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Providence, RI · 2024 filing

Ralph R Papitto & Barbara A Papitto

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Ralph R Papitto & Barbara A Papitto accepts grant applications.

Its most recent filing reports $24M given across 270 grants.

A typical grant is around $10K.

It funds arts, culture & humanities, education, human services.

That filing also reported program-related investments, which are loans or equity rather than grants, and which is how foundation money occasionally reaches a company.

What they give

$24M
Total giving
270
Grants made
$10K
Typical grant
$2.2M
Largest grant

From their 2024 Form 990-PF. Foundations file annually, so these figures describe a year that has already closed.

What their grants run

The 270 grants itemized on their 2024 filing, by size. Half of them landed between $5K and $50K, which is the range to judge your own ask against.

0
14
160
49
40
7
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Itemized grants on the 2024 filing, bucketed by grant size.

Where the money went

Grants on the 2024 filing reached five states. The largest destinations, with each state’s wider funding picture linked:

Rhode Island$24M
Massachusetts$85K
New York$40K
Connecticut$25K
Illinois$10K
Itemized grant dollars by recipient state, 2024 filing.

What they fund

Based on where their grants went.

  • Arts, Culture & Humanities
  • Education
  • Human Services

Recent giving reached Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island.

Their most recent 990-PF reported program-related investments: money moved as loans, guarantees, or equity rather than grants. That is one filing year rather than a standing program, and it is rare, roughly one foundation in seventy-four on this site. It is also one of the few routes foundation money reaches a company.

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