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Tax cuts led to cut in charitable giving

Commentary 09/27/2024

Americans give about half a trillion dollars a year to charity. That money helps fund services for the homeless, fight diseases, run museums and...

BankNewport Names Kathleen Charbonneau as Senior Vice President, Director of Community...

People on the Move 01/03/2024

BankNewport is pleased to announce that Kathleen A. Charbonneau has been promoted to senior vice president, director of community relations and charitable giving. She...

Planned Giving – a Unique Resource for Not-For-Profit Organizations

Branded Content 06/01/2023

As COVID-19 funding is ending, many not-for-profit organizations are wondering what will happen next. Where can organizations receive more funding or contributions and how...

VOLUNTEERS SORT items at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, one of seven social service agencies sharing $180,000 in emergency year-end grants from the Rhode Island Foundation. / COURTESY CONNIE GROSCH/RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

Does Rhode Island deserve its reputation for being among the nation’s...

Community Service 12/02/2022

Rhode Island again ranked near the bottom of WalletHub's annual list of the most charitable states, coming in at No. 45 in the ranking...

SHANE CO.'S STUDY revealed that the American Heart Association is Rhode Island's most popular charitable cause. / COURTESY SHANE CO.

Study: American Heart Association is R.I.’s favorite charitable organization

News Story 11/25/2022

PROVIDENCE – A national jewelry retailer unveiled Friday a study showing which charitable causes are the most popular in each U.S. state, and found...

Ocean State Job Lot contributed $25M to philanthropic efforts in 2020

Community Service 03/11/2021

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Ocean State Job Lot contributed $25 million in philanthropic efforts in 2020 across its 142-community-footprint for various causes, including assisting those...

THE CHAMPLIN FOUNDATION awarded $1 million in new grants to 63 nonprofits in their efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Champlin Foundation awards $1M in COVID-related grants to 63 nonprofits

Coronavirus 05/07/2020

CRANSTON – The Champlin Foundation has awarded $1 million in grants to 63 local nonprofits in their efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the...

A SURVEY of affluent taxpayers that regularly make charitable gifts found that most donors did not alter their contributions following the tax reform of 2017.

Survey: Most affluent taxpayers maintained charitable giving levels following tax reform

Financial Services 11/11/2019

PROVIDENCE – In a recent survey conducted by Fidelity Charitable, 76% of affluent taxpayers said they gave about the same to charity in 2018,...

CHARITABLE GIVING by individuals in the U.S. fell an estimated 3.4%, after adjusting for inflation, last year, following changes in the 2017 Republican tax overhaul, according to a report released Tuesday by Giving USA. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

Trump’s tax law made Americans less charitable, nonprofits say

Economic Activity 06/18/2019

WASHINGTON – Americans gave less money to charities last year partly because the Republican tax law changes made many people ineligible for tax breaks...