Posts Tagged ‘RI Foundation’
Dare to Dream Ranch on a special mission
The pain of losing a child is something you are never prepared to handle. In 2020, Tonya Hollederer lost her son Cory to PTSD. For families like Tonya’s the Dare to Dream Ranch in Foster, RI offers help to break the cycle of loss. They offer an alternative therapy program providing military members, veterans, and…
Read MoreRI Foundation awards $75K during Black History Month
Photo: From RI Foundation website – New Urban Arts The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded nearly $75,000 in grants to nonprofits serving the state’s Black community through its Black Philanthropy Bannister Fund. The Black Philanthropy Bannister Fund’s roots go back to 2007, when it was established to address the needs of the Black community. “We’re…
Read MoreRhode Island Foundation offering scholarships up to $20,000/yr to promote Roger Williams’ core values
PHOTO: High school seniors have until Feb. 12 to apply for college scholarships of up to $20,000 a year through the Carter Roger Williams Initiative at the Rhode Island Foundation. In 2020, five students received scholarships, which are worth up to $80,000 over four years. Conceived of and funded by the Carter family, the program…
Read MoreRhode Island Foundation awards $481,000 for animal welfare
Uses include funding low-cost vet care for pets of low-income households, preparing animals for adoption and wildlife rehabilitation The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded $481,000 in grants to dozens of animal welfare programs across the state. The funding will support a range of uses including low-cost vet care for pets of low-income households, preparing animals…
Read MoreRI Foundation tackles racial disparities with $8.5M Equity Leadership Initiative
By Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, health contributor Photo: Womazetta Jones, Secretary of RI EOHHS, and Neil Steinberg, president/CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation in August of 2019. An immediate challenge: the need to have an “uncomfortable conversation” about how racism may be embedded in the analytics software algorithms used by Optum, according to findings in new…
Read MoreMore loans for Rhode Islanders as RI Foundation loans $500K to Capital Good Fund
Funds will enable the nonprofit lender to help more Rhode Islanders with affordable loans for COVID-19 relief, transportation, housing The Rhode Island Foundation has made a $500,000 loan to Capital Good Fund. The Providence nonprofit will use the funding to make below-market, short-term loans to consumers who do not qualify for conventional financing for expenses…
Read MoreRhode Island Foundation names Mendez, Moore to Board of Directors
Tony Mendez and Theresa Moore have been named to the Board of Directors of the Rhode Island Foundation. As the state’s largest funder of nonprofit organizations, the Foundation awarded a record $56 million in grants to more than 2,000 nonprofits in 2019. “We are very pleased that Tony and Theresa are joining our Board. Each…
Read MoreLooking ahead to a better normal – by Neil D. Steinberg, RI Foundation
By Neil D. Steinberg, President and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation In these extraordinary times, there is evidence of hope and generosity all around, just as there is uncertainty – and urgent, extreme need. We are facing an unrivaled health and economic threat, the long-term effects of which we are only beginning to contemplate…
Read MoreRI Foundation says “stay the course” on education reform
Short on substance, but big on financial support, the RI Foundation released their report, “Chart a Course, Stay the Course” – Rhode Island’s Path to a World Class Education System. The Rhode Island Foundation today announced that it is committing $1 million – above and beyond the Foundation’s annual grantmaking in education – to support…
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