Rhode Island · Public charity
People's Credit Union
The priority of People's Credit Union is to offer value added products and services for the benefit of our existing and prospective members. We are committed to providing convenient delivery of our products and services in a friendly, welcoming, and responsive environment. To ensure ongoing confidence and trust, we will continue to…
- $220k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 9
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $165k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $9,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $79,944
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $808M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations People's Credit Union funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 9 | $165k | 89% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $20k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $6k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Collective | $79,944 | 1 | n/a |
| Martin Luther King Community Center Incorporated | $24,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Rhode Island Research Foundation | $16,406 | 1 | 0% |
| Farm Fresh Rhode Island Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Newport County Development Council | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bike Newport | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Jonnycake Center Inc | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Aquidneck Food Pantry | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| East Bay Food Pantry | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| East Bay Community Action Program | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Collective | $79,944 | 1 | n/a |
| Martin Luther King Community Center Incorporated | $24,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Rhode Island Research Foundation | $16,406 | 1 | 0% |
| Farm Fresh Rhode Island Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Newport County Development Council | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bike Newport | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Jonnycake Center Inc | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Aquidneck Food Pantry | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| East Bay Food Pantry | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| East Bay Community Action Program | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| North Kingstown Food Pantry Inc | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
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.
Open a dossier: The Rhode Island Community Foundation · The Champlin Foundation · Citizens Charitable Foundation · Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association · Centreville Savings Bank Charitable Foundation · Van Beuren Charitable Foundation Inc · United Way of Rhode Island Inc · Billy Andrade-Brad Faxon Charities for Children Inc · Banknewport Charitable Foundation Inc · Amica Companies Foundation · Fidelity Foundation · Adelaide Dawson Lynch Mem Trust
How this is measured
About People's Credit Union
- How much does People's Credit Union give?
- People's Credit Union reported 9 itemized grants totaling $165,350, out of $220,182 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does People's Credit Union fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Community Improvement (33%), Philanthropy (30%), Food & Nutrition (19%).
- Who are People's Credit Union's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Small Business Collective ($80k), Martin Luther King Community Center Incorporated ($24k), University of Rhode Island Research Foundation ($16k).
- Does People's Credit Union fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as People's Credit Union?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Rhode Island Community Foundation, The Champlin Foundation, Citizens Charitable Foundation.
- Where is People's Credit Union based?
- People's Credit Union is based in RI.
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