Funding · Rhode Island · Food and agriculture
Who funds food and agriculture in Rhode Island
Most of it comes from outside Rhode Island: only 21% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: Edesia Inc alone draws 50% of every food and agriculture grant dollar in Rhode Island.
The short version
- 567 funders gave $167M to 124 food and agriculture organizations in Rhode Island across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 21% of that came from funders also based in Rhode Island; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of food and agriculture in Rhode Island is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $73M.
- The food and agriculture organization drawing the most is Edesia Inc, at $84M.
Largest funders of food and agriculture in Rhode Island
The funders giving the most to food and agriculture organizations in Rhode Island, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Food and agriculture organizations in Rhode Island that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find food and agriculture funders in Rhode Island
- 1Start with the funders already active in Rhode Island
The funders giving the most to food and agriculture in Rhode Island are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Rhode Island Community Foundation, The Salem Foundation. A funder already writing food and agriculture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the food and agriculture 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
79% of food and agriculture money in Rhode Island comes from funders elsewhere, so national food and agriculture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Rhode Island.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a food and agriculture nonprofit in Rhode Island?
- Start with the funders already giving to food and agriculture in Rhode Island, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Rhode Island Community Foundation, The Salem Foundation. Then look at who funds the food and agriculture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Rhode Island from out of state.
- Who is the largest food and agriculture funder in Rhode Island?
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to food and agriculture organizations in Rhode Island, $73M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to food and agriculture in Rhode Island?
- $167M reached 124 food and agriculture organizations in Rhode Island, from 567 funders. 21% 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.