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THE HENRY BARNARD SCHOOL Parents Association has reached an agreement with Rhode Island College to take over the 122-year-old Henry Barnard School, which RIC was expected to close at the end of this academic year due to financial cuts. / COURTESY HENRY BARNARD SCHOOL

Local association saves Henry Barnard School from permanent closure

PROVIDENCE – Parents have collaborated to help save a century-plus-old institution on the Rhode Island College campus. The Henry Barnard School Parents Association announced Monday...
THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION has awarded $5 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act relief funds to more than 120 nonprofits across the state. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

R.I. Foundation awards $5M in CARES Act funds to nonprofits

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation announced Monday that it has awarded $5 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funds...
UNITED WAY OF RHODE ISLAND has received a $10 million gift from philanthropist and novelist MacKenzie Scott.

United Way of R.I. receives $10M gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

PROVIDENCE – The United Way of Rhode Island received an eight-figure gift from a nationally prominent philanthropist that will help the nonprofit’s upcoming goals...
DOING MORE WITH LESS: With a lean staff, Women’s Fund of Rhode Island focuses on its mission through advocacy, grant-making, informal education sessions and intensive grassroots training.
COURTESY WOMEN’S FUND OF RHODE ISLAND

Women’s Fund of Rhode Island addresses barriers and breaks through them

PBN DIVERSITY & INCLUSIONS 2020 AWARDS Nonprofit: Women’s Fund of Rhode Island FOR KELLY NEVINS, executive director of Providence-based Women’s Fund of Rhode Island, the organization’s...
holiday cheer: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island employees gather for a Christmas party at the office.
COURTESY BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF RHODE ISLAND

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island provides the right match...

PBN DIVERSITY & INCLUSIONS 2020 AWARDS Social-Services Agency: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island AS AN ORGANIZATION devoted to providing children in Rhode Island communities...
Chris Gadbois is an advanced practice public health nurse who became CEO of East Providence-based CareLink Inc. in 2019. Later that year, she was elected president of the nonprofit Rhode Island Public Health Association, an affiliate of the American Public Health Association.  / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

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Chris Gadbois | CareLink Inc. CEO; R.I. Public Health Association president When I was elected president of the Rhode Island Public Health Association, I could...
RHODE ISLAND KIDS COUNT released Thursday a new report stating that the COVID-19 pandemic will increase child food insecurity rates in Rhode Island to as high as 29%.

R.I. KIDS COUNT: Pandemic worsens child food insecurity rate in R.I.

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island KIDS COUNT released Thursday its latest report on child hunger and nutrition in the Ocean State that found food insecurity...
UNITED WAY OF RHODE ISLAND is making $2 million in grants available to nonprofits that are addressing systemic inequality in the state.

United Way of R.I. making $2M in grants available to nonprofits...

PROVIDENCE – The United Way of Rhode Island announced Thursday it is making $2 million in grants available from the organization’s community impact fund...
THE CHAMPLIN FOUNDATION awarded 188 Rhode Island-based nonprofits more than $18 million in grants to support critical needs for the community.

Champlin Foundation awards $18M in grants to 188 R.I.-based organizations

CRANSTON – The Champlin Foundation announced Wednesday that it has awarded 188 Rhode Island-based nonprofits a combined $18 million in grants to support critical...
FOR EVERY DOLLAR the public donates to Trinity Repertory Company from Thanksgiving through New Year's Eve, the Rhode Island Foundation will match that up to $60,000 to be donated to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. / COURTESY TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY

R.I. Foundation to match Trinity Rep donations to fund R.I. Community...

PROVIDENCE – While a live audience at Trinity Repertory Company during performances of “A Christmas Carol” will not be possible this year, the organization's...
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