THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION has awarded eight organizations that service Rhode Island’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer communities a total of $53,140 in combined grants through the foundation’s Equity Action Fund. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation announced Oct. 8 that it has awarded a total of $53,140 to eight organizations that service Rhode Island’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer communities in combined grants through the foundation’s Equity Action Fund. The grants the organizations received range from $1,140 to $10,000. The funds, the foundation said,…