RI Foundation Awards $17.2 Million in Grants to Help Non-Profit Organizations

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

GoLocalProv News Team

The Rhode Island Foundation announced on Monday that it has awarded $17.2 million in grants to help fund dozens of programs that serve Rhode Islanders across the state in the first half of 2015.

“We align the dreams of our donors with solutions to the challenges Rhode Island faces. By supporting innovation, collaboration and leadership, we make it possible for nonprofits to achieve the changes that are vital as the state moves forward,” said Neil Steinberg, the Foundation’s president and CEO.

Several nonprofits were awarded grants through the Foundation's competitive strategy grant program which targets key sectors like arts and culture, children and families, education and economic security amongst other categories.

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The Key strategy grants from the first half of 2015 are:

The College Crusade was awarded $125,000 to support its work preparing nearly 4,000 low-income middle school and high school students in Central Falls, Cranston, Pawtucket, Providence and Woonsocket for college and careers.
The Senior Agenda Coalition of Rhode Island received $40,000 in support of Rhode Island Voices for Better Health
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre in Pawtucket was awarded $70,000 for its Pawtucket Literacy and Arts for Youth (PLAY) program.

Other nonprofits received discretionary grants, which are awarded by the Foundation's staff and directors.

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Those grants included over $57,000 to organizations that serve LGBTQ communities, over $200,000 to Newport County nonprofits including the Boys and Girls Club of Newport County, over $25,000 to eight college students from Rhode Island for Travel and over $176,000 to food banks, homeless shelters and free clinics.

Grants are as follows:

Arts and Culture

Community MusicWorks - $5,000

Newport String Project

Conanicut Island Art Association - $3,700

Art Speaks - A Lecture and Interactive Demonstration Series

Cultural Data Project - $12,628

Rhode Island Cultural Data Project

EmcArts - $34,000

Arts Leaders as Cultural Innovators Program

Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island - $10,000

The National Center for Reconciliation

FirstWorks - $85,000

General Operating Support

Flickers, the Newport Film/Video Society & Arts Collaborative - $4,000

Providence LGBTQ Film/Arts Community Outreach Program

Friends of the Broad Street Synagogue - $7,000

South Providence Jewish Archive

Jamestown Arts Center - $1,900

Sound, Camera, Action!

