Foundations that fund organizations in Providence, Rhode Island
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Providence nonprofits
1,290 private foundations gave $216M to Providence organizations in their latest filings; 36 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
3,964 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Providence around $350K. 24 of these funders are based in Rhode Island; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 1,290
- Accept applications
- 36
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Providence
- $216M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 3,964
- Typical median grant
- $350K
- Based in RI
- 24%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Providence organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph R Papitto & Barbara a Papitto Private Family Foundation | Providence, RI | 144 | $16M | $20K | Yes | Grants; Sponsorship; Donation |
| Pobble Stone Foundation | Concord, MA | 1 | $11M | $11M | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Penner Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 3 | $8.1M | $50K | Preselected only | To build, equip, and maintain the turf field house; to support the Undergraduate Annual Fund; to support the Men and Women's Water Polo team |
| Warren Alpert Foundation | Providence, RI | 20 | $7.9M | $35K | Yes | Donation; Donation - education |
| The Gilbane Family Foundation | Providence, RI | 16 | $7.5M | $500 | Preselected only | Social support; Education support; Research support |
| Brown University Charitable Trust | Providence, RI | 1 | $6.8M | $6.8M | Preselected only | Educational |
| The Champlin Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 61 | $6.5M | $78K | Yes | Vehicle purchase; 2024 camperships; Roof replacement |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $5.7M | $5.7M | Preselected only | To support career and technical education |
| The Margaret and Daniel Loeb Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $4.8M | $550K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Bravo Family Charitable Foundation | Miami, FL | 4 | $3.7M | $998K | Yes | Orlando bravo center for economic research; Orlando bravo university professorships in economics; Brown annual fund |
| The Ressler Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $3.3M | $3.3M | Preselected only | General support |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 342 | $3.1M | $100 | Yes | Fidelity matching gifts to education; Planning; Technology & equipment |
| Fm Foundation | Johnston, RI | 1 | $3.0M | $3.0M | Preselected only | Contribution provided |
| The Hassenfeld Family Foundation | Providence, RI | 17 | $3.0M | $100K | Preselected only | Alan G. Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute - Publ…; Hassenfeld Fund for the Study of Social Media and Childrens…; Alan G. Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute |
| Thomas J and Olive C Watson Fdn Xxxxx1004 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2.9M | $2.9M | Yes | General purposes |
| Diagnostic Imaging Foundation | Warwick, RI | 1 | $2.5M | $2.5M | Preselected only | Medical |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 7 | $2.3M | $249K | Preselected only | To build the evidence base for policymaking.; To support a randomized controlled trial of the peer naviga…; To conduct an evaluation on how the growth in medicare adva… |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 5 | $2.3M | $455K | Yes | K-12 education; Maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health; Hiv |
| Aloha Foundation C/O Lourie & Cutler Pc | Boston, MA | 5 | $2.1M | $270K | Preselected only | New women's program, convict reentry program, take out meal…; Unrestricted; Support federal hill house, food supplies |
| The Carter Family Charitable Trust | Little Compton, RI | 1 | $2.1M | $2.1M | Yes | General support |
| Barr Foundation | Boston, MA | 24 | $2.0M | $32K | Preselected only | For general support; To support general operations; To support the 401 gives campaign |
| The Ruane Family Foundation | North Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | Various donations to support operating and capital funds, a… |
| Blavatnik Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | support for education |
| B Bridger H Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Earl & Brenda Shapiro Foundation C/O Mason Avenue Investments | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | To support program and operational expenses |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 16 | $1.7M | $47K | Yes | Matching gifts; 78725 community noise lab: a targeted, contextual, communit…; 82517 centering equity in state policy on climate and healt… |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 6 | $1.7M | $240K | Yes | For general support; For developing programming and infrastructure for high qual…; For support of the Big Picture Learning network of schools |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $1.6M | $500K | Yes | To continue support to implement strategic plans, leadershi…; To continue to support humanities-based curriculum and teac…; To support the development of a citywide inventory of comme… |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 10 | $1.6M | $124K | Preselected only | Ams-simons travel grants; Ams-simons research enhancement grants for pui faculty; Research in arithmetic dynamics |
