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Rhode Island Community Food Bank

Providence, RI

The Rhode Island Community Food Bank funds Rhode Island organizations working on hunger relief and related community services, including food access, nutrition, and support for children and seniors. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,088 to $50,000, with a median of $8,250. The available information does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Uw a S Armour

Dallas, TX

Mentor Rhode Island

Warwick, RI

To ensure youth have access to the motivational and supportive relationships they need to grow into confident, successful adults.

Ralph R Papitto & Barbara a Papitto

Providence, RI

Papitto Opportunity Connection funds Rhode Island 501(c)(3) organizations working in education, job skills training, housing, healthcare, and entrepreneurship, with a focus on communities most in need. It gives about $6 million annually; small grants are generally $5,000–$20,000, though awards vary widely. It accepts unsolicited applications during set periods, but its application page says proposals are not currently being accepted.

Rhode Island Health Center Association

Providence, RI

The Rhode Island Health Center Association works to support, sustain, and strengthen community health centers so they can provide high-quality, patient-centered, integrated and equitable primary health care to their patients and communities.

Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote

Washington, DC

APIAVote funds nonpartisan civic engagement among Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, including voter outreach, grassroots organizing, youth leadership, and field infrastructure through partner organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,800 to $61,050, with a median of $15,000, and supported organizations in multiple states nationwide. It offers subgrants through its partner network; whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Washington Trust Co Charitable Fdn

Westerly, RI

The foundation supports affordable housing and community revitalization, economic development, youth and family services, health, arts and culture, education, and conservation in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and southeastern Connecticut. Its 2025 grants ranged from $250 to $61,000, with a median of $2,500. It accepts requests by letter, with proposals due October 1 each year.

Association of Asian Pacific

San Francisco, CA

AAPCHO funds community health programs, health-care access, and related work such as tuberculosis elimination, primarily supporting community health organizations serving Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. Its 2025 grants ranged from $15,000 to $398,936, with a median of $30,000, and went to organizations across the U.S., with the largest shares in California and Illinois. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Partnership Foundation

Dallas, TX

The Partnership Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, including community, environmental, and health-related work, with most of its 2025 grant dollars going to Texas organizations and some going to other states. It awarded 26 grants in 2025, ranging from $250 to $102,500, with a median grant of $2,500. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

MLP Charitable Trust

Dublin, OH

Gannett Foundation Inc

New York, NY

Gannett Foundation’s 2025 grants supported a range of organizations, with listed awards generally between $1,500 and $2,500, though the available figures do not establish a typical grant size or geographic focus. The foundation has wound down: its 2026 filing reports no grants or assets, and no current application process or acceptance of unsolicited requests is stated.

Mary D Chafee Fund Co Mark Chafee

Little Compton, RI

The fund supports less fortunate families, seniors, women and children, and community-based education, as well as related health, family-service, food, arts and conservation work in Rhode Island and Hancock County, Maine. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,000 to $10,000, with a median of $5,000. It accepts written proposals with current financial information through Coastline Trust Co.; no deadline is stated.