Grants & Scholarships

Grant Opportunities

Each program has different purposes, application requirements, and deadlines. Carefully review the guidelines provided for each funding opportunity.

To browse through frequently asked questions about our grantmaking please visit the Grant Program FAQs page.

Please note that we have transitioned to a new grant application system. All returning and first-time applicants will need to create a new account by clicking here

Our former grant application system will sunset at the end of 2024. If you would like to retain a copy of your historic information from this system, you must do so by the end of 2024. Please click here for instructions.

Grants

Arts & Culture Children & Family Environment Housing

Responsive Grants

Ongoing

Responsive Grants are awarded to respond to the expressed needs of the community.

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Economic Security Educational Success Healthy Lives

Strategic Initiative Grants

Ongoing

Strategic Initiative Grants support organizations and programs that align with the Foundation’s strategic priorities - economic security, educational success, and healthy lives.

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Educational Success

1829 Legacy Fund Grants

Multiple Deadlines

Formerly known as the Providence Journal Charitable Legacy Fund, grants from this program support human services and healthcare, with a focus on the homeless; education and youth; arts and culture; and responsible and ethical journalism.

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Animal Welfare

Grants from the Program for Animal Welfare

Application Closed

Grants from this program support humane animal education and treatment.

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Arts & Culture Educational Success

Arts in Academics Grants

October 28, 2024

Grants support educational projects that integrate art disciplines into other core academic subjects.

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Healthy Lives

Barrington District Nursing Association Fund Grants

Application Closed

Grants from the Barrington District Nursing Association Fund support programs that ensure the physical and mental health, and well-being, of Barrington residents. Please complete the Small Grant Programs application to apply for this grant.

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Basic Human Needs Children & Family Housing

Basic Human Needs Grants

Ongoing

Grants from this program are aimed at helping community-based agencies provide emergency assistance to Rhode Islanders in need.

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Equity

Black Philanthropy Bannister Fund Grants

Application Closed

Offering grants and scholarships to benefit the Black community in Rhode Island, this fund is the result of a collaboration between the Black Philanthropy Initiative and Bannister House.

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Healthy Lives

Grants from the Program for the Blind

Multiple Deadlines

Grants from this program support services for the blind and visually impaired in Rhode Island.

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Faith-based

Bliss, Gross, Horowitz Fund Grants

Application Closed

Grants from this fund support charitable Jewish community organizations located in and serving, the greater Providence area. Please complete the Small Grant Programs application to apply for this grant.

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Basic Human Needs

Bristol Female Charitable Society Fund Grants

Application Closed

This program provides funding to East Bay nonprofit organizations, with a preference for those providing services in Bristol. Please complete the Small Grant Programs application to apply for this grant.

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Educational Success Healthy Lives

Clean Competition Fund Grants

Application Closed

Grants from this program are for education, outreach, scientific projects, and clinical or basic research involving appropriate medical uses or long-term health implications of human growth hormone (“hGH”) use or use of other performance-enhancing substances.

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