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

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

Who is the largest environment funder in Rhode Island?

The Rhode Island Community Foundation gives the most to environment organizations in Rhode Island, $5M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to environment in Rhode Island?

$27M reached 46 environment organizations in Rhode Island, from 258 funders. 33% 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 · Environment

Who funds environment in Rhode Island

Rhode Island's environment organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 6 funders each.

$27M

granted

organizations

33%

from in-state

The short version

258 funders gave $27M to 46 environment organizations in Rhode Island across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
33% of that came from funders also based in Rhode Island; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of environment in Rhode Island is The Rhode Island Community Foundation, at $5M.
The environment organization drawing the most is Save the Bay Inc, at $8M.

Largest funders of environment in Rhode Island

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

1The Rhode Island Community Foundation$5M 2Van Beuren Charitable Foundation Inc$3M 3Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$2M 4The Schmidt Family Foundation$1M 5Fidelity Foundation$1M 6Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary Trust$800k 7The Champlin Foundation$704k 8Restore America's Estuaries$674k 9Boston Foundation Inc$650k 10Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$571k

Environment organizations in Rhode Island that draw the most

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

Save the Bay Inc$8M

36 other environment organizations$5M

Aquidneck Island Land Trust$5M What Cheer Flower Farm$1M Groundwork Rhode Island$1M Woonasquatucket River Watershed$1M

How to find environment funders in Rhode Island

1
Start with the funders already active in Rhode Island
The funders giving the most to environment in Rhode Island are The Rhode Island Community Foundation, Van Beuren Charitable Foundation Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing environment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the environment 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
67% of environment money in Rhode Island comes from funders elsewhere, so national environment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Rhode Island.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a environment nonprofit in Rhode Island?: Start with the funders already giving to environment in Rhode Island, currently The Rhode Island Community Foundation, Van Beuren Charitable Foundation Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Rhode Island from out of state.
Who is the largest environment funder in Rhode Island?: The Rhode Island Community Foundation gives the most to environment organizations in Rhode Island, $5M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to environment in Rhode Island?: $27M reached 46 environment organizations in Rhode Island, from 258 funders. 33% 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.