Tag: David N. Cicilline
For 50 years, an advocate for downtown success
Unless there was a sporting event or the circus was in town, David Salvatore was probably not venturing into downtown Providence when he was...
R.I. Foundation earmarking $3M to support nonprofits impacted by federal funding...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation is earmarking $3 million in grants to help local nonprofits that suffered lost federal funding due to recent...
R.I. Foundation awards $87M in grants in 2024
PROVIDENCE – Grantmaking was still aplenty last year for the Rhode Island Foundation.
The prominent nonprofit funder announced Thursday that it awarded close to $87...
R.I. Foundation awards $130K in grants to 22 organizations supporting Black...
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-two nonprofit organizations that serve the state’s Black community were awarded close to $130,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation, the...
Rhode Island Foundation awards $260K to help locals stay housed this...
PROVIDENCE – Thirteen nonprofits recently received a total of $260,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation to help more than 600 people stay...
R.I. Foundation, Annenberg Institute create commission to assess state’s education funding...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation and the Annenberg Institute at Brown University are launching a new education committee to study, assess and make...
SETTING A NEW COURSE: 5-year action plan to determine how R.I....
When David N. Cicilline became the Rhode Island Foundation’s new chief executive and president in May 2023, he and the rest of the nonprofit’s...
RIF’s new action plan to prioritize diversity, equity
The Rhode Island Foundation’s new five-year action plan couldn’t be better timed for those worried about a national rollback in support for diversity, equity,...
Former R.I. senator Cano now SBA’s New England regional administrator
PROVIDENCE – Two months after she resigned from the R.I. Senate, rumors of Sandra Cano taking a job with the U.S. Small Business Administration...
Without state help, arts groups paint dire financial picture
FACING A FALL SEASON with little financial help from the state, arts and cultural organizations across Rhode Island are paring down operations, scrambling to...