Private foundation · EIN 05-0477294 · Westerly, Rhode Island

Washington Trust Charitable Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Rhode Island. The foundation accepts applications (October 1st of each year) and its median grant is $2,500.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 138 grants paid, $832K total, median $2,500. 88% of grants stayed in Rhode Island. Stated restrictions: None

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
138
$832K
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in RI
88%
of grants
Deadline
See below
October 1st of each year
Assets
$1.1M

How to apply

Letter outlining request Contact: Dennis L Algiere, 23 Broad Street, Westerly, Ri, 4013481207 Deadlines: October 1st of each year Restrictions: None

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

Top 40 of 138 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
United Way of Rhode IslandProvidence, RIUnrestricted gift$61K
Town of WesterlyWesterly, RIWesterly ice rink$50K
Local Initiatives Support CorporationNew York, NYUnrestricted gift$40K
Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick, RIUnrestricted gift$30K
Rhode Island Community Food Bank AssociationProvidence, RIUnrestricted gift$29K
City of Central FallsCentral Falls, RIUnrestricted gift$25K
Ocean Community YMCAWesterly, RIUnrestricted gift$20K
Olneyville Housing CorpProvidence, RIUnrestricted gift$20K
Swap Stop Wasting Abandond PropertiesProvidence, RIUnrestricted gift$20K
The Woonsocket Neighborhood Development CorporationWoonsocket, RIUnrestricted gift$20K
Pawtucket Central Falls Development CorporationPawtucket, RIUnrestricted gift$20K
Olneyville Neighborhood AssociationProvidence, RIUnrestricted gift$20K
Trinity Tabernacle (jules Hope Chest)Rumford, RIUnrestricted gift$20K
West Elmwood Housing Development CorporationProvidence, RIUnrestricted gift$20K
Tower Street Center IncWesterly, RIUnrestricted gift$20K
Amos HouseProvidence, RIUnrestricted gift$16K
Rhode Island Business Development Institute IncProvidence, RIUnrestricted gift$16K
Ocean Community United TheatreWesterly, RIUnrestricted gift$15K
Always Learning Rhode IslandProvidence, RIUnrestricted gift$15K
Saint Raphael AcademyPawtucket, RIUnrestricted gift$12K
Cranston League for Cranston's FutureCranston, RIUnrestricted gift$11K
Wood River Health ServicesHope Valley, RIUnrestricted gift$11K
Boys & Girls Club of ProvidenceProvidence, RIUnrestricted gift$10K
Crossroads Rhode IslandProvidence, RIUnrestricted gift$10K
University of Rhode Island FoundationKingston, RIUnrestricted gift$10K
Women & Infants HospitalProvidence Ri, RIUnrestricted gift$10K
Miriam HospitalProvidence, RIUnrestricted gift$10K
The Capital Good FundProvidence, RIUnrestricted gift$10K
Hope & MainWarren, RIUnrestricted gift$10K
Salve Regina UniversityNewport, RIUnrestricted gift$9,000
FIRST Unitarian Church of ProvidenceProvidence, RIUnrestricted gift$7,500
Ocean Community Chamber FoundationWesterly, RIUnrestricted gift$7,500
Rhode Island Free ClinicProvidence, RIUnrestricted gift$7,500
Rhodeway FinancialProvidence, RIUnrestricted gift$7,500
Warm IncWesterly, RIUnrestricted gift$6,000
Providence Public LibraryProvidence, RIUnrestricted gift$5,000
St Pius X ChurchWesterly, RIUnrestricted gift$5,000
Metropolitan Regional Career and TechnProvidence, RIUnrestricted gift$5,000
Black Lives Matter Rhode IslandPawtucket, RIUnrestricted gift$5,000
Rhode Island FoundationProvidence, RIUnrestricted gift$5,000

By state: Rhode Island 122 · New York 2 · Connecticut 7 · Massachusetts 5 · Virginia 1 · District of Columbia 1

About this foundation

Washington Trust Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Westerly, Rhode Island, tax-exempt since 1994. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Washington Trust Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Letter outlining request Deadlines: October 1st of each year.

How much does Washington Trust Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $832K across 138 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Washington Trust Charitable Foundation give?

Rhode Island (122 grants), New York (2 grants), Connecticut (7 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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