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

Start with the funders already giving to science in Rhode Island, currently The Simons Foundation Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation. Then look at who funds the science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Rhode Island from out of state.

How much grant money goes to science in Rhode Island?

$7M reached 9 science organizations in Rhode Island, from 84 funders. 7% 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 · Science

Who funds science in Rhode Island

Three organizations take 79% of all science funding in Rhode Island, led by Gordon Research Conferences Inc. Most of it comes from outside Rhode Island: only 7% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.

$7M

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The short version

84 funders gave $7M to 9 science organizations in Rhode Island across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
7% of that came from funders also based in Rhode Island; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of science in Rhode Island is The Simons Foundation Inc, at $2M.
The science organization drawing the most is Gordon Research Conferences Inc, at $2M.

Largest funders of science in Rhode Island

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

1The Simons Foundation Inc$2M 2National Philanthropic Trust$790k 3Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$525k 4Gates Foundation$367k 5Fidelity Foundation$295k 6Impactassetsinc$260k 7The Schmidt Family Foundation$245k 8Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$242k 9The Rhode Island Community Foundation$239k 10Partnership for Rhode Island$200k

Science organizations in Rhode Island that draw the most

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

Gordon Research Conferences Inc$2M American Mathematical Society$2M Ocean Discovery League Inc$1M University of Rhode Island Research Foundation$890k Rhode Island Natural History Survey$317k

How to find science funders in Rhode Island

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Start with the funders already active in Rhode Island
The funders giving the most to science in Rhode Island are The Simons Foundation Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation. A funder already writing science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
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See who funds organizations like yours
Open the science 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.
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Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
93% of science money in Rhode Island comes from funders elsewhere, so national science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Rhode Island.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a science nonprofit in Rhode Island?: Start with the funders already giving to science in Rhode Island, currently The Simons Foundation Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation. Then look at who funds the science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Rhode Island from out of state.
Who is the largest science funder in Rhode Island?: The Simons Foundation Inc gives the most to science organizations in Rhode Island, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to science in Rhode Island?: $7M reached 9 science organizations in Rhode Island, from 84 funders. 7% 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.