Champlin Foundation Awards $9.6 Million to Nonprofits Statewide, Including Three $1 Million Grants
Wednesday, June 01, 2022
The Champlin Foundation announced on Wednesday the awarding of more than $9.6 million in capital funding, including three $1 million grants awarded to the Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum, Crossroads Rhode Island, and the Boys and Girls Club of Providence.
According to Champlin, 87 nonprofit organizations receiving funding in this cycle serve Rhode Islanders of all ages across youth services, healthcare, arts and culture, and beyond.
“While our lives return to normal in many ways, the impact of the pandemic can still be felt, especially in our nonprofit community. In organizations across the state, workforce shortages continue to leave nonprofits doing more with less, and inflation and supply chain disruptions have a significant impact on capital projects,” said Nina Stack, executive director of The Champlin Foundation.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST“We seek to ease some of that burden for community-based organizations delivering critical services and advancing the physical, mental, and economic health and vibrancy of our state. We are proud to support this latest round of grantees, representing transformational work that is anchored in the needs, priorities, and aspirations of our communities," she added.
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The Champlin Foundation specifically supports capital improvements across nine areas of focus: arts and culture, conservation and parks, education, healthcare, historic preservation and heritage, libraries, social services, youth services, and welfare of animals.
Champlin noted that "every area is represented in this round of funding." Total giving by the Foundation will be supplemented with a second round of grants in fall 2022.
Champlin noted that the three $1 million awards in a single cycle is "unusual...but speaks to both the tremendous need in the nonprofit community and the leadership and commitment of grantees."
The Tomaquag Museum is preparing to build a comprehensive, four-building campus on 18 acres of rural University of Rhode Island land in South Kingstown that honors the region’s Indigenous history with a new museum, robust archives, a maker’s space, as well as a building for educational programming.
“Rhode Island is home to one of the most important and vibrant Indigenous histories in the country. Having a beautiful, expansive campus will allow Tomaquag to better honor and share the gifts of our cultures—past, present, and future,” said Executive Director Lorén M. Spears. “Support and enthusiasm for our campaign continues to grow, and this gift from Champlin further underscores the momentum we have for elevating the stories of Indigenous people and engaging more Rhode Islanders in exploring, understanding, and honoring that legacy.”
In addition to the three million dollar grants, other transformational projects were awarded to Teatro ECAS, which is building out a larger theater in the Valley Arts District; Save the Bay, which is moving its Newport aquarium to a greatly expanded new Downtown space; and Revive the Roots in Smithfield, which is acquiring land and the historic Mowry house; and a grant to CCRI will completely update the Dental Hygiene program’s equipment at the Lincoln campus.
The full list of grantees and their awards is available on the Champlin website.
The second round of applications for 2022 grants opens are currently open and will close on July 1, 2022.
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