BankRI Food Drive tops 4,300 pounds of food, and $19K for 14 Rhode Island food pantries

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Photo: BankRI’s Johnston branch leading the way with more than 1,000 items collected on behalf of Tri-Town Community Action Agency. Left to right: Leah Fiyod, Assistant Branch Manager; Donna Sangermano, Johnston Branch Manager; Dawn Santos, Sr. Teller; Holly Pettis, Teller Supervisor; and Darius Poole, Sr. Teller.  BankRI’s recently completed food drive led to more than…

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RI nonprofits: Deadline to register for United Way 401Gives

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Friday is the Deadline for Nonprofits to Register for 401Gives – More organizations expected to participate than ever before as the state’s largest nonprofit philanthropic effort aims to raise $4 million+ in a single day April 1st – and with it, 401Gives – is just around the corner, and United Way of Rhode Island is reminding…

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CVS Health Foundation funds expansion of meal service into Rhode Island for critical, chronically ill

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Community Servings, a nonprofit provider of medically tailored meals and nutrition services, and a leader in “food is medicine” research, advocacy and policy, today announced it was awarded a $75,000 grant from CVS Health Foundation to support the expansion of home-delivered medically tailored meal services to Rhode Island. The grant is part of the foundation’s 2023…

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United Way launches Alliance for Nonprofit Impact to assist Rhode Island nonprofits

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First-of-its-kind statewide advocacy and resource center for local nonprofits has been years in the making Years of planning, research and work was realized January 18th when United Way of Rhode Island officially launched the Alliance for Nonprofit Impact during an event at the Southside Cultural Center of RI in Providence. A first-of-its-kind in the Ocean State, the…

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Substantial grants for 18 Rhode Island non-profits, part of $2 Million given tri-state, by CVS Health

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The CVS Health Foundation announced it awarded $2 million in grants as part of its 2023 Hometown Fund. Grantees include the following local organizations: Each organization selected applied for CVS Health Foundation’s Hometown Fund through a request for proposal in September and was awarded either a $25,000 operating or $75,000 programmatic grant. The foundation concentrated…

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Ocean State’s Muse Foundation promotes giving in August, Black Philanthropy Month

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By Ann Clanton, Contributing Reporter  Rhode Island’s black population is only 6.9% of the state’s population, yet the need for services and programs amongst African-Americans and persons who identify as Black is extensive. While we often look to our government and community organizations to meet the program and human service needs, the month of August…

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