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

Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Rhode Island, currently The Rhode Island Community Foundation, Bradley Hospital Foundation, George L Bradley Tuw. Then look at who funds the mental 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 mental health funder in Rhode Island?

The Rhode Island Community Foundation gives the most to mental health organizations in Rhode Island, $7M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to mental health in Rhode Island?

$28M reached 38 mental health organizations in Rhode Island, from 160 funders. 54% 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 · Mental health

Who funds mental health in Rhode Island

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

$28M

granted

organizations

54%

from in-state

The short version

160 funders gave $28M to 38 mental health organizations in Rhode Island across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
54% of that came from funders also based in Rhode Island; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of mental health in Rhode Island is The Rhode Island Community Foundation, at $7M.
The mental health organization drawing the most is Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital, at $11M.

Largest funders of mental health in Rhode Island

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

1The Rhode Island Community Foundation$7M 2Bradley Hospital Foundation$5M 3George L Bradley Tuw$4M 4Brown University$2M 5GivenGain Foundation USA$1M 6Van Beuren Charitable Foundation Inc$1M 7Network for Good$939k 8United Way of Rhode Island Inc$611k 9Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust$582k 10Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$459k

Mental health organizations in Rhode Island that draw the most

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

Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital$11M

28 other mental health organizations$4M

The Herren Project$3M Butler Hospital$3M Newport County Community Mental Health$1M Community Care Alliance$1M

How to find mental health funders in Rhode Island

1
Start with the funders already active in Rhode Island
The funders giving the most to mental health in Rhode Island are The Rhode Island Community Foundation, Bradley Hospital Foundation, George L Bradley Tuw. A funder already writing mental health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the mental 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
46% of mental health money in Rhode Island comes from funders elsewhere, so national mental health funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Rhode Island.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a mental health nonprofit in Rhode Island?: Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Rhode Island, currently The Rhode Island Community Foundation, Bradley Hospital Foundation, George L Bradley Tuw. Then look at who funds the mental 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 mental health funder in Rhode Island?: The Rhode Island Community Foundation gives the most to mental health organizations in Rhode Island, $7M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to mental health in Rhode Island?: $28M reached 38 mental health organizations in Rhode Island, from 160 funders. 54% 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.