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 2025 filing: $12.5M revenue, $11.6M expenses, $6.5M total assets. 24 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 364644408 KINGSTON, RI Science & Technology N.E.C. NTEE: U99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$12.5M
Total Expenses$11.6M
Total Assets$6.5M
Grant Records24
Funding Total$3.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

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.

Where $100 goes at University of Rhode Island Research Foundation

How University of Rhode Island Research Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$92 Programs the work itself
$8 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 $92 for programs

$55
Polaris manufacturing extension partnership provided services on behalf of the state of rhode island to improve the productivity and resilience of the states manufacturers and to support state…
60% of program spending
$25
401 tech bridge serves as a super-connector for companies that are developing leading-edge advanced materials, technologies, and products, enabling business growth, and speeding the process of funding commercial…
27% of program spending
$7
The uri ventures division/program facilitated research collaborations between university of rhode island (uri) faculty members and industry sponsors
8% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR, EX OFFICIO Abby Benson
DIRECTOR Amy Grzybowski
DIRECTOR, VICE CHAIR Bethany D Jenkins
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Christian Cowan
PROJECT MANAGER Christopher Cinieri
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Jaqueline N Mazza

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Research & Policy
$1,973,016 6 grants
General Support
$1,331,086 12 grants
Economic Development
$25,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$336,404 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $12.5M $11.6M $6.5M
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

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $9.0M to $12.5M (+39%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.5M.

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

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