Tag: Rhode Island Foundation
R.I. Foundation awards additional $294K to nonprofits through census fund
PROVIDENCE – An additional 37 local nonprofits received a combined $294,000 from the Rhode Island Foundation’s Rhode Island Census 2020 fund in the latest...
United Way’s upcoming 401Gives Day seeks to raise $1M
PROVIDENCE – The United Way of Rhode Island will launch a statewide campaign early next month to help raise significant funds for nonprofits across...
Five Questions With: Neil D. Steinberg
Neil D. Steinberg | CEO and president, Rhode Island Foundation
1. The Rhode Island Foundation released its 10-year health plan for the state in January....
Five Questions With: Neil D. Steinberg
Neil D. Steinberg, CEO and president of the Rhode Island Foundation, helped introduce a 10-year long-term education plan called “Chart a Course, Stay the...
Twin River Worldwide Holdings donates $25K to education fund
PROVIDENCE – Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc. has donated $25,000 to the Fund for Rhode Island Public Education to be invested in teacher pipeline...
R.I. Foundation issues record $56M in grants to nonprofits in 2019
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation one-upped itself in helping the nonprofit community in 2019.
The foundation announced Friday that it awarded $56 million in...
Report highlights large diversity gaps in women, people of color leading...
PROVIDENCE – A joint research report released Tuesday by a group of local nonprofits highlights that diversity gaps in women and people of color...
R.I. Foundation awards $172K in grants to elementary school teachers
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation’s Carter Spark Grants program issued more than $172,000 in grants to elementary school teachers across the Ocean State...
Are there new options in works for ‘Superman’ building?
Discussions have been rekindled about how to reoccupy the “Superman” building, the iconic Providence skyscraper that’s been empty and dark for seven years. But...
R.I. Foundation unveils 10-year plan, $1M commitment to improve public education
PROVIDENCE – Within the last two years, Rhode Island has started making the long journey to repair the public education system in the state.
In...
