Rhode Island · Nonprofit
HILLEL FOUNDATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
HILLEL FOUNDATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (Rhode Island) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $57,372 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($57,175). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $341k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $57k
- Net assets
- $2.3M
What Hillel Foundation at the University of Rhode Island does
Mission
The mission of uri hillel is to enrich the lives of jewish students at the university of rhode island so that they may enrich the jewish people and the world.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Shabbat and holiday programming as a pluralistic, non-denominational community, hillel makes learning about and celebrating shabbat and jewish holidays positive and approachable. Hillel breaks down barriers, bringing together students from all backgrounds in a comfortable setting. Bi-weekly shabbat dinners are proceeded by a brief shabbat service or discussion that is student-led. Students are empowered to lead services and gain valuable experience in public speaking and group building. Hillel holds high holiday services and meals; builds and holds celebrations in the sukkah; offers hanukkah programming at hillel, in residence halls and in students' apartments; hosts a tu b'shevat seder; hosts a passover seder and serves the only kosher-for-passover food available on campus.
$51,956 spent$4,895 earned by the program21% of program spendingSocial, cultural/educational, israel programming hillel offers a variety of social programming designed to help jewish students meet and spend time with each other. Holiday parties, barbecues, themed dinners and sports help bring students together. Hillel's "fysh" program (first year students of hillel,) targets new uri students introducing them to the campus and helping them make friends. Hillel provides a variety of cultural and educational programming which may come in the form of music, art, theater, comedy, cooking, discussions or programs on ethics, customs, history and more. Hillel promotes a better understanding of israel and jewish people by bringing israeli music, culture and education to the university of rhode island campus. Hillel assists students in their participation on the taglit-birthright israel program. Uri hillel designs orientation and follow-up programming to further enhance their israel experience.
$97,860 spent$12,108 earned by the program40% of program spendingSocial action and community relations hillel encourages students to fulfill the jewish imperative of tikkun olam, repairing the world. Alternative break trips combine hands-on service with community building and the study of jewish values to create an unforgettable week that impacts both the lives of the student participants and the communities they help. Hillel is an indispensible partner of the university in creating and promoting co-curricular experiences for students that increase citizenship and community. Hillel is a leader on campus in promoting a respectful atmosphere where students of all races, religions, national origins, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability can be free from discrimination and/or harrassment. Hillel staff devotes time to serve on several university-wide committees working on creating protocols for bias response and developing a culture of respect.
$47,418 spent$3,316 earned by the program19% of program spendingStudent leadership and professional development, publicity and promotion hillel offers an array of leadership opportunities for students, ranging from core volunteer leadership, to paid internships, to one-time opportunity based roles. Hillel offers scholarships and awards for student leaders. Hillel professional staff takes part in professional development opportunities and training sessions. Hillel's overall programming includes the promotion of publicity of all aspects of the programs and services hillel provides. This includes annual newsletters, weekly emails, promotional materials, website and social media.
$47,794 spent$3,864 earned by the program20% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $245,028.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $2.2M to $2.2M (+3%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Amy Olson
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $36 → $7k.
2 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $824k from 4 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island). These are real filings, and they are not money HILLEL FOUNDATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND raised.
From the IRS filings of HILLEL FOUNDATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
HILLEL FOUNDATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND leans on a few funders — its largest provides 100% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund HILLEL FOUNDATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 99% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of HILLEL FOUNDATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $57k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like HILLEL FOUNDATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Rhode Island
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
62% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
87%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds HILLEL FOUNDATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND?
- HILLEL FOUNDATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (Rhode Island) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $57,372 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($57,175). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does HILLEL FOUNDATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $57,372 in grants to HILLEL FOUNDATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of HILLEL FOUNDATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $57,175 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like HILLEL FOUNDATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Rhode Island. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2018–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing