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

Start with the funders already giving to housing in Rhode Island, currently The Rhode Island Community Foundation, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, Blue Meridian Partners Inc. Then look at who funds the housing organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Rhode Island from out of state.

Who is the largest housing funder in Rhode Island?

The Rhode Island Community Foundation gives the most to housing organizations in Rhode Island, $9M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to housing in Rhode Island?

$25M reached 30 housing organizations in Rhode Island, from 118 funders. 51% 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 · Housing

Who funds housing in Rhode Island

One funder dominates the giving, The Rhode Island Community Foundation, at 36% of the total.

$25M

granted

organizations

51%

from in-state

The short version

118 funders gave $25M to 30 housing organizations in Rhode Island across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
51% of that came from funders also based in Rhode Island; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of housing in Rhode Island is The Rhode Island Community Foundation, at $9M.
The housing organization drawing the most is Olneyville Housing Corporation, at $9M.

Largest funders of housing in Rhode Island

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

1The Rhode Island Community Foundation$9M 2Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation$3M 3Blue Meridian Partners Inc$2M 4Ambassador John L Loeb Jr and Sharon H$2M 5Ralph R Papitto & Barbara a Papitto$1M 6Local Initiatives Support Corporation$1M 7Kings Grant Foundation$1M 8United Way of Rhode Island Inc$1M 9The Champlin Foundation$638k 10Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$568k

Housing organizations in Rhode Island that draw the most

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

Olneyville Housing Corporation$9M

20 other housing organizations$4M

Church Community Housing Corporation$2M Higher Ground International$2M Woonsocket Neighborhood Development$2M Lucy's Hearth$1M Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless Inc$1M West Elmwood Housing Development Co$886k Holy Family Home for Mothers$751k

How to find housing funders in Rhode Island

1
Start with the funders already active in Rhode Island
The funders giving the most to housing in Rhode Island are The Rhode Island Community Foundation, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, Blue Meridian Partners Inc. A funder already writing housing checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the housing 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
49% of housing money in Rhode Island comes from funders elsewhere, so national housing funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Rhode Island.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a housing nonprofit in Rhode Island?: Start with the funders already giving to housing in Rhode Island, currently The Rhode Island Community Foundation, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, Blue Meridian Partners Inc. Then look at who funds the housing organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Rhode Island from out of state.
Who is the largest housing funder in Rhode Island?: The Rhode Island Community Foundation gives the most to housing organizations in Rhode Island, $9M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to housing in Rhode Island?: $25M reached 30 housing organizations in Rhode Island, from 118 funders. 51% 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

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

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.