How do I find funders for a arts and culture nonprofit in Rhode Island?

Start with the funders already giving to arts and culture in Rhode Island, currently The Rhode Island Community Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Champlin Foundation. Then look at who funds the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Rhode Island from out of state.

How much grant money goes to arts and culture in Rhode Island?

$71M reached 183 arts and culture organizations in Rhode Island, from 439 funders. 43% came from funders also based in Rhode Island.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · Rhode Island · Arts and culture

Who funds arts and culture in Rhode Island

Arts and culture funding in Rhode Island is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though The Preservation Society of Newport leads, and the money reaches 183 groups.

$71M

granted

183

organizations

43%

from in-state

The short version

439 funders gave $71M to 183 arts and culture organizations in Rhode Island across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
43% of that came from funders also based in Rhode Island; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of arts and culture in Rhode Island is The Rhode Island Community Foundation, at $19M.
The arts and culture organization drawing the most is The Preservation Society of Newport, at $5M.

Largest funders of arts and culture in Rhode Island

The funders giving the most to arts and culture organizations in Rhode Island, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1The Rhode Island Community Foundation$19M 2Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$6M 3The Champlin Foundation$3M 4Van Beuren Charitable Foundation Inc$3M 5Corporation for Public Broadcasting$3M 6Ralph R Papitto & Barbara a Papitto$3M 7Community Musicworks$2M 8Ucla Foundation$2M 9Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust$2M 10United Way of Rhode Island Inc$2M

Arts and culture organizations in Rhode Island that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

173 other arts and culture organizations$37M

The Preservation Society of Newport$5M Community Musicworks$5M Trinity Repertory Company$5M Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra &$4M Rhode Island Pbs Foundation$3M The Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum$3M The Museum At Belcourt Inc$2M

How to find arts and culture funders in Rhode Island

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Start with the funders already active in Rhode Island
The funders giving the most to arts and culture in Rhode Island are The Rhode Island Community Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Champlin Foundation. A funder already writing arts and culture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
57% of arts and culture money in Rhode Island comes from funders elsewhere, so national arts and culture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Rhode Island.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a arts and culture nonprofit in Rhode Island?: Start with the funders already giving to arts and culture in Rhode Island, currently The Rhode Island Community Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Champlin Foundation. Then look at who funds the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Rhode Island from out of state.
Who is the largest arts and culture funder in Rhode Island?: The Rhode Island Community Foundation gives the most to arts and culture organizations in Rhode Island, $19M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to arts and culture in Rhode Island?: $71M reached 183 arts and culture organizations in Rhode Island, from 439 funders. 43% came from funders also based in Rhode Island.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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The regranting layer

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Strange bedfellows

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The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.