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

Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Rhode Island, currently The Rhode Island Community Foundation, United Way of Rhode Island Inc, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Rhode Island from out of state.

Who is the largest public benefit funder in Rhode Island?

The Rhode Island Community Foundation gives the most to public benefit organizations in Rhode Island, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to public benefit in Rhode Island?

$8M reached 33 public benefit organizations in Rhode Island, from 92 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 · Public benefit

Who funds public benefit in Rhode Island

Funding is concentrated: The Economic Progress Institute alone draws 54% of every public benefit grant dollar in Rhode Island.

$8M

granted

organizations

54%

from in-state

The short version

92 funders gave $8M to 33 public benefit 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 public benefit in Rhode Island is The Rhode Island Community Foundation, at $2M.
The public benefit organization drawing the most is The Economic Progress Institute, at $4M.

Largest funders of public benefit in Rhode Island

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

1The Rhode Island Community Foundation$2M 2United Way of Rhode Island Inc$850k 3Center on Budget and Policy Priorities$710k 4Family Values Work a Multi-State Consortium$540k 5The Hassenfeld Family Foundation$481k 6Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$335k 7Van Beuren Charitable Foundation Inc$330k 8Ralph R Papitto & Barbara a Papitto Private Family Foundation$329k 9Annie E Casey Foundation Inc$300k 10Chestnut Fund$250k

Public benefit organizations in Rhode Island that draw the most

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

The Economic Progress Institute$4M Rhode Island Coalition for Children & Families Education Fund Inc$700k

23 other public benefit organizations$627k

Hummel Report$507k Leadership Rhode Island Educational Foundation$442k

How to find public benefit funders in Rhode Island

1
Start with the funders already active in Rhode Island
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Rhode Island are The Rhode Island Community Foundation, United Way of Rhode Island Inc, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the public benefit 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 public benefit money in Rhode Island comes from funders elsewhere, so national public benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Rhode Island.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Rhode Island?: Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Rhode Island, currently The Rhode Island Community Foundation, United Way of Rhode Island Inc, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Rhode Island from out of state.
Who is the largest public benefit funder in Rhode Island?: The Rhode Island Community Foundation gives the most to public benefit organizations in Rhode Island, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to public benefit in Rhode Island?: $8M reached 33 public benefit organizations in Rhode Island, from 92 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 unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

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

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.