Floorcovering Industry Improvement Fund

501(c)(6) organization Barrington, RI EIN: 22-6512809

To accept dues collected from flooring contractors and remit to trade association to provide funding for meetings and other events to promote the technical advancement of the industry.

Floorcovering Industry Improvement Fund at a glance

Total assets
$181,901
-71.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$178,963
-7.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$640,627
+229.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Floorcovering Industry Improvement Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Barrington

How Floorcovering Industry Improvement Fund gives

  • Giving grew 143% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $80K (2021) to $195K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $195K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Northeast Flooring Contractors Association Barrington, RIIndustry Advancement$194,742
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$181,901$178,963$640,627———
2024$643,565$193,552$194,742$194,7421$26,095
2023$644,755$196,751$135,000$135,0001$4,516
2022$583,004$201,479$145,000$145,0001$2,156
2021$526,525$180,113$80,000$80,0001$526
2020$426,412$161,873$109,120$109,1201$733
2019$373,659$211,111$125,001$125,0011$1,909

About Floorcovering Industry Improvement Fund

Based on IRS filings

Floorcovering Industry Improvement Fund is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Barrington, RI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $182K in total assets.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Floorcovering Industry Improvement Fund is led by David Ruggieri, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Ruggieri

    President

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leeann Depietropolo

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Cloud

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Marrama

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Decristoforo

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jared Colombo

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Weis

    Clerk

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: James Colombo (2019–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Jim Burke (2019–2024) — President
  • Former: John McNulty (2019–2024) — Associate Di
  • Former: L. James Spiro (2019–2024) — Clerk
  • Former: Steve Becht (2019–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Kevin Haughey (2019) — Director
  • Former: Tom Indoccio (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Floorcovering Industry Improvement Fund

How large is Floorcovering Industry Improvement Fund?

Floorcovering Industry Improvement Fund reported $182K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $179K.

What is Floorcovering Industry Improvement Fund?

Floorcovering Industry Improvement Fund is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Barrington, RI. It holds $182K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Floorcovering Industry Improvement Fund operate?

Floorcovering Industry Improvement Fund has awarded grants in Rhode Island.

What is Floorcovering Industry Improvement Fund's EIN?

Floorcovering Industry Improvement Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-6512809. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 5, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 19, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 10, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 9, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 26, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 10, 2025)

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