Rhode Island · Private foundation
Providence Female Charitable Society
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $39k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 11
- Grants FY2026
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 10%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $3,200
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $8,700
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 10
- FY2021 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 1
- Total assets, FY2026
- $567k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 10% of the organizations Providence Female Charitable Society funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 11 | $39k | 9% |
| FY2025 | 10 | $37k | 10% |
| FY2024 | 10 | $29k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $34k | 38% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $39k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $34k | 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 FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Violence Resource Center of South County Inc | $34,870 | 4 | 1% |
| Womens Resource Center of Newport and Bristol Counties | $22,500 | 4 | 1% |
| United Congregational Church | $19,500 | 5 | n/a |
| Spring Green Memorial Baptist Church | $16,100 | 4 | n/a |
| Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center | $12,190 | 5 | 0% |
| Lucy's Hearth | $10,350 | 5 | 0% |
| St Mary's Home for Children | $2,100 | 3 | 0% |
| Southside Elementary Charter School | $1,850 | 2 | 0% |
| Amos House | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($92k), not named here.
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 · United Way of Rhode Island Inc · The Champlin Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Providence Female Charitable Society with peer funders
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About Providence Female Charitable Society
- How much does Providence Female Charitable Society give?
- Providence Female Charitable Society reported 11 grants totaling $39,070 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 10 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2025.
- What does Providence Female Charitable Society fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2026, its largest causes are Religion (44%), Human Services (28%), Crime & Legal (4%).
- Who are Providence Female Charitable Society's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2026: Domestic Violence Resource Center of South County Inc ($35k), Womens Resource Center of Newport and Bristol Counties ($23k), United Congregational Church ($20k).
- Does Providence Female Charitable Society fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 10% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Providence Female Charitable Society 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 Providence Female Charitable Society?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Rhode Island Community Foundation, United Way of Rhode Island Inc, The Champlin Foundation.
- Where is Providence Female Charitable Society based?
- Providence Female Charitable Society is based in RI.
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