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Feinstein Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.7M
Granted FY2023
240
Itemized grants FY2023
239
Organizations funded FY2023
36%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2023
$1.6M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2023
$6,500
Largest grant, FY2023
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
33 to 239
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
7
Total assets, FY2023
$32M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 36% of the organizations Feinstein Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 26% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $412k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23
HealthAnimalsEducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentFood & NutritionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2023239$1.6M36%
FY202233$240k18%
FY2021179$1.8M8%
FY2020199$2.0M27%
FY2017203$1.6Mn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$6.8MArts & Culture$47kRecreation & Sports$36kHealth$17kFood & Nutrition$17kReligion$15kAnimals$13kHuman Services$11kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Roger Williams University$46,00010%
Providence Children's Museum$40,00040%
All Saints Academy$35,3765n/a
Providence Hebrew Day School$23,5004n/a
The Hope Academy$19,42140%
Kingston Hill Academy$15,00010%
College Unbound$15,00010%
Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association$13,25020%
Nuestro Mundo Public Charter School$12,00010%
Hamilton House$6,00031%
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All grantees of Feinstein Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Roger Williams University$46,00010%
Providence Children's Museum$40,00040%
All Saints Academy$35,3765n/a
Providence Hebrew Day School$23,5004n/a
The Hope Academy$19,42140%
Kingston Hill Academy$15,00010%
College Unbound$15,00010%
Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association$13,25020%
Nuestro Mundo Public Charter School$12,00010%
Hamilton House$6,00031%
San Miguel Education Center$6,00010%
Amos House$5,00020%
The Pennfield School$4,62810%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$4,50030%
Cowden Street Collaborative Inc$3,25010%
Animal Rescue League of Southern Rhode Island$2,00030%
Hope & Faith Drive$2,0003n/a
Westbay Community Action Inc$1,50010%
Providence Animal Rescue League Inc$1,50010%
The Tomorrow Fund$1,50020%
The Izzy Foundation$1,50021%
The Autism Project$1,00010%
Congdon Street Baptist Church$1,0001n/a
American Cancer Society Inc$1,00020%
Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$1,00020%
John Hope Settlement House$71310%
Special Olympics Rhode Island Inc$50010%
Girls on the Run Rhode Island$50010%
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center$50010%
Rhode Island Zoological Society$50010%
House of Hope Community Development Corporation$50010%
Spina Bifida Association of Greater New England$50010%
The Salvation Army$5001n/a
Atlantic White Shark Conservancy Inc$50010%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Pawtucket$50010%
Hope of Life International$50010%
Animal Rescue League of New Bedford Inc Dba Humane Society&Shelter-Southcoast$50010%
Ronald McDonald House of Providence Inc$5001n/a
Robert Potter League for Animals Inc$50010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$50010%
Friends of the Warwick Animal Shelter$50011%
Roman Catholic Bishop of Fall River Catholic Education Center$4011n/a
Southside Elementary Charter School$38310%
Elmwood Little League$30011%
New England Hemophilia Association Inc$25010%
Boston Children's Heart Foundation Inc$25010%
See Forever Foundation$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 314 recipients with no EIN on record ($6.9M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Feinstein Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetRoger Williams University: $46,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetProvidence Children's Museum: $40,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetThe Hope Academy: $19,421 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetKingston Hill Academy: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCollege Unbound: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetRhode Island Community Food Bank Association: $13,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNuestro Mundo Public Charter School: $12,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHamilton House: $6,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetSan Miguel Education Center: $6,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmos House: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Pennfield School: $4,628 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCowden Street Collaborative Inc: $3,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAnimal Rescue League of Southern Rhode Island: $2,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetWestbay Community Action Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetProvidence Animal Rescue League Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Tomorrow Fund: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Izzy Foundation: $1,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetThe Autism Project: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJohn Hope Settlement House: $713 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSpecial Olympics Rhode Island Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGirls on the Run Rhode Island: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRhode Island Zoological Society: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouse of Hope Community Development Corporation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpina Bifida Association of Greater New England: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAtlantic White Shark Conservancy Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Pawtucket: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHope of Life International: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Rescue League of New Bedford Inc Dba Humane Society&Shelter-Southcoast: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRobert Potter League for Animals Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Warwick Animal Shelter: $500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSouthside Elementary Charter School: $383 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetElmwood Little League: $300 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetNew England Hemophilia Association Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBoston Children's Heart Foundation Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSee Forever Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 40.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Rhode Island Community FoundationRI46.8× affinity22 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Feinstein Foundation Inc

How much does Feinstein Foundation Inc give?
Feinstein Foundation Inc reported 240 itemized grants totaling $1,612,722, out of $1,710,147 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 33 and 239 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Feinstein Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (42%), Arts & Culture (0%), Recreation & Sports (0%).
Who are Feinstein Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Roger Williams University ($46k), Providence Children's Museum ($40k), All Saints Academy ($35k).
Does Feinstein Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 36% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Feinstein Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Feinstein Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Rhode Island Community Foundation, United Way of Rhode Island Inc, Amica Companies Foundation.
Where is Feinstein Foundation Inc based?
Feinstein Foundation Inc is based in RI.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 361 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $1.6M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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