Tag: Rhode Island Black Storytellers
R.I. Foundation awards $120K to 24 nonprofits supporting Black community
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-four local nonprofits serving the state’s Black community received more than $120,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation’s Black Philanthropy Bannister...
10 artist organizations receive $275K to support various programming
PROVIDENCE – Eight local arts organizations, a local college and one artist received a total of $275,000 in grants from the National Endowment for...
Providence awards $200K in COVID-19 recovery grants to 9 arts organizations
PROVIDENCE – Nine city-based arts and culture organizations received $200,000 in total grants to help local artists continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic,...
RIF awards $2.2M in grants, creates endowments for organizations addressing racial...
PROVIDENCE – Six local nonprofits have received $2.2 million in total grants from the Rhode Island Foundation to help take down causes of systemic...
R.I. Foundation awards $110K to 19 organizations supporting Black community
PROVIDENCE – Close to $110,000 in grants via the Rhode Island Foundation’s Black Philanthropy Bannister Fund were awarded to 19 local nonprofits supporting the...
Berkshire Bank donates $764K to 155 nonprofits, including 3 in R.I.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Berkshire Bank recently highlighted the $2.8 million in philanthropic investments made in 2022, including $764,000 to 155 community organizations in the...
United Way of R.I. awards $4.5M in grants to organizations promoting...
PROVIDENCE – As part of the United Way of Rhode Island’s five-year, $100 million plan to create transformative change in the Ocean State, the nonprofit...
RIF awards $130K to organizations serving African-American community
PROVIDENCE – In recognition of black history month, the Rhode Island Foundation is awarding $130,000 in grants and scholarships to the local African-American community...
Tutson receives Public Humanities Scholar Award from RICH
VALERIE TUTSON is the founding member and executive director of Rhode Island Black Storytellers. The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities recently awarded Tutson...