38 foundations in Rhode Island told the IRS on the latest Form 990-PF that giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, and each paid at least 5 grants worth $100K or more that year. Together they paid $101.0M. The largest is Ralph R Papitto and Barbara a Papitto Private Family Foundation in Providence, which paid $24.3M across 270 grants in 2024. The ten biggest account for 89% of the state total, so most of this money sits with a small number of funders. 20 of the 38 file a submission deadline; the rest leave that line blank or point to a website. In a typical one, 23% of the year's grant dollars went to organizations it had not funded before.
Analysis by Matthew Hanauer, PhD, Chief Technology Officer at Civly, from IRS Form 990-PF filings · All states
Ranked by dollars paid in the foundation's own latest filed year. Click a column heading to sort. Deadlines print exactly as the foundation filed them, including the vague ones.
| # | Foundation | City | Latest year | Grants paid | Grants | Median grant | First-time recipients | Deadline as filed | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph R Papitto and Barbara a Papitto Private Family Foundation | Providence | 2024 | $24.3M | 270 | $10K | 23% | SUBMISSION FOR GRANTS ARE MADE DURING ONE OF TWO YEARLY APPLICATION PERIODS: JUNE 1-15 & DEC. 1-15. | $6.8M |
| 2 | Warren Alpert Foundation | Providence | 2024 | $24.3M | 99 | $35K | 25% | 11/1 FOR DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS FELLOWSHIP. 11/1 FOR WARREN ALPERT FOUNDATION PRIZE. | $397.3M |
| 3 | Cvs Foundation | Woonsocket | 2024 | $20.7M | 748 | $2K | 64% | THE ORGANIZATION HAS SUBMISSION DEADLINES WHICH CAN VARY BASED ON THE TYPE OF GRANT. | $194.3M |
| 4 | Jonathan M Nelson Family Foundation | Providence | 2024 | $8.8M | 14 | $20K | 33% | NO DEADLINES | $179.5M |
| 5 | Textron Charitable Trust 540 008 | Providence | 2024 | $4.2M | 1,199 | $500 | 17% | REQUESTS ARE PROCESSED AS THEY ARE RECEIVED. | $9.5M |
| 6 | Hasbrofoundation Inc | Pawtucket | 2024 | $2.2M | 34 | $40K | 23% | Not stated | $1.9M |
| 7 | Collis Foundation | Providence | 2023 | $2.0M | 19 | $50K | 23% | Not stated | $86.7M |
| 8 | Centreville Savings Bank Charitable Foundation | West Warwick | 2025 | $1.6M | 138 | $5K | 54% | NO PARTICULAR DEADLINES | $27.3M |
| 9 | Bafflin Foundation | Providence | 2024 | $1.1M | 28 | $25K | 43% | Not stated | $13.9M |
| 10 | The White Family Foundation | Cranston | 2024 | $926K | 27 | $10K | 15% | Please refer to the Foundation website, http://www.thewhitefamilyfoundation.com/guidelines/ | $2.0M |
| 11 | Trimix Foundation | Providence | 2023 | $875K | 5 | $50K | 6% | Not stated | $45.2M |
| 12 | Washington Trust Charitable Foundation | Westerly | 2025 | $832K | 138 | $2K | 29% | October 1st of each year | $1.1M |
| 13 | Mann Family Foundation | Providence | 2025 | $831K | 70 | $5K | 3% | Not stated | $6.5M |
| 14 | Felicia Fund Inc | Providence | 2024 | $707K | 30 | $4K | 6% | NO SET DEADLINES | $8.3M |
| 15 | Fred M Roddy Foundation Inc | Providence | 2025 | $634K | 14 | $44K | 42% | Not stated | $8.6M |
