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Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$423k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
57
Grants FY2024
50
Organizations funded FY2023
48%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$40,000
Organizations funded a year
34 to 56
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
3
Total assets, FY2024
$5.2M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 48% of the organizations Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 40% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $144k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureEducationHousing & ShelterFood & 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
FY2024still arriving57$423k23%
FY202350$362k48%
FY202234$225k26%
FY202153$419k28%
FY202051$412k12%
FY201954$350k26%
FY201851$370k63%
FY201756$355kn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$889kEducation$671kHuman Services$336kArts & Culture$218kHousing & Shelter$209kYouth Development$167kFood & Nutrition$149kPhilanthropy$65kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 103 grantees
All grantees of Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Perkins School for the Blind$280,00070%
The Rhode Island Free Clinic Inc$135,00072%
St Andrew's School$109,35670%
Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association$80,00060%
In-Sight$75,00082%
Amos House$72,50070%
Providence Public Library$62,50070%
Sojourner House Inc$60,00061%
Connecting for Children and Families Inc$55,00060%
Hearing Health Foundation$52,50070%
Washington Park Citizens Association Inc$50,80071%
Lucy's Hearth$50,00051%
Crossroads Rhode Island$47,50050%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Providence$47,50050%
Community Preparatory School$39,00050%
Hope Alzheimer's Center$38,50061%
Bradley Hospital Foundation$37,50041%
The Miriam Hospital$35,00030%
Southern Rhode Island Volunteers$32,00047%
Reach Out and Read Rhode Island$31,00061%
The Haven of Grace Ministries Inc$30,40044%
Family Service of Rhode Island Inc$27,50030%
Meeting Street$27,50030%
Aldersbridge Communities (F/K/A United Methodist Elder Care)$27,50031%
Camp Ruggles Inc$23,50072%
Firstworks$23,50060%
Beautiful Day$23,00052%
The Carroll Center for the Blind Inc$23,00030%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$22,50050%
Trinity Repertory Company$22,50040%
Newport Art Museum and Art Association$20,50041%
Visiting Nurse Services of Newport and Bristol Counties Inc$20,50050%
Rhode Island School of Design$20,00010%
Hopehealth$17,50021%
McAuley Corporation$15,00021%
Community Musicworks$14,50060%
Amenity Aid$14,00043%
St Mary's Home for Children$13,00040%
Butler Hospital$12,90520%
Providence Children's Museum$12,50040%
McAuley Ministries$12,50020%
Community Libraries of Providence$12,5002n/a
Hamilton House$12,00031%
Children's Friend and Service$10,50020%
Empowerment Factory$10,00031%
Women & Infants Corporation$10,00010%
Central Congregational Church$10,0001n/a
Project Insulin$10,00016%
Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island Inc$10,00010%
Tockwotton Home$10,00010%
Rhode Island Hospital Foundation$10,00010%
The Miriam Hospital Foundation$9,50020%
Refocus Inc$8,50020%
Greater Providence Young Mens Christian Association$7,50010%
Kent County Memorial Hospital$7,50010%
University of Rhode Island Foundation & Alumni Engagement$7,50010%
The Clarke School for the Deaf Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech$7,50010%
Steere House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center$7,50010%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Pawtucket$7,50030%
Mae Organization Inc$7,50031%
Providence Preservation Society$7,50020%
Hopehealth Visiting Nurse$7,50010%
Warwick Center for the Arts Inc$7,500112%
National Braille Press Inc$7,50010%
Kent County Visiting Nurse Association$7,50010%
Special Olympics Rhode Island Inc$7,00020%
Save the Bay Inc$7,00030%
Farm Fresh Rhode Island Inc$7,00020%
Community Boating Center Inc$6,50031%
East Bay Food Pantry$6,00040%
Nonviolence Institute$5,50020%
Aging Well Inc$5,00011%
Read to Succeed Inc$5,00021%
Preserve Rhode Island$5,0001n/a
Wood River Health Services Inc$5,00010%
Vna of Care New England Foundation$5,00017%
Thundermist Health Center$5,00010%
Girls on the Run Rhode Island$5,00021%
Horace Mann Educational Associates Inc$5,00020%
Meals on Wheels of Ri Inc$5,00030%
Higher Ground International$5,00020%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$5,00010%
Bryant University$5,00010%
Clothes to Kids Ri Inc$4,00011%
Providence Athenaeum$3,00010%
Jeanne Jugan Residence of the Little Sisters of the Poor Inc$3,00010%
List Academy of Music Inc$3,0001n/a
Haven Box$2,5001n/a
Blackstone Valley Community Health Care Inc$2,50010%
The Jewish Seniors Agency of Rhode Island$2,50010%
Ashaway Free Library$2,50011%
New England Basecamp$2,50010%
Four Hearts Foundation$2,50011%
Ramp Real Access Motivates Progress$2,50013%
As 220$2,50010%
Roger Williams Park Conservancy Inc$2,50010%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island Inc$2,50010%
Good Neighbors Inc$2,50012%
World War II Foundation$2,50011%
Community String Project Inc$2,00011%
134 Collaborative$2,00012%
International House of Rhode Island Inc$1,50010%
