Rhode Island Foundation Awards Record $93M In Grants In 2025   

PROVIDENCE, RI  — The Rhode Island Foundation awarded a record-breaking $93 million in grants to more than 2,600 nonprofit organizations in 2025, during which the organization launched its new Five-Year Action Plan. 

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“Our work last year reflects what the community identified as their priorities and what they saw as the biggest challenges in areas where we could play a deeper role than what we were playing,” David N. Cicilline, the Foundation’s president and CEO, said in a media release. “We are grateful to the generous Rhode Islanders who trust us to guide their philanthropy and to the committed community partners that enable us to take on these challenges.”

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Among the nonprofits receiving funding were Connecting for Children and Families in Woonsocket, Gotta Have Sole in Cranston and Literacy Volunteers of Washington County.

CCF received $75,000 to expand the scope of its food pantry program in response to rising hunger in northern Rhode Island. In addition to growing the capacity of the facility, the organization will introduce nutrition and wellness counseling to the more than 250 households it serves weekly.

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Gotta Have Sole received $10,000 to build the capacity of its board of directors to keep pace with growing demand for the organization’s core service, providing new properly fitting shoes to children experiencing homelessness. The organization estimates it has provided footwear to more than 125,000 children over the years.

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Literacy Volunteers of Washington County received $40,000 to track learner growth and program effectiveness of its free done-on-one tutoring and small group conversation classes for English language learners. Last year, the organization helped 50 adult learners a month master reading, writing and speaking English.

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