Women's Fund of Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE, RI EIN: 06-1741539 Website

Invests in women and girls through research, advocacy, grant making and strategic partnerships designed to achieve gender equity through systemic change.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.3M

+8.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$142K

+123.3% YoY

Grant Count

+28.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$16K

+73.7% YoY

About Women's Fund of Rhode Island

Based on IRS filings

Women's Fund of Rhode Island is a nonprofit organization focused on Human Services, based in PROVIDENCE, RI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 9 grants totaling $142K. Net investment income was $14K.

Focus Areas

Human Services

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

Rhode Island $320K (84%)

Georgia $20K (5%)

Massachusetts $20K (5%)

New York $20K (5%)

States

Georgia Massachusetts New York Rhode Island

Cities

AtlantaBristolBrooklynHadleyPawtucketProvidenceWarwick

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue

Expenses

Qualifying Distributions

Net Investment Income

Metric	2024	2023	2022
Total Assets	$1,299,831	$1,196,167	$1,127,076
Revenue	$682,873	$518,387	$417,205
Expenses	$633,335	$483,650	$464,615
Qualifying Distributions	—	—	—
Net Investment Income	$13,731	$3,937	—
Distributable Amount	—	—	—

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

35 grants across all recorded years

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2024 grants, the largest include Rhode Island for Community & Justice ($57,400), Amos House ($20,000), Planned Parenthood ($10,000).

Recipient	Purpose	Amount
Planned Parenthood Providence, RI	to strengthen Advocacy and Public Policy work, growing a larger and more diverse base of supporters who will further shape the reproductive rights movement, and gender equity, particularly within the Southeast Asian community.	$10,000
Rhode Island for Community & Justice Providence, RI	for Young Women's Equity Initiative to support leadership development, civic engagement opportunities, and career exploration for young women of color	$57,400
RI Coalition to End Homelessness Providence, RI	Renewed funding for Voices of Homelessness (VOH) and Constituent Advisory Committee (CAC) where constituents with lived experience of homelessness work towards systems change and ending homelessness in the state, and receive a livable wage for their work.	$8,738
Refugee Dream Center Providence, RI	to fund the Afghani Women Integration project to alleviate social isolation and increase access to resources including English as a second language, health education, employment opportunities and other services through weekly programming. Serves both women and their husbands in cultural awareness training about American society.	$8,738
SafeBae Bristol, RI	to comprehensively engage school and parent communities in a series of targeted activities that reduce relationship violence through youth engagement, supporting caregivers/parents to improve their communication with their teens, and building trusting community-wide support systems between students, school staff, and local service providers	$8,738
Young Voices Providence, RI	to fund GRL PWR, a youth-led BIPOC women and non-binary empowerment group that focuses on policy change within the Providence community, focusing on dismantling systemic inequities in school disciplinary practices and implementing restorative justice.	$8,786
Amos House Providence, RI	to fund Bridge to Career Opportunities program, which includes concurrent support services, basic education, job training, career counseling, and financial coaching to improve employment and economic outcomes for 25 low-income women facing financial insecurity.	$20,000
Arise Providence, RI	Alliance of RI Southeast Asians for Education; Youth-led development, testing, and implementation of a new civic advocacy curriculum, which focuses specifically on issues of gender inequity, including stipends for collaborators.	$10,000
Women's Health and Educational Fund Providence, RI	operating expenses for Rhode Island's only abortion fund.	$10,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

Name	Title	Hours	Compensation
Beverly Wiley	Member	0.25	—
Julie Dibari	Committee Chair	0.25	—
Christina Castle	Member	0.25	—
Maryam Attarpour	Member	0.25	—
Sandra Victorino	Vice President	0.25	—
Adam Ramos	Committee Chair	0.25	—
Lysa Teal	Member	0.25	—
Christy Durant	Treasurer	0.25	—
Sean Holley	Member	0.25	—
Susan Killenberg	Secretary	0.25	—
Etie-Lee Schaub	Member	0.25	—
Kelly Nevins	Chief Executive Officer	40	$107,177
Kelly Kincaid	Committee Chair	0.25	—
Susan Rittcher	President	0.25	—
Ana Martins	Member	0.25	—

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Human Services

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Women's Fund of Rhode Island?

Women's Fund of Rhode Island is a nonprofit organization focused on Human Services, based in PROVIDENCE, RI. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2024.