| Grace K and Wesley S Alpert Charitable Foundation | Cranston, RI | 5 | $1.6M | $110K | Preselected only | General support; Help people of all religions navigate social servi the gene…; Meeting the needs of the people of ri through research and… |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 7 | $1.5M | $200K | Yes | For support of educator leadership development; For support of the information futures lab; For a joint program on the new generators of inequality: as… |
| Van Beuren Charitable Foundation Inc C/O Brandywine Group Advisors Inc | New York, NY | 21 | $1.4M | $50K | Preselected only | Unrestricted; Memory and aging program facilities; Newport launch and design catalyst |
| Mulberry Essence Foundation | Greenwich, CT | 3 | $1.4M | $130K | Yes | General |
| Charles Farnsworth Charitable Tr | Dallas, TX | 1 | $1.4M | $1.4M | Yes | Supports named organization |
| The Blumberg Ginsburg Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| Sara & Robert Savage Charitable Foundation U/A/D 12-28-2004 | New York, NY | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| O'Connell Family Foundation Inc C/O Daniel S O'Connell | Greenwich, CT | 1 | $1.2M | $1.2M | Preselected only | Cash contributions - to aid the donee organization in carry… |
| Nuttall Philanthropies Inc (fka Nuttal Family Foundation) | Albany, NY | 1 | $1.2M | $1.2M | Preselected only | Education - general support |
| The Norman and Rosalie Fain Family Foundation | Pawtucket, RI | 20 | $1.2M | $30K | Preselected only | General support; Chez rosalie & hiv testing & care prgm; Pj library |
| The Richard and Ann Jprouty Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Cvs Foundation | Woonsocket, RI | 21 | $1.1M | $50K | Yes | Small grant; Volunteer challenge grants; Large multi-year grant |
| Edward J & Virginia M Routhier Foundation | Johnston, RI | 28 | $1.1M | $28K | Preselected only | Unrestricted gift; Donor-advised fund |
| Rainwater Charitable Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 3 | $1.1M | $155K | Preselected only | Medical research |
| The Sidney E Frank Foundation C/O Pkf O'Connor Davies | Harrison, NY | 2 | $1.1M | $525K | Preselected only | Brownconnect and financial aid; To provied support for student emergency fund and annual fu… |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $1.0M | $300K | Preselected only | Researching news and social media narratives about the heal…; Support for a network of state and city health officials to…; Toward the costs of developing narratives that will benefit… |
| The Papitto Foundation | Hope, RI | 9 | $1.0M | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Derald H Ruttenberg Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Public charities |
| Philippe and Ana Laffont Family Foundation C/O Coatue Management | New York, NY | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| The Damial Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, socie… |
| The Smidt Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 2 | $980K | $490K | Preselected only | Advancing skilled trades education; General operating support |
| Ivy Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $933K | $933K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Annenberg Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 2 | $903K | $452K | Preselected only | Lindemann performing arts center at brown university; General operating support |
| The Richard Salomon Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $850K | $850K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The James and Judith K Dimon Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $800K | $800K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Wyncote Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $800K | $800K | Preselected only | Support for endowment |
| Ppl Foundation | Allentown, PA | 18 | $787K | $10K | Yes | Program support |
| Amica Companies Foundation | Lincoln, RI | 98 | $781K | $2,635 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $750K | $375K | Preselected only | Education |
| Tiny Blue Dot Inc | West Hollywood, CA | 2 | $737K | $369K | Preselected only | Grant supports a Science of Perception Box study at Brown U… |
| Combined Townsend Fund | Dallas, TX | 2 | $729K | $365K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Caputo Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $700K | $350K | Preselected only | Performing Arts Building; Caputo Family Brown Promise Fund |
| Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $700K | $700K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 12 | $697K | $55K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution through the matching gifts program; Provide general operating support; Supporting Youth and Families in Rural Communities of Color… |
| The Pedrero Family Foundation Adba the Pharr Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 5 | $653K | $50K | Preselected only | China initiative; Watson institute of international and public affairs buildi…; Asst professorship |