Kingston Improvement Association - $14,500

Fayerweather House and Potter Wood maintenance

Kingston Chamber Music Festival - $3,000

Kingston Lutheran Church Concert Program

Little Compton Historical Society - $10,000

New Stories of Enslavement in a Small New England Town

Looking Upwards - $1,000

Sharing Space, Sharing Art, Sharing Community

Newport Art Museum - $2,000

Groovy Girls art classes

Newport Festivals Foundation - $35,000

Newport Jazz Festival – Support for emerging artists

New Urban Arts - $3,000

Exploring identity through writing and art

Part of the Oath - $5,540

Strategic planning

Pettaquamscutt Historical Society - $10,000

Strategic planning and community outreach

Providence Preservation Society - $9,500

Strategic planning

Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School - $85,000

General operating support

Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre - $70,000

Pawtucket Literacy and Arts for Youth

Tavern Hall Preservation Society - $2,000

Renovations to reception room and shed

Trinity Restoration - $9,875

Board development and strategic planning

UPP Arts - $15,140

A Bridge to Engaging Communities around Water

Westerly Land Trust - $7,800

Tomaquag Museum partnership development

Woonasquatucket Valley Community Build (The Steel Yard) - $10,000

10th-anniversary strategic plan

Children and Families

AIDS Care Ocean State - $5,000

Donation Center

Allendale Baptist Church Food Pantry - $5,000

Allendale Baptist Church Food Pantry

Barrington Tap-In - $5,000

TAPIN Food Pantry

Blackstone Valley Community Action Program - $5,000

Emergency Food Pantry

Butler Hospital - $5,000

Helping Hands Program

Capital City Community Centers - $5,000

Capital City Food Pantry at Chad Brown Center

Capital Good Fund - $5,000

Emergency Loans for Safe Housing

Comprehensive Community Action Program - $5,000

Housing Assistance Program

Connecting for Children and Families - $5,000

Center for Financial Success

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center - $15,000

Feed a Friend Food Pantry, breakfast program and Food 2 Friends

Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island - $5,000

Refugee resettlement

East Bay Food Pantry - $5,000

Access Nutrition Initiative

Little Flower Home - $5,000

The Safe Families for Children Program

Genesis Center - $5,000

Student Emergency Support Fund

McAuley Corporation - $10,000

Meal site and transportation

Seamen's Church Institute of Newport - $5,000

Human Needs Services Program

Turning Around Ministries - $5,000

Supportive Services Program

Westminster Unitarian Church - $5,000

The Sharing Locker food initiative

Welcome House of South County - $5,000

Soup Kitchen and Meals for Emergency Shelter Guests

Woonsocket Protein Collaborative - $15,000

Woonsocket Protein Program

Children and Families

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ocean State - $2,500

Newport County Girls Mentoring Matches

City of Newport - $3,500

Children's Night Summer Entertainment Series

Day One - $10,000

Support for victims of sexual assault

Domestic Violence Resource Center of South County - $1,000

Advocacy for victims of domestic violence

FabNewport - $8,000

Family creative learning

Family Service of Rhode Island - $2,500

Take Charge! Get Tested! – free, rapid, and confidential HIV testing

Friends of Barrington Senior Center - $3,000

Assistance to the Barrington Senior Center

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders - $9,000

Advocacy for LGBTQQI-Inclusive Policies and Guidance: Youth in State Care

Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England - $2,000

Newport Urban Outreach Program

Little Compton Community Center - $5,000

Teen Volunteer Corps of Little Compton

National Federation of the Blind of Rhode Island - $6,365

Braille Enrichment for Literacy and Learning Program

New England Fatherhood Conference - $5,000

New England Fatherhood Conference registration support

Redwood Library and Athenaeum - $3,000

Enrichment toy collection and lending library

Rhode Island Mentoring Partnership - $10,000

Maintaining and expanding the Aquidneck Island Mentor Program

Strategic planning

Southern Rhode Island Volunteers - $1,000

Independent aging services

Economic Security

Brookings Institution - $150,000

Metropolitan Policy Program

Center for Dynamic Learning - $10,000

Organizational development

Capital Good Fund - $10,000

Organizational development

College & University Research Collaborative - $97,500

General operating support and evaluation

DESIGNxRI - $20,000

Capacity Building Program

EdTechRI - $20,000

Capacity Building Program

East Bay Community Action Program - $9,040

Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program

FabNewport - $25,000

Youth and adult STEM programming

Governor's Workforce Board - $40,000

Comprehensive system improvement plan

Jonnycake Center of Peace Dale – $4,000

Strengthening Board governance and strategic planning

Maritime Cybersecurity Center - $15,000

Cybersecurity Business Simulation Exercise

MedMates - $20,000

Capacity Building Program

Office of the Governor - $50,000

Lean Government Initiative

Rhode Island Manufacturers Association - $20,000

Capacity Building Program

Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association - $20,000

Capacity Building Program

Rhode Island Marine Trades Association - $20,000

Capacity Building Program

Social Venture Partners - $4,000

SEEED 2015 Summit

Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance - $20,000

Capacity Building Program

Tech Collective - $20,000

Capacity Building Program

Education

Kingston Free Library - $3,900

Purchase audio books for adults and children

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center - $1,000

Cooking classes for food pantry clients

Boys & Girls Club of Newport County - $1,000

SMART Girls Etiquette Dinner

Women's Resource Center - $2,500

Court Advocacy for Victims of Domestic Violence

East Bay Community Action Program - $3,000

Even Start Family Literacy

Newport Community School - $3,718

Certified Nursing Assistant Vocational Training Program

Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy - $75,000

Meeting the Demand for Choice: Elementary School 3 Launch

Community Preparatory School - $5,000

Principals networking and peer support program

Rhode Island Mayoral Academies - $19,500

District-Charter Personalized Learning Project

Youth Pride - $10,000

Rhode Island Gay/Straight Alliance Network

Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders - $10,000

Achieving national benchmarks

Katie Brown Educational Program - $5,000

Relationship Violence Prevention Education in Tiverton Schools

Common Fence Music - $5,000

Connecting the Beats - African-inspired drumming and dance

Star Kids Scholarship Program - $2,500

Tutoring for Newport County Star Kid Program participants

Boys & Girls Club of Newport County - $10,000

Chronic Early Absenteeism/Truancy Reduction Initiative (CEATRI)

