

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Civil Rights & Social Justice
$997,884 14 grants
Human & Social Services
$618,956 16 grants
Education
$154,700 16 grants
General Support
$121,362 7 grants
Housing & Homelessness
$58,550 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.5M $1.6M $12.6M
2024 $3.9M $1.3M $10.4M
2023 $2.6M $713K $7.0M
2022 $1.2M $746K $5.0M
2021 $975K $716K $5.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $975K to $3.5M (+257%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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