Rhode Island · Public charity
Rhode Island Bar Foundation
RHODE ISLAND BAR FOUNDATION's mission is to foster and maintain the honor and integrity of the profession of law and to study, improve and facilitate the administration of justice in rhode island, as well as promote the study of law, research therein and diffusion of knowledge and to promote high standards of legal education.
- $1.4M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 15
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 10%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $1.2M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $12,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $705,504
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 10
- FY2018 to FY2024
- Total assets, FY2025
- $13M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 10% of the organizations Rhode Island Bar Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $24k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 15 | $1.2M | 33% |
| FY2024 | 10 | $900k | 10% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $385k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $385k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $393k | 22% |
| FY2020 | 9 | $393k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $393k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $533k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest grants in FY2025.
| RI LEGAL SERVICES | $705,504 |
| DORCAS INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE | $182,669 |
| RI BAR ASSOCIATION - ELDERLY PRO BONO | $123,900 |
| JUSTICE ASSISTANCE | $54,431 |
| RI LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION | $30,000 |
| CENTER FOR MEDIATION & COLLABORATION RI | $20,000 |
| RI CENTER FOR JUSTICE | $13,000 |
| RI COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS | $12,000 |
| RI COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | $11,000 |
| KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE | $10,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $10,000 |
| DAY ONE | $8,750 |
| RIPIN | $7,500 |
| Individual grant recipient | $7,500 |
| SOJOURNER HOUSE | $7,500 |
About Rhode Island Bar Foundation
- How much does Rhode Island Bar Foundation give?
- Rhode Island Bar Foundation reported 15 itemized grants totaling $1,203,754, out of $1,359,754 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 10 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Rhode Island Bar Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Crime & Legal (98%), Housing & Shelter (1%), Human Services (0%).
- Does Rhode Island Bar Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 10% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Rhode Island Bar Foundation based?
- Rhode Island Bar Foundation is based in RI.
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