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Grants and funding in Rhode Island

2,789 foundations reported granting into Rhode Island on their most recent IRS filings: 8,252 itemized grants worth $1.2B between them. On top of that, 10 live grant programs and 92 contract opportunities are specific to Rhode Island, alongside 3,344 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state
2,789
of 129,981 grantmaking foundations on file
in itemized grants into the state
$1.2B
across 8,252 grants on IRS filings
live grants specific to Rhode Island
10
of 3,984 live grants tracked nationwide
community lenders serving the state
30
of 483 CDFIs on file

What a typical foundation grant runs here

The 2,789 foundations granting into Rhode Island, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check is thousands, not millions.

93
544
979
665
416
72
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of August 29, 2026.

Who gives the most into Rhode Island

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Rhode Island on their most recent filings. Size and openness are different things: the giants here are mostly endowments that choose their own recipients, which is why the list worth working from is the 2,789 above filtered to funders that accept applications.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$540M
The Holocene Foundation$56M
Dechomai Foundation Inc$29M
Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$27M
Itemized grants into Rhode Island from each foundation's most recent IRS filing, as of August 29, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

Who the Rhode Island-specific grants are for

Of the 10 live grant programs specific to Rhode Island, here is who the announcements name. 6 more are open to any organization type and counted separately, never twice.

Nonprofits8
Cities and towns4
Tribal organizations4
Small businesses0
Researchers0

Wherever you sit, nonprofits, cities and towns, tribal organizations and every other reader get their own page saying what Quillify does and does not do for them.

The lenders almost nobody checks

30 community development lenders serve Rhode Island: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Accion Opportunity Fund. Quillify tracks all 483 nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.

Rhode Island foundation grants by focus

The foundations above, cut by what they fund and filtered to the ones that accept applications.

Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of September 1, 2026 and refresh twice monthly. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022 and move as new filings arrive. Segment counts are programs that explicitly name the segment; programs open to any organization type are reported separately, never double-counted.

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