| The Rosenthal Fund C/O Eva Rosenthal | New York, NY | 1 | $645K | $645K | Preselected only | To aid the donee organization in carrying out its exempt fu… |
| Trimix Foundation C/O Pathstone Family Office | Providence, RI | 1 | $592K | $592K | Yes | Program developement |
| Centreville Savings Bank Charitable Foundation | West Warwick, RI | 33 | $591K | $15K | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| John & Edith Sacco 1996 Char Fnd | Dallas, TX | 1 | $573K | $573K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 6 | $561K | $75K | Yes | Ocean stewardship and research |
| The Heinz Endowments | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $550K | $275K | Yes | To support the deep learning equity fellowship (dlef) in co…; To pilot a solar leasing program for low-to-moderate income… |
| Wk Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 3 | $550K | $125K | Yes | Early Care and Education |
| Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353 | Providence, RI | 53 | $548K | $5,000 | Yes | General support to civic agency; Matching gift to civic agency; General support to arts & culture |
| The Feibelman Foundation C/O Barbara Feibelman | Providence, RI | 5 | $540K | $135K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Royce Family Fund Inc C/O Royce & Associates | Greenwich, CT | 2 | $510K | $255K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $509K | $113K | Yes | To provide support for Hearst Medical Scholars Program; To support the Technology Careers Pathways program; To build an integrated health and housing facility for the… |
| Arrillaga Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Paid student learning opportunities |
| Manton Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | For renovations to the access center |
| The Baker Street Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Support mental health initiative |
| Hillman Family Foundations | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Yes | Southwestern pennsylvania low-income household solar leasin… |
| The Ginkgo Fund | New York, NY | 3 | $500K | $200K | Preselected only | To be used within exempt function |
| Helene & Bertram Bernhardt Foundation | Providence, RI | 12 | $493K | $9,750 | Yes | Charitable programs; Security services; Facility improvements |
| The White Family Foundation | Cranston, RI | 23 | $487K | $10K | Yes | Education; Arts; Youth |
| Hasbro Foundation Inc | Pawtucket, RI | 11 | $473K | $30K | Yes | Program support |
| The Collis Foundation | Providence, RI | 8 | $440K | $40K | Yes | General support |
| Grace & Hope Foundation C/O David C Brooker | Stuart, FL | 1 | $440K | $440K | Preselected only | Helping people fund |
| The Commonwealth Fund | New York, NY | 5 | $420K | $80K | Yes | Transfer from RAND Corporation: Assessing the Impacts of In…; Technical Assistance for International Data Analysis; The Physician Practice Ecosystem over the Private Equity Li… |
| The Ryan Family Foundation | North Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $411K | $75K | Preselected only | General support |
| Marie Christine Foundation C/O Bessemer Trust Company Na | New York, NY | 2 | $400K | $200K | Preselected only | General |
| Opus Foundation C/O Cbiz Advisors LLC | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $394K | $394K | Preselected only | Educational |
| Drr Family Foundation | Savannah, GA | 1 | $393K | $393K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| The Spencer Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $380K | $114K | Yes | School-supporting non-profits, school resources, and rising…; The complex logics of childrearing; Edresearch for action writers fellowship |
| Ud William Ewing Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $378K | $378K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Healey Family Foundation | Melville, NY | 1 | $375K | $375K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation Inc | Taunton, MA | 43 | $374K | $5,000 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Felicia Fund Inc | Providence, RI | 5 | $365K | $10K | Yes | General support |
| Washington Trust Co Charitable Fdn | Westerly, RI | 44 | $359K | $5,000 | Yes | Unrestricted gift; Operational |
| The Charles a Dana Foundation Incorporated | New York, NY | 1 | $354K | $354K | Yes | Neuroscience & society |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 2 | $350K | $175K | Yes | Fellowships for Science and Engineering |
| Dr Ralph & Marian Falk Medical Research Tr | Dallas, TX | 2 | $348K | $174K | Yes | Repurposing clopidogrel to; Gene therapy for |
| Astellas Global Health Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $345K | $345K | Preselected only | Disaster support |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Providence, Rhode Island?
Ralph R Papitto & Barbara a Papitto Private Family Foundation, Pobble Stone Foundation, Penner Family Foundation Inc, Warren Alpert Foundation, The Gilbane Family Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Providence organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Providence. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.