The Rhode Island Foundation is excited to announce the Community Priority Grants.
Donor Name: Rhode Island Foundation
State: Rhode Island
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/29/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Community Priority Grant program is one of three core grant programs and primarily provides programmatic and general operating support to organizations and programs that respond to one or more of the community priorities, and related focus areas, in the Foundation’s Five-Year Action Plan.
Each community priority is guided by inclusiveness, accessibility, compassion, mutual respect, and humility, ensuring that efforts address inequities and support thriving communities.
Priorities and Considerations
- Focus area alignment: Demonstrate how the work of your organization supports one or more of the focus areas within the Community Priorities of the Foundation’s Five-Year Action Plan.
- Organizational health: There are many ways for you to show the health of your organization, including by demonstrating a clear mission and vision, commitment to financial stability, capacity to learn from your work, strong board and staff leadership, and evidence of your connection with the community you serve.
- Potential for community impact: Demonstrate how