Public Charity

UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND RESEARCH FOUNDATION

UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND RESEARCH FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in KINGSTON, RI. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $11.0M revenue, $11.1M expenses, $6.8M total assets. 23 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 364644408 KINGSTON, RI Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$11.0M
Total Expenses$11.1M
Total Assets$6.8M
Grant Records23
Funding Total$3.3M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

BE A LEADING DRIVER OF ECONOMIC PROSPERITY FOR RHODE ISLAND BY PROVIDING A SCALABLE, FLEXIBLE SHARED-SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE PORTFOLIO ENTITIES AND ENGAGING URI AND RESEARCH, THE MANUFACTURING COMMUNITY, AND OTHER REGIONAL RESOURCES AND PARTNERSHIPS TO ACCELERATE INNOVATION, ADVANCEMENT, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN RIS COMMERCIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL ECOSYSTEM, PARTICULARLY URI.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR, EX OFFICIO Abby Benson
DIRECTOR Amy Grzybowski
DIRECTOR, EX OFFICIO Bethany D Jenkins
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Christian Cowan
DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS Christine Smith
DIRECTOR FOR DEFENSE INTERACTIONS Erik Brine

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Top Grant Purposes

FUNDS HELD ON BEHALF OF THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$1,734,256 2 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$625,125 3 grants
SUB-AWARD
$276,455 5 grants
TO SUPPORT RI BLUE ECONOMY TECHNOLOGY CENTER
$200,000 1 grant
401 Tech Bridge
$190,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $11.0M $11.1M $6.8M
2023 $8.4M $8.9M $6.5M
2022 $8.7M $9.1M $6.1M
2021 $9.0M $7.4M $7.2M
2020 $6.3M $5.9M $4.5M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $6.3M to $11.0M (+76%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.8M.

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