Christian Power House Ministry$1,0001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 66 recipients with no EIN on record ($737k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPerkins School for the Blind: $280,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe Rhode Island Free Clinic Inc: $135,000 over 7y, 1.7% of budgetSt Andrew's School: $109,356 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetRhode Island Community Food Bank Association: $80,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetIn-Sight: $75,000 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetAmos House: $72,500 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetProvidence Public Library: $62,500 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetSojourner House Inc: $60,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetConnecting for Children and Families Inc: $55,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetHearing Health Foundation: $52,500 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetWashington Park Citizens Association Inc: $50,800 over 7y, 1.2% of budgetLucy's Hearth: $50,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetCrossroads Rhode Island: $47,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Providence: $47,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetCommunity Preparatory School: $39,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetHope Alzheimer's Center: $38,500 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetBradley Hospital Foundation: $37,500 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetThe Miriam Hospital: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Rhode Island Volunteers: $32,000 over 4y, 7.1% of budgetReach Out and Read Rhode Island: $31,000 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetThe Haven of Grace Ministries Inc: $30,400 over 4y, 3.7% of budgetFamily Service of Rhode Island Inc: $27,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMeeting Street: $27,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAldersbridge Communities (F/K/A United Methodist Elder Care): $27,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetCamp Ruggles Inc: $23,500 over 7y, 1.5% of budgetFirstworks: $23,500 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetBeautiful Day: $23,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetThe Carroll Center for the Blind Inc: $23,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $22,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTrinity Repertory Company: $22,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNewport Art Museum and Art Association: $20,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetVisiting Nurse Services of Newport and Bristol Counties Inc: $20,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRhode Island School of Design: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHopehealth: $17,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetMcAuley Corporation: $15,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCommunity Musicworks: $14,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetAmenity Aid: $14,000 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetSt Mary's Home for Children: $13,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetButler Hospital: $12,905 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetProvidence Children's Museum: $12,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMcAuley Ministries: $12,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetHamilton House: $12,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetChildren's Friend and Service: $10,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEmpowerment Factory: $10,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetWomen & Infants Corporation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetProject Insulin: $10,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetDorcas International Institute of Rhode Island Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTockwotton Home: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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 97.

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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 Champlin FoundationPA121.6× affinity59 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Champlin Foundation · The Rhode Island Community Foundation · June Rockwell Levy Foundation Incorporated · United Way of Rhode Island Inc · Amica Companies Foundation · Washington Trust Co Charitable Fdn · The Beacon Foundation · Citizens Charitable Foundation · Billy Andrade-Brad Faxon Charities for Children Inc · Centreville Savings Bank Charitable Foundation · Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation Inc · The Nordson Corporation 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 Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust

How much does Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust give?
Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust reported 57 grants totaling $422,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 34 and 56 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (30%), Education (23%), Human Services (11%).
Who are Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Perkins School for the Blind ($280k), The Rhode Island Free Clinic Inc ($135k), St Andrew's School ($109k).
Does Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 48% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Champlin Foundation, The Rhode Island Community Foundation, June Rockwell Levy Foundation Incorporated.
Where is Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust based?
Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust 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 170 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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