Open Foundations · Rhode Island

Washington Trust Charitable Foundation

Westerly, Rhode Island · EIN 050477294. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $832K across 138 grants in 2025, a median of $2K each.

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$832K
paid in 2025
138
grants paid
$2K
median grant
29%
to first-time recipients
$1.1M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
Dennis L Algiere
Address
23 Broad Street, Westerly, RI, 02891
Phone
4013481207
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
Letter outlining request
Submission deadline
October 1st of each year
Restrictions on awards
None

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202601359349100310. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 138 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1United Way of Rhode IslandRI$61,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT
2Town of WesterlyRI$50,000WESTERLY ICE RINK
3Local Initiatives Support CorporationNY$40,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT
4Community College of Rhode IslandRI$30,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT
5Rhode Island Community Food BankRI$28,700UNRESTRICTED GIFT
6City of Central FallsRI$25,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT
7Ocean Community YmcaRI$20,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT
8Olneyville Housing CorpRI$20,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT
9Olneyville Neighborhood AssociationRI$20,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT
10Pawtucket Central Falls DevelopmentRI$20,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT
11Swap Stop Wasting Abandond PropertiesRI$20,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT
12The Woonsocket Neighborhood DevelopmentRI$20,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT
13Tower Street Center IncRI$20,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT
14Trinity TabernacleRI$20,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT
15West Elmwood Housing DevelopmentRI$20,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202080$469K
202178$480K
202287$583K
2023107$675K
2024121$715K
2025 (partial year)138$832K

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Rhode Island88%
Connecticut5%
Massachusetts4%
New York1%
District of Columbia1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

The Washington Trust CompanyTrustee · 2025

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This 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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