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...
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...
Philanthropy Calendar, Jan. 31, 2024
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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...
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,...
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...
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 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...