Open Foundations · Rhode Island

The White Family Foundation

Cranston, Rhode Island · EIN 050509502. It paid $996K across 44 grants in 2025, a median of $8K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$996K
paid in 2025
44
grants paid
$8K
median grant
13%
to first-time recipients
$7.2M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
MARJORIE HOUSTON
Address
TACO INC 1160 CRANSTON STREET, CRANSTON, RI, 02920
Phone
4019428000
Email
MARJORIEAH47@GMAIL.COM
Form the request should take
SEE GUIDELINES ON THE WEBSITE, HTTP://WWW.THEWHITEFAMILYFOUNDATION.COM/GUIDELINES/
Submission deadline
PLEASE REFER TO THE FOUNDATION WEBSITE, HTTP://WWW.THEWHITEFAMILYFOUNDATION.COM/GUIDELINES/
Restrictions on awards
PLEASE REFER TO THE WEBSITE, HTTP://WWW.THEWHITEFAMILYFOUNDATION.COM/GUIDELINES/

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202622319349100707. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2025 grants.

educationartstheatreyouth

Biggest grants in 2025

These are the 15 largest of the 44 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Providence Performing Arts CenterRI$275,000THEATRE
2St Andrews SchoolRI$275,000EDUCATION
3Ri Philharmonic Orchestra and Music SchoolRI$100,000ARTS
4Community Prep SchoolRI$24,300EDUCATION
5Community Music WorksRI$20,000MUSIC
6FirstworksRI$20,000ARTS & EDUCATION
7The Little Theatre of Fall River IncMA$18,000EDUCATION
8East End TheatreRI$15,000THEATRE
9New Urban ArtsRI$12,000YOUTH
10Newport Contemporary BalletRI$12,000EDUCATION
11As220RI$10,000ARTS
12Emma Pendleton Bradley HospitalRI$10,000HEALTH
13Rhode Island Council for the HumanitiesRI$10,000EDUCATION
14Rhode Island Free ClinicRI$10,000HEALTH
15Rhode Island School of DesignRI$10,000EDUCATION

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202012$313K
202112$534K
202212$810K
202318$1.1M
202427$926K
2025 (partial year)44$996K

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Rhode Island86%
Massachusetts14%

Who decides

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

Benjamin WhiteVICE - CHAIR · 2025
Dr Irving SchneiderBOARD MEMBER · 2025
Elizabeth ManchesterBOARD MEMBER · 2025
Elizabeth WhiteBOARD MEMBER · 2025
John Hazen White JrPRESIDENT, EXEC CHAIR · 2025
Katelyn WhiteBOARD MEMBER · 2025
Kenneth DumasTREASURER · 2025
Kirsten WhiteBOARD MEMBER · 2025
Latdavorn BonillaSECRETARY · 2025
Marjorie HoustonEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 2025

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. 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 count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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