How much funding does Mary LeMoine Potter Fund Grants provide?

Mary LeMoine Potter Fund Grants provides US $4,000 - US $16,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Mary LeMoine Potter Fund Grants?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

Who is eligible for Mary LeMoine Potter Fund Grants?

Required: 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.

How often is Mary LeMoine Potter Fund Grants offered?

Mary LeMoine Potter Fund Grants runs on an annual cycle.

Mary LeMoine Potter Fund Grants

The Rhode Island Community Foundation

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Funding Amount

US $4,000 - US $16,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: Annual
Tracked since: April 2026

From the program guidelines: “The Potter Fund Advisory Committee reviews submissions annually to recommend funding.”

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Required status

501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Organizations and projects primarily benefiting residents of the historic village of Kingston"We are not a 501(c)3 but we have a fiscal sponsor.

Other requirements

Can we still apply for funding?" Yes.
Here's a resource for you to review as you consider applying to one of our grant programs.

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: However, those owing grant reports to the Foundation are ineligible for funding.
Not eligible: Grants will not be made to organizations that owe the Foundation a grant report.

Overview

The Mary LeMoine Potter Fund Grants, managed by the Rhode Island Foundation, support organizations benefiting Kingston residents. Established by Mary LeMoine Potter's will, the fund aims to uplift the historic village through various projects. The Potter Fund Advisory Committee reviews submissions annually to recommend funding. Organizations without 501(c)3 status can apply with a fiscal sponsor. However, those owing grant reports to the Foundation are ineligible for funding.

Rhode Island Foundation: Mary LeMoine Potter Fund Grant
“My choice is to help my own village, if possible.” Those were the words of Mary LeMoine Potter in the will that established a fund in her name at the Rhode Island Foundation to benefit Kingston. According to her wishes, the net income from her endowment is used to support organizations and projects primarily benefiting residents of the historic village of Kingston.
The Mary LeMoine Potter Fund is managed by the Rhode Island Foundation with recommendations from the Potter Fund Advisory Committee. The committee meets annually to review submissions and to make recommendations to the Foundation.

Eligibility

Organizations and projects primarily benefiting residents of the historic village of Kingston"We are not a 501(c)3 but we have a fiscal sponsor. Can we still apply for funding?" Yes. Here's a resource for you to review as you consider applying to one of our grant programs.

Ineligibility

Grants will not be made to organizations that owe the Foundation a grant report.

What The Rhode Island Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 977
Total given: $72M
Median grant: $24K
Range: $5,034–$5.01M

By dollars: Rhode Island 86%, Massachusetts 4%, Florida 3%. Top recipient cities: Providence, RI; Newport, RI; Warwick, RI.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
23% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

United Way of Rhode Island · Providence, RI

Other (primary)

$5.01M
Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School · East Providence, RI

Art - arts and culture (primary)

$3.15M
Women & Infants Development Foundation · Providence, RI

Hl - healthy lives (primary)

$2.01M
Trinity Repertory Company · Providence, RI

Art - arts and culture (primary)

$1.53M
Crossroads Rhode Island · Providence, RI

Housing (primary)

$1.31M