Funding · Rhode Island · Community development
Who funds community development in Rhode Island
Funding is concentrated: Brown University alone draws 95% of every community development grant dollar in Rhode Island. Most of it comes from outside Rhode Island: only 11% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.
The short version
- 838 funders gave $487M to 42 community development organizations in Rhode Island across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 11% of that came from funders also based in Rhode Island; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of community development in Rhode Island is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $59M.
- The community development organization drawing the most is Brown University, at $461M.
Largest funders of community development in Rhode Island
The funders giving the most to community development organizations in Rhode Island, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Community development organizations in Rhode Island that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find community development funders in Rhode Island
- 1Start with the funders already active in Rhode Island
The funders giving the most to community development in Rhode Island are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Penner Family Foundation Inc. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development 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.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
89% of community development money in Rhode Island comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Rhode Island.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Rhode Island?
- Start with the funders already giving to community development in Rhode Island, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Penner Family Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Rhode Island from out of state.
- Who is the largest community development funder in Rhode Island?
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to community development organizations in Rhode Island, $59M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to community development in Rhode Island?
- $487M reached 42 community development organizations in Rhode Island, from 838 funders. 11% 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.
More from the funding graph
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.