| 16 | Ejmp Fund for Philanthropy | Riverside | 2024 | $630K | 46 | $12K | 14% | APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED ANNUALLY BETWEEN JANUARY 1 THROUGH MARCH 31 FOR CURRENT YEAR'S PROGRAM | $12.7M |
| 17 | Banknewport Charitable Foundation | Middletown | 2025 | $614K | 106 | $5K | 89% | SEE APPLICATION FOR DEADLINES | $13.5M |
| 18 | Leonard & Hilda Kaplan Charitable Foundation | Providence | 2024 | $581K | 25 | $25K | 14% | Not stated | $11.0M |
| 19 | Navigant Credit Union Charitable Foundation Inc | Smithfield | 2025 | $569K | 36 | $10K | 98% | SEE APPLICATION | $10.2M |
| 20 | Helene & Bertram Bernhardt Foundation | Providence | 2024 | $509K | 15 | $4K | 4% | DECEMBER 1ST. | $10.7M |
| 21 | Ida B Littlefield Memorial Trust | Providence | 2024 | $422K | 57 | $5K | 28% | Not stated | $5.2M |
| 22 | Charitable Tr Under Article Vii of the Vivian J Palmieri Tr | Jamestown | 2024 | $415K | 19 | $10K | 0% | Not stated | $5.8M |
| 23 | Citizens Community Foundation | Johnston | 2024 | $370K | 19 | $15K | 24% | Not stated | $6.3M |
| 24 | The Joan H Brack Charitable Foundation | Johnston | 2023 | $245K | 5 | $30K | 41% | APRIL 4 | $555K |
| 25 | Roy T Morgan Foundation | Warwick | 2025 | $242K | 12 | $15K | 15% | JANUARY 31st | $3.0M |
| 26 | Hope Foundation | Riverside | 2024 | $241K | 70 | $2K | 37% | Not stated | $3.7M |
| 27 | St Paul Housing Corp | Warwick | 2024 | $222K | 9 | $30K | 50% | Not stated | $3.2M |
| 28 | Meehan Foundation | Providence | 2025 | $215K | 19 | $10K | 16% | December 1 | $914K |
| 29 | Harold a Winstead Charitable Foundation | Westerly | 2024 | $210K | 22 | $5K | 38% | Not stated | $1.8M |
| 30 | Beacon Foundation | Warwick | 2025 | $205K | 151 | $1K | 30% | NOT APPLICABLE, SUBMISSIONS ARE ROLLING. | $4.5M |
| 31 | Lawson Charitable Foundation | Barrington | 2023 | $198K | 9 | $15K | 67% | APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED AND RESPONDED TO IN A TIMELY MANNER. | $10.3M |
| 32 | Newportfed Charitable Foundation | Newport | 2025 | $198K | 44 | $3K | 8% | SEE WWW.NEWPORTFEDFOUNDATION.ORG | $3.3M |
| 33 | Ira S & Anna Galkin Charitable Trust | Providence | 2025 | $191K | 73 | $2K | 15% | Not stated | $1.8M |
| 34 | Fuller Fam Charitable Tr | Providence | 2023 | $174K | 61 | $2K | 42% | Not stated | $1.0M |
| 35 | Mary Dexter Chafee Fund | L Compton | 2025 | $163K | 33 | $5K | 7% | Not stated | $2.8M |
| 36 | The Chase Family Foundation | Riverside | 2025 | $116K | 26 | $2K | 2% | Not stated | $253K |
| 37 | Philip Snyder Foundation | Providence | 2025 | $114K | 60 | $1K | 5% | Not stated | $2.5M |
| 38 | Frederick C Tanner Memorial Fund Inc | Rumford | 2025 | $106K | 23 | $5K | 19% | NONE, DISTRIBUTIONS ARE APPROVED AT QUARTERLY MEETINGS. | $2.5M |
The 25 largest by dollars paid have their own page with the application terms as filed, every recipient, and the trustees. The rest are listed here in full. Where a cell says n/a the filing does not carry that figure: a first-time recipient share needs more than one year of grants on record, and the asset figure comes from the IRS business master file, which does not cover every foundation.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. A foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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