Funding search · EIN 854150612 · Providence, RI
Ralph R Papitto and Barbara a Papitto
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 669
- grants reported
- $68.1M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Justice Assistance3 grants · $5.5M
- Building Futures Rhode Island3 grants · $4.4M
- Lifespan3 grants · $3.0M
- The Elisha Project3 grants · $2.8M
- Rhode Island Hospital Foundation4 grants · $2.6M
- Brown University2 grants · $1.9M
- Center for Southeast Asians3 grants · $1.8M
- Leadership Rhode Island3 grants · $1.8M
- Hope & Main3 grants · $1.8M
- Ri Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School2 grants · $1.7M
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 669 grants.
- $2.5M
Lifespan · Providence, RI · 2022
Grants
- $2.2M
Justice Assistance · Cranston, RI · 2024
Grants
- $1.8M
Justice Assistance · Cranston, RI · 2023
Grants
- $1.8M
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2024
Grants
- $1.6M
Devaccelerator · Providence, RI · 2024
Grants
- $1.5M
Building Futures Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2024
Grants
- $1.5M
Building Futures Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $1.4M
Justice Assistance · Cranston, RI · 2022
Grants
- $1.4M
Building Futures Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2022
Grants
- $1.3M
Rhode Island Hospital Foundation · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $1.1M
Center for Southeast Asians · Providence, RI · 2022
Grants
- $1.0M
Hasbro Children'S Hospital · Providence, RI · 2024
Grants
- $1.0M
Ri Hospital Foundation Development · Providence, RI · 2024
Grants
- $1.0M
The Elisha Project · Rumford, RI · 2024
Grants
- $1.0M
The Elisha Project · Rumford, RI · 2022
Grants
- $944,078
The Financial Literacy Initiative · Providence, RI · 2024
Grants
- $935,000
Ri Philharmonic Orchestra & Music S · E Providence, RI · 2024
Grants
- $888,000
Ri Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School · E Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $835,000
Ri Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School · E Providence, RI · 2022
Grants
- $832,466
Hope & Main · Warren, RI · 2023
Grants
- $750,000
The Elisha Project · Rumford, RI · 2023
Grants
- $702,500
Leadership Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2024
Sponsorship
- $641,690
Leadership Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2023
Sponsorship
- $624,649
The Financial Literacy Initiative · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $534,978
Office of the Postsecondary Commiss · Warwick, RI · 2024
Grants
- $525,000
Rhode Island Hospital Foundation · Providence, RI · 2024
Grants
- $525,000
Central Falls Children'S Foundation · Central Falls, RI · 2023
Grants
- $513,062
Hope & Main · Warren, RI · 2024
Grants
- $511,580
Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner · Warwick, RI · 2023
Grants
- $500,000
Central Falls Children'S Foundation · Central Falls, RI · 2024
Grants
- $500,000
Lifespan · Providence, RI · 2024
Grants
- $500,000
Rhode Island Hospital Foundation · Providence, RI · 2022
Grants
- $482,000
Rhode Island Black Heritage Society · Middletown, RI · 2024
Grants
- $482,000
Rhode Island Black Heritage Society · Middletown, RI · 2023
Grants
- $469,340
Mount Hope Neighborhood Association · Providence, RI · 2022
Grants
- $457,983
Tomaquag Museum · Exeter, RI · 2022
Grants
- $453,620
Leadership Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2022
Sponsorship
- $450,000
Center for Southeast Asians · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $450,000
Amos House · Providence, RI · 2022
Grants
- $433,756
Hope & Main · Warren, RI · 2022
Grants
- $403,000
Higher Ground International · Providence, RI · 2024
Grants
- $402,500
Higher Ground International · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $400,000
Community Music Works · Providence, RI · 2024
Donation
- $387,980
Central Falls Children'S Foundation · Central Falls, RI · 2022
Grants
- $375,000
United Way of Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2023
Sponsorship
- $375,000
Crossroads Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2022
Grants
- $370,000
Waterfire Providence · Providence, RI · 2022
Sponsorship
- $365,000
Rhode Island Hospital Foundation · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $350,000
United Way of Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2024
Sponsorship
- $350,000
Amos House · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $335,000
Iylon Foundation · Providence, RI · 2024
Grants
- $335,000
Iylon Foundation · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $324,000
The Legacy Collective Ri · Providence, RI · 2024
Grants
- $324,000
The Legacy Collective Ri · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $314,150
Haircuts & Heritage Corporation · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $300,000
Center for Southeast Asians · Providence, RI · 2024
Grants
- $300,000
The Rhode Island Foundation · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants grant
- $300,000
Providence County Wrestling Club · Pawtucket, RI · 2022
Grants
- $297,120
Haircuts & Heritage Corporation · Providence, RI · 2022
Grants
- $275,000
The Equity Institute · Providence, RI · 2022
Grants
- $255,000
Ymca of Greater Providence · Providence, RI · 2022
Donation
- $250,000
Mount Hope Community Center · Providence, RI · 2024
Grants
- $250,000
Laotian Association of Rhode Island · N Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $250,000
Mount Hope Community Center · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $250,000
Rise Women'S Leadership · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $250,000
Reentry Campus Program · Providence, RI · 2022
Grants
- $250,000
Rise Women'S Leadership · Providence, RI · 2022
Grants
- $250,000
Sojourner House · Providence, RI · 2022
Grants
- $241,144
New Majority Capital Foundation · Providence, RI · 2022
Grants
- $240,000
Refugee Development Center · Providence, RI · 2022
Grants
- $235,000
Providence Promise · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $220,000
Career Devs Computer Science · Providence, RI · 2022
Donation
- $215,000
The Rhode Island Foundation · Providence, RI · 2022
Grantsgrant
- $210,000
The Avenue Concept · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $203,000
The a Concept · Providemce, RI · 2022
Grants
- $201,000
Sojourner House · Providence, RI · 2024
Grants
- $200,000
Rhode Island Educational Collaborative · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $200,000
Social Enterprise Greenhouse · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $200,000
Community Music Works · Providence, RI · 2022
Donation
- $200,000
Nonviolence Institute · Providence, RI · 2022
Grants
- $200,000
Reach Out and Read Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2022
Grants
- $175,640
Winner'S Cirlce Xr Academy · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $175,000
Button Hole · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $175,000
Crossroads Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $175,000
Providence Sports & Leadership · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $165,000
Ymca of Greater Providence · Providence, RI · 2023
Donation
- $160,000
Ri Hispanic Chamber of Commerce · Providence, RI · 2024
Sponsorship
- $152,500
Rhode Island Black Business Association · Providence, RI · 2023
Donation
- $152,000
Year Up Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2022
Scholarship
- $150,000
Amos House · Providence, RI · 2024
Grants
- $150,000
Central Falls Affordable Housing Co · Central Falls, RI · 2024
Grants
- $150,000
Boys & Girls Club of Providence · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $150,000
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $150,000
Bryant University · Smithfield, RI · 2023
Grants
- $150,000
Devaccelerator · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $150,000
Reach Out and Read Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $150,000
St Patricks Church · Providence, RI · 2023
Grants
- $150,000
Federal Hill House · Providence, RI · 2022
Grants
- $150,000
Haus of Codec · Providence, RI · 2022
Grants
- $150,000
Next Generation & Futures · Providence, RI · 2022
Grants
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- The Rhode Island Community Foundation3,312 grants · $224.3M
Similar purposes
- National Collegiate Athletic Association2,481 grants · $2.09B
- Good Ventures Foundation1,830 grants · $1.32B
- UCLA Foundation276 grants · $1.75B
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