RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION CEO and President Neil D. Steinberg speaks at a donors event in October. The foundation announced Friday that it awarded a record $56 million to approximately 2,000 area nonprofits in 2019. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation one-upped itself in helping the nonprofit community in 2019. The foundation announced Friday that it awarded $56 million in grants to more than 2,000 area nonprofits last year, setting a new record in both grants issued and the number of nonprofits that were aided. The new mark eclipses the…