City of Newport, Department of Education - $8,343

Pell Elementary School STEM Robotics Lab

Newport Community School - $5,000

Multi-Level Grade Transition Programming

Best Buddies Rhode Island - $3,000

Best Buddies Newport County Friendship Project

Save The Bay - $5,950

Big Fish of the Bay Exhibit & Curriculum Development

Junior Achievement - $5,000

Financial Literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship classes

Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England - $5,000

Newport Urban Outreach Program

Newport Partnership for Families - $4,400

Summer Learning Initiative Reading Reaps Rewards

Baby Steps - $10,000

Education & Enrichment Program

The Providence Plan - $10,000

Ready to Learn Providence Strategic Planning

Brown University - $10,000

Early Childhood Research Consortium

Rhode Island Instructional Leadership Academy - $7,490

Blended Learning Train-the-Trainer Program

Mariposa Center - $10,000

Strategic planning for program expansion and development

Achievement First - $50,000

Providence Mayoral Academy general operating Support

Center for Collaborative Education - $100,000

Scaling up proficiency-based graduation in secondary schools

URI Foundation - $50,000

Building Partnerships: STEM Education for the Next Generation

Science and Math Investigative Learning Experiences - $61,423

Program support and expansion to East Providence

North Providence School Department - $102,740

Marine Trades Academy

Pawtucket School Department - $83,358

Dual Language Immersion Program

Blackstone Academy Charter School - $10,000

Expansion planning assistance

Books Are Wings - $9,000

Developing an evaluation system

Community Preparatory School - $25,000

Organizational development

Wheeler School - $35,800

Breakthrough Providence Program

Highlander Charter School - $10,000

Organizational development

Rhode Island League of Charter Schools - $12,471.67

2015 Excellence in Education Conference

Providence Community Library - $6,350

Knight Memorial Library/Gilbert Stuart Middle School Summer Tutoring Program

Resilient Kids - $33,370

Expand to Woonsocket Middle School

SouthSide Elementary Charter School - $35,000

Support the position of Education Director

South Kingstown School Department - $39,324

Developing a Dual Language elementary program

Warwick Public Schools - $43,060

Support for Common Core State Standards implementation

The Providence Plan - $25,000

Investing in Innovation: Empowering Families Program

Environment

Audubon Society - $35,000

Expanding fundraising capacity

Center for Ecosystem Restoration - $5,000

Sachuest Bay Coastal Resiliency Project

Clean Water Fund - $50,000

Enhancing Leadership for Community Resilience

Downtown Providence Parks Conservancy - $25,000

General operating support

ecoRI News - $3,000

Investigative Series: Environment and Economy

Norman Bird Sanctuary - $5,000

Environmental Education Program Expansion for 2nd Graders

Partnership for Providence Parks - $5,000

Seekonk River Shoreline Revitalization Project

South Kingstown Land Trust - $1,500

Biscuit City Pond trail improvements

Health

Bayside Family YMCA - $4,700

Senior health and wellness programs at the Barrington Senior Center

Brown University Medical School - $75,000

Medical research

Comprehensive Community Action Program - $10,000

Developing models for primary care/behavioral health integration

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center - $7,500

Expanding nutrition education in Newport County

East Bay Center - $15,000

Children's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

East Bay Community Action Program - $10,000

Patient Centered Medical Home Care implementation

Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island - $2,000

Patient Free Care Program

Medicaid-SCHIP Dental Program Representatives Association - $55,000

Increasing access to adult dental care through case management

Memorial Hospital - $7,635

Medical research

Providence College - $29,100

Medical research

Rhode Island Healthy Schools Coalition - $10,000

Promoting wellness policies, practices and programs in schools

Rhode Island Hospital - $105,000

Medical research

Rhode Island Interscholastic League - $115,000

Operation Clean Competition

Senior Agenda Coalition - $40,000

Rhode Island Voices for Better Health initiative

Sojourner House - $9,000

LGBTQ Outreach, Education, and Services to End Abuse

Thundermist Health Center - $14,000

Expansion of services

URI Foundation - $104,973

Medical research

Visiting Nurses Services of Newport and Bristol Counties - $5,000

Improving patient outcomes through in-service education

Visiting Nurses Services of Newport and Bristol Counties - $5,000

Barrington Community Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Program

WellOne - $1,510

Health services for under-insured or uninsured North Smithfield residents

Housing

Lucy's Hearth - $4,000

General operating support

Direct Action for Rights and Equality - $20,000

Preventing foreclosures and homelessness

Providence Revolving Fund - $10,000

Five-Year strategic plan

NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley - $500

Family Health and Wellness Initiative

Washington Square Services Corporation - $10,000

McKinney Cooperative Shelter

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