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Horace a & S Ella Kimball Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$522k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
32
Grants FY2025
22
Organizations funded FY2024
5%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$11,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
21 to 29
FY2017 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$11M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 5% of the organizations Horace a & S Ella Kimball Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $33k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24
EducationPhilanthropyHealthEmploymentHuman ServicesFood & 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
FY2025still arriving31$497k39%
FY202422$483k5%
FY202326$465k38%
FY202221$485k33%
FY202128$455k43%
FY202025$455k72%
FY201729$412kn/a
94% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$571kEducation$383kReligion$372kHealth$304kEnvironment$186kArts & Culture$168kRecreation & Sports$153kPublic Benefit$104kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Compass School$180,00061%
The Jonnycake Center Inc$141,00062%
The Westerly Land Trust$110,00062%
Southern Rhode Island Volunteers$104,000711%
Chariho Athletic Association$100,0004n/a
The Westerly Hospital Foundation Inc$100,00033%
Wood River Health Services Inc$90,00040%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Providence$75,00050%
Sojourner House Inc$60,00050%
Clouds Hill Victorian House Museum$52,000315%
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All grantees of Horace a & S Ella Kimball Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Compass School$180,00061%
The Jonnycake Center Inc$141,00062%
The Westerly Land Trust$110,00062%
Southern Rhode Island Volunteers$104,000711%
Chariho Athletic Association$100,0004n/a
The Westerly Hospital Foundation Inc$100,00033%
Wood River Health Services Inc$90,00040%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Providence$75,00050%
Sojourner House Inc$60,00050%
Clouds Hill Victorian House Museum$52,000315%
Tower Street Center Inc$50,0001n/a
Rhode Island Bar Foundation$50,00015%
Langworthy Public Library$48,000219%
Hopkinton Historical Association Inc$47,0004n/a
Operation Stand Down Rhode Island$40,00021%
St Mary's Home for Children$40,00010%
Frank Olean Center Inc$40,00011%
The Jonnycake Center of Westerly Inc$37,50060%
Ocean Community YMCA$35,00020%
St Thomas Episcopal Church$33,0001n/a
San Miguel Education Center$30,00030%
Wood River Preschool Inc$30,000115%
Clagett Sailing$20,00042%
Candid$20,00010%
Prout School$20,0001n/a
Community 2000 Education Foundation$20,00016%
Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island Inc$20,00010%
Mae Organization Inc$20,00026%
The Cocumscussoc Association$18,000211%
Pawtucket Slaterettes$17,5002n/a
Meals on Wheels of Ri Inc$15,00020%
Gilbert Stuart Memorial Inc$15,00029%
ecoRI Inc$15,00032%
Stand Up for Animals$12,50021%
Ri Center Assisting Those in Need$12,00021%
North Kingstown Food Pantry Inc$11,0001n/a
Visiting Nurse Services of Newport and Bristol Counties Inc$10,00010%
Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association$10,00020%
Amos House$10,00010%
St Andrew's School$10,00010%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$10,00010%
Ashaway Free Library$10,00018%
Reach Out and Read Rhode Island$7,50012%
House of Hope Community Development Corporation$6,50010%
Rhode Island Weaving Center$5,0001n/a
The Maddie Potts Foundation$5,00012%
South County Museum Inc$5,00013%
Dutch Island Lighthouse Society$5,0001n/a
Willett Free Library$4,00012%
Community Preparatory School$3,00010%
Rhode Islanders Sponsoring Education$2,50010%
Rhode Island Urban Debate League$2,50012%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 37 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.4M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Horace a & S Ella Kimball Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Compass School: $180,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetThe Jonnycake Center Inc: $141,000 over 6y, 1.8% of budgetThe Westerly Land Trust: $110,000 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetSouthern Rhode Island Volunteers: $104,000 over 7y, 11% of budgetThe Westerly Hospital Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 3y, 3.3% of budgetWood River Health Services Inc: $90,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Providence: $75,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetSojourner House Inc: $60,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetClouds Hill Victorian House Museum: $52,000 over 3y, 15% of budgetRhode Island Bar Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetLangworthy Public Library: $48,000 over 2y, 19% of budgetOperation Stand Down Rhode Island: $40,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetSt Mary's Home for Children: $40,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFrank Olean Center Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetThe Jonnycake Center of Westerly Inc: $37,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetOcean Community YMCA: $35,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSan Miguel Education Center: $30,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetWood River Preschool Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetClagett Sailing: $20,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetCandid: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity 2000 Education Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetDorcas International Institute of Rhode Island Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMae Organization Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 5.8% of budgetThe Cocumscussoc Association: $18,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetMeals on Wheels of Ri Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGilbert Stuart Memorial Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 8.8% of budgetecoRI Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetStand Up for Animals: $12,500 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetRi Center Assisting Those in Need: $12,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetVisiting Nurse Services of Newport and Bristol Counties Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRhode Island Community Food Bank Association: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmos House: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSt Andrew's School: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAshaway Free Library: $10,000 over 1y, 8.0% of budgetReach Out and Read Rhode Island: $7,500 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetHouse of Hope Community Development Corporation: $6,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Maddie Potts Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetSouth County Museum Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetWillett Free Library: $4,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetCommunity Preparatory School: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRhode Islanders Sponsoring Education: $2,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetRhode Island Urban Debate League: $2,500 over 1y, 1.6% 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 43.

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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 FoundationRI58.1× affinity28 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Rhode Island Community Foundation · The Champlin Foundation · United Way of Rhode Island Inc · Washington Trust Co Charitable Fdn · Amica Companies Foundation · Citizens Charitable Foundation · Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust · Centreville Savings Bank Charitable Foundation · Ashaway Charitable Trust · Chelsea Groton Foundation · The Beacon Foundation · Warren Alpert Foundation

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 Horace a & S Ella Kimball Foundation

How much does Horace a & S Ella Kimball Foundation give?
Horace a & S Ella Kimball Foundation reported 32 grants totaling $521,675 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 29 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
What does Horace a & S Ella Kimball Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (20%), Education (13%), Religion (13%).
Who are Horace a & S Ella Kimball Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Compass School ($180k), The Jonnycake Center Inc ($141k), The Westerly Land Trust ($110k).
Does Horace a & S Ella Kimball Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 5% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Horace a & S Ella Kimball Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Horace a & S Ella Kimball Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Rhode Island Community Foundation, The Champlin Foundation, United Way of Rhode Island Inc.
Where is Horace a & S Ella Kimball Foundation based?
Horace a & S Ella Kimball Foundation 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 90 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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