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

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

Who is the largest philanthropy funder in Rhode Island?

The Rhode Island Community Foundation gives the most to philanthropy organizations in Rhode Island, $16M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Rhode Island?

$68M reached 45 philanthropy organizations in Rhode Island, from 183 funders. 52% 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 · Philanthropy

Who funds philanthropy in Rhode Island

Funding is concentrated: The Rhode Island Community Foundation alone draws 42% of every philanthropy grant dollar in Rhode Island. Rhode Island's philanthropy organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 4 funders each.

$68M

granted

organizations

52%

from in-state

The short version

183 funders gave $68M to 45 philanthropy organizations in Rhode Island across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
52% of that came from funders also based in Rhode Island; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of philanthropy in Rhode Island is The Rhode Island Community Foundation, at $16M.
The philanthropy organization drawing the most is The Rhode Island Community Foundation, at $28M.

Largest funders of philanthropy in Rhode Island

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

1The Rhode Island Community Foundation$16M 2Dechomai Foundation Inc$12M 3Fm Global Foundation$5M 4Blue Meridian Partners Inc$4M 5Paul G Arpin Charitable Trust 000531$4M 6The Downcity Partnership Inc$3M 7Xq Institute$2M 8Delta Dental of Rhode Island$2M 9Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$2M 10Trimix Foundation$2M

Philanthropy organizations in Rhode Island that draw the most

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

The Rhode Island Community Foundation$28M United Way of Rhode Island Inc$25M Southside Community Land Trust$2M

35 other philanthropy organizations$2M

How to find philanthropy funders in Rhode Island

1
Start with the funders already active in Rhode Island
The funders giving the most to philanthropy in Rhode Island are The Rhode Island Community Foundation, Dechomai Foundation Inc, Fm Global Foundation. A funder already writing philanthropy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the philanthropy 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
48% of philanthropy money in Rhode Island comes from funders elsewhere, so national philanthropy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Rhode Island.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in Rhode Island?: Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Rhode Island, currently The Rhode Island Community Foundation, Dechomai Foundation Inc, Fm Global Foundation. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Rhode Island from out of state.
Who is the largest philanthropy funder in Rhode Island?: The Rhode Island Community Foundation gives the most to philanthropy organizations in Rhode Island, $16M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Rhode Island?: $68M reached 45 philanthropy organizations in Rhode Island, from 183 funders. 52% 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

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.