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THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION has awarded $120,000 in grants to 24 nonprofits that support the state's Black community. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

R.I. Foundation awards $120K to 24 nonprofits supporting Black community

PROVIDENCE – Twenty-four local nonprofits serving the state’s Black community received more than $120,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation’s Black Philanthropy Bannister...
NELLIE M. GORBEA, former R.I. secretary of state, has been named the new CEO and president of the Puerto Rico Green Energy Trust. / COURTESY FRIENDS OF NELLIE M. GORBEA

Former R.I. Secretary of State Gorbea to lead Puerto Rico Green...

PROVIDENCE – Nellie M. Gorbea has found a new professional home, which will take her back to her native Puerto Rico. Gorbea, who served two...

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution gets $25M gift

WOODS HOLE, Mass. – The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution recently received a $25 million gift from Paul Salem, chairman of the institute's board of...

Santilli to leave Crossroads Rhode Island to become YMCA of Greater...

PROVIDENCE – Major leadership changes are taking place at two large local nonprofits, all involving one individual. Karen A. Santilli, who has led Crossroads Rhode...
THE PLAY 4 PEACE TOUR, seen here with players participating in a recent event in Providence, will hold a Sneakerball Fundraiser on Feb. 4 at the Providence Firefighters Hall. / COURTESY PLAY 4 PEACE TOUR

Philanthropy Calendar, Jan. 31, 2024

Click here for the Sept. 27, 2022 issue of the Philanthropy Calendar.

Audubon Society expands in R.I. with donated 305 acres

SMITHFIELD - Audubon Society of Rhode Island has received a pair of land donations that expand the organization’s protected area across the state to...
SOKEO ROS has been named Inspiring Minds' new executive director. / COURTESY INSPIRING MINDS

Inspiring Minds names Ros new executive director

PROVIDENCE – Sokeo Ros, a trauma-informed educator, artist and social justice advocate who recently served as director of Providence College’s Center at Moore Hall,...
THE YMCA OF GREATER PROVIDENCE will pay a family $10,000 as part of a settlement to resolve allegations the nonprofit violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.

YMCA of Greater Providence to pay $10K to family to resolve...

PROVIDENCE – The YMCA of Greater Providence will pay $10,000 to a local family as part of an agreement with the U.S. Attorney District...
THE CRANSTON STREET ARMORY in Providence has been named one of the Providence Preservation Society's 2024 most endangered places. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Providence Preservation Society lists 2024 most endangered places

PROVIDENCE – A prominent city skyscraper, a pair of school buildings and an armory building that has been a subject of developmental controversy over...
LOCAL NONPROFIT GREEN OCEANS and other plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit against multiple federal agencies over recent approvals of two offshore wind projects. / AP FILE PHOTO / MICHAEL DWYER

Local nonprofit Green Oceans suing to overturn wind farm development approvals

LITTLE COMPTON – A local nonprofit organization has filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., against multiple U.S. agencies over...
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