Rhode Island · Public charity
Ocean State Media Group
Ocean state media is rhode island's trusted public media organization, amplifying all voices through thought-provoking storytelling, original journalism, lifelong learning, and engaging live events. We foster hope, connection, and education that strengthens and inspires our shared community.
- $64k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2024
Read this first · the figures below need context
77% of Ocean State Media Group’s FY2025 grant dollars went to The Rhode Island Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Itemized, FY2025
- $59k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $7,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $45,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 2
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $120M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations Ocean State Media Group funded were first-time grantees, receiving 50% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 2 | $14k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $20k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $14k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $14k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $18k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Squashbusters Inc | $42,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Rhode Island Center for the Book | $26,000 | 4 | 4% |
| University of Rhode Island Foundation & Alumni Engagement | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
About Ocean State Media Group
- How much does Ocean State Media Group give?
- Ocean State Media Group reported 3 itemized grants totaling $58,500, out of $63,858 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 2 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does Ocean State Media Group fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (80%), Youth Development (11%), Arts & Culture (7%).
- Who are Ocean State Media Group's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Squashbusters Inc ($43k), Rhode Island Center for the Book ($26k), University of Rhode Island Foundation & Alumni Engagement ($10k).
- Does Ocean State Media Group fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Ocean State Media Group based?
- Ocean State Media Group is based in RI.
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