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

Start with the funders already giving to health in Rhode Island, currently Rhode Island Hospital Foundation, The Rhode Island Community Foundation, The Miriam Hospital Foundation. Then look at who funds the health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Rhode Island from out of state.

Who is the largest health funder in Rhode Island?

Rhode Island Hospital Foundation gives the most to health organizations in Rhode Island, $33M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to health in Rhode Island?

$185M reached 92 health organizations in Rhode Island, from 412 funders. 73% 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 · Health

Who funds health in Rhode Island

Rhode Island's health organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 4 funders each.

$185M

granted

organizations

73%

from in-state

The short version

412 funders gave $185M to 92 health organizations in Rhode Island across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
73% of that came from funders also based in Rhode Island; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of health in Rhode Island is Rhode Island Hospital Foundation, at $33M.
The health organization drawing the most is Rhode Island Hospital, at $64M.

Largest funders of health in Rhode Island

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

1Rhode Island Hospital Foundation$33M 2The Rhode Island Community Foundation$17M 3The Miriam Hospital Foundation$13M 4Brown University$10M 5Brown Physicians Inc$8M 6Ralph R Papitto & Barbara a Papitto$7M 7Lifespan Foundation$6M 8Diagnostic Imaging Foundation$6M 9Newport Hospital Foundation$5M 10The Chicago Community Trust$5M

Health organizations in Rhode Island that draw the most

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

Rhode Island Hospital$64M

82 other health organizations$56M

The Miriam Hospital$17M Rhode Island Hospital Foundation$8M Brown Urology Inc$7M Newport Hospital$7M Northwest Community Health Care$5M

How to find health funders in Rhode Island

1
Start with the funders already active in Rhode Island
The funders giving the most to health in Rhode Island are Rhode Island Hospital Foundation, The Rhode Island Community Foundation, The Miriam Hospital Foundation. A funder already writing health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the health 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
27% of health money in Rhode Island comes from funders elsewhere, so national health funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Rhode Island.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a health nonprofit in Rhode Island?: Start with the funders already giving to health in Rhode Island, currently Rhode Island Hospital Foundation, The Rhode Island Community Foundation, The Miriam Hospital Foundation. Then look at who funds the health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Rhode Island from out of state.
Who is the largest health funder in Rhode Island?: Rhode Island Hospital Foundation gives the most to health organizations in Rhode Island, $33M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to health in Rhode Island?: $185M reached 92 health organizations in Rhode Island, from 412 funders. 73% 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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The DAF merry-go-round

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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.