How do I find funders for a employment nonprofit in Rhode Island?

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

Who is the largest employment funder in Rhode Island?

The Rhode Island Community Foundation gives the most to employment organizations in Rhode Island, $1M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to employment in Rhode Island?

$4M reached 18 employment organizations in Rhode Island, from 67 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 · Employment

Who funds employment in Rhode Island

One funder dominates the giving, The Rhode Island Community Foundation, at 30% of the total.

$4M

granted

organizations

43%

from in-state

The short version

67 funders gave $4M to 18 employment 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 employment in Rhode Island is The Rhode Island Community Foundation, at $1M.
The employment organization drawing the most is Building Futures, at $1M.

Largest funders of employment in Rhode Island

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

1The Rhode Island Community Foundation$1M 2Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$910k 3Laborers' International Union$300k 4The Champlin Foundation$235k 5The National Restaurant Association$178k 6United Way of Rhode Island Inc$178k 7Ralph R Papitto & Barbara a Papitto$170k 8The National Mentoring Partnership Inc$111k 9Network for Good$96k 10Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$80k

Employment organizations in Rhode Island that draw the most

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

Building Futures$1M Mentor Rhode Island$699k Operation Stand Down Rhode Island$383k Jacques Pepin Foundation The$381k The New England Laborers Apprenticeship$345k Skills for Rhode Island's Future$265k Mae Organization Inc$241k

How to find employment funders in Rhode Island

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Start with the funders already active in Rhode Island
The funders giving the most to employment in Rhode Island are The Rhode Island Community Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Laborers' International Union. A funder already writing employment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the employment 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 employment money in Rhode Island comes from funders elsewhere, so national employment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Rhode Island.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a employment nonprofit in Rhode Island?: Start with the funders already giving to employment in Rhode Island, currently The Rhode Island Community Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Laborers' International Union. Then look at who funds the employment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Rhode Island from out of state.
Who is the largest employment funder in Rhode Island?: The Rhode Island Community Foundation gives the most to employment organizations in Rhode Island, $1M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to employment in Rhode Island?: $4M reached 18 employment organizations in Rhode Island, from 67 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

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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.