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Who funds health disparities work in Rhode Island
13 funders have a record of paying for health disparities work by Rhode Island recipients: 19 grants totaling $2.5M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Clein-Lemann Esperanza Foundation ($750,000), Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary Trust ($140,000) and Leder Family Foundation ($200,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Rhode Island recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $250,000 to BROWN UNIVERSITY — clein-lemann esperanza foundation health equity scholars program
Largest: $50,000 to Newport County Womens Resource Center — general operating support $30,000; newport health equity zone to craft a resident driven equitable development strategy for north end community $20,000
Largest: $100,000 to BROWN UNIVERSITY — leder family foundation health equity scholarship fund
The Rhode Island Community FoundationProvidence, RICharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $100,000 · through 2022Largest: $90,000 to BROWN UNIVERSITY — health equity scholars program research assistantships
ImpactassetsincBethesda, MDCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $158,500 · through 2022Largest: $158,500 to BROWN UNIVERSITY — health equity scholars
Largest: $750,000 to Brown University — vision 2023 - eliminating health disparities in pregnancy and childhood at the alan g. hassenfeld child health innovation institute - public health
Largest: $120,000 to THE STEVE FUND — champion health equity, nurture healthy minds
Largest: $100,000 to HunterSeven Foundation — support for the special operations health equity initiative to create an evidence-based solution to successfully support, screen, and prevent cancer deaths in special operations fo…
Largest: $61,701 to BROWN U OFF OF SPONSORED PROJS — 76845 producing a special journal issue and a convening on the consequences for health equity of entrenched legal and political power
Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $100,600 · through 2021Largest: $100,600 to RHODE ISLAND FREE CLINIC — fund for health equity
National Academy of NeuropsychologyLittleton, COCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $15,000 · through 2025Largest: $15,000 to BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH — leveraging digital technology to reduce brain health disparities for rural older adults.
June Rockwell Levy FoundationProvidence, RICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $25,000 · through 2022Largest: $25,000 to CLINICA ESPERANZA HOPE CLINIC — bridging the health equity gap
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