Funding · Rhode Island · Education
Who funds education in Rhode Island
Funding is concentrated: Brown University alone draws 66% of every education grant dollar in Rhode Island. Most of it comes from outside Rhode Island: only 14% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.
The short version
- 2,564 funders gave $1.6B to 353 education organizations in Rhode Island across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 14% of that came from funders also based in Rhode Island; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of education in Rhode Island is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $295M.
- The education organization drawing the most is Brown University, at $1.1B.
Largest funders of education in Rhode Island
The funders giving the most to education organizations in Rhode Island, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Education organizations in Rhode Island that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find education funders in Rhode Island
- 1Start with the funders already active in Rhode Island
The funders giving the most to education in Rhode Island are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc. A funder already writing education checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the education 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
86% of education money in Rhode Island comes from funders elsewhere, so national education funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Rhode Island.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in Rhode Island?
- Start with the funders already giving to education in Rhode Island, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Rhode Island from out of state.
- Who is the largest education funder in Rhode Island?
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to education organizations in Rhode Island, $295M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to education in Rhode Island?
- $1.6B reached 353 education organizations in Rhode Island, from 2,564 funders. 14% 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
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; 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.