PROVIDENCE – Eighteen local nonprofits became the beneficiaries of $205,000 in total grants awarded by the PPL Foundation, the nonprofit funding division of PPL Corp. – the parent company of Rhode Island Energy.
PPL says the Empowering Communities grants program supports organizations focused on education; diversity, equity and inclusion; and sustainable communities. This latest round of grants coincides with the $200,000 distributed to 22 local nonprofits in May, PPL said.
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The company said the latest grants will support various initiatives, such as literacy improvement programs, after-school child care and healthy meal programs, various science, technology, engineering and math education programs, urban environmental education initiatives for students, and programs for citizens with intellectual disabilities.
The fall 2023 grants range from $5,000 to $20,000. The organizations that received grants included:
- American Red Cross Rhode Island Chapter
- Audubon Society of Rhode Island
- Books Are Wings
- Boys & Girls Club of Newport County
- Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket
- Boys & Girls Club of Providence
- Building Futures
- City Year Providence
- Davinci Center for Community Progress
- Jonnycake Center of Westerly
- Junior Achievement of Rhode Island Inc.
- McAuley Ministries
- Northern Rhode Island Food Pantry
- Rhode Island Community Food Bank
- Save The Bay Inc.
- South County Habitat for Humanity
- Special Olympics Rhode Island Inc.
- Trinity Repertory Company
James Bessette is the PBN special projects editor, and also covers the nonprofit and education sectors. You may reach him at Bessette@PBN.com. You may also follow him on Twitter at @James_Bessette.
