Rhode Island Council for the Humanities

PROVIDENCE, RI EIN: 05-0376246 Website

RHODE ISLAND COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES SEEDS, SUPPORTS, AND STRENGTHENS PUBLIC HISTORY, CULTURAL HERITAGE, CIVIC EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BY AND FOR ALL RHODE ISLANDERS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$586K

+5.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$135K

+24.9% YoY

Grant Count

12

+20.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$11K

+4.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$442K$883K$1M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$585,856$554,310$359,906
Revenue$1,259,896$1,141,056$1,088,377
Expenses$1,203,150$1,160,208$1,103,865
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$20,563$7,381$5,898
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$170K$340K$510K$680K43 grants202081 grants202112 grants202210 grants202312 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ARMENIAN HISTORICAL ASSO…$12KDIRT PALACE PUBLIC PROJE…$12KFRACTURED ATLAS$12KLITTLE COMPTON HISTORICA…$12KNEWPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY$12KPROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY$12KQUEERARCHIVEWORK INC$12KTIKKUN OLAM PRODUCTIONS$12KWEST BROADWAY NEIGHBORHO…$12KSCHOOL ONE$10K

Grant Size Distribution

158 grants across all recorded years

158<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ELIZABETH FRANCISEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$119K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
TIFFINI BOWERSVICE CHAIR1
MARCIA SOUSA DA PONTESECRETARY THRU 12/08/231
JORGE MEJIATREASURER THRU 03/11/241
CHRYSTAL MARS BAKERSECRETARY1
EUGENE B MIHALYTREASURER1
DOUG POPOVICHBOARD CHAIR1
CHERRY ARNOLDBOARD MEMBER1
ANTONIA NOORI FARZANBOARD MEMBER1
DON E WINEBERGBOARD MEMBER THRU 03/31/241
JAMES P RILEYBOARD MEMBER THRU 03/31/241
JEANNETTE E RILEY PHDBOARD MEMBER1
JOSH STENGER PHDBOARD MEMBER1
ROBERT CRAVEN ESQBOARD MEMBER1
KENNY ALSTONBOARD MEMBER THRU 12/14/231
STEPHANIE BASILEBOARD MEMBER1
JAFFA DAVIESBOARD MEMBER1
EMILY MCHUGHBOARD MEMBER1
ERIC E SUNGBOARD MEMBER1
MARIAHADESSA EKERE TALLIEBOARD MEMBER1
CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH WESTGATEPHDBOARD MEMBER1
CAROLYN MARKBOARD MEMBER1
RENEE SOTOBOARD MEMBER1
ROBERT WOOLARD MDBOARD MEMBER1
ELIZABETH FRANCISEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$118,652

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

BristolCentral FallsCoventryCranstonCumberlandEast GreenwichEast ProvidenceExeterFosterHartsdaleHope ValleyJohnstonKingstonLincolnLittle ComptonMiddletownNarragansettNewportNorth KingstownNorth Providence

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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