Expansion Arts Names New Cohort

Five local arts and culturally specific organizations of color will share $150,000 to increase their capacity to bring their cultural traditions to the public. The funding is through the Rhode Island Expansion Arts Program. A partnership between the Rhode Island Foundation, the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and the Rhode Island Council…

United Way’s Trust-based Philanthropy Profiled in Providence Business News

Providence Business News recently featured an interview with Roshni Darnal, Director of Community Investments at United Way of Rhode Island, who shared about shifts in United Way’s grantmaking:  Read article

NEA Awards $1.134 Million to RI State Council on the Arts, Arts Organizations

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced grant awards of more than $1.134 million to six Rhode Island-based arts and culture organizations. The allotment included $934,100 to the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) to support arts programs, services and activities associated with carrying out the agency’s NEA-approved strategic plan. The other…

Champlin Awards $7.9 Million to RI Nonprofits

The Champlin Foundation announced today $7.9 million in capital funding to 78 Rhode Island based nonprofit organizations. Across 26 communities statewide, grants will make critical capital investments, including building upgrades, enhanced security and technology systems, new vehicles, and new and expanded facilities.   Ten libraries across 10 different communities received grants in this round of funding, including the…

Three GCRI Members Recognized in The Civic 50

On Tuesday, May 23, Points of Light announced The Civic 50 for 2023, including three GCRI members — CVS Health, Hasbro, and Point32Health. All three are repeat winners, and Hasbro was also named a Civic 50 Sector Leader for the Consumer Discretionary Sector. Only six New England companies made the list. Points of Light is the…

Rhode Island Foundation Invests in Social Justice

Two and a half years ago, the Rhode Island Foundation’s Board of Directors committed to a 3-year, $8.5 million investment to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and access. In alignment with this critical commitment, the Foundation announced that it has invested more than $1.2 million to create designated endowments for 14 long-standing Rhode Island-based nonprofits that…