THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION distributed $550,000 to 17 local nonprofits through its COVID-19 Response Fund. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation announced Wednesday that an additional $550,000 in grants were distributed to 17 nonprofits through the foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund. The fund, established last March, offers monetary assistance to Rhode Islanders coping with the continued effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. To date, the fund has awarded $7.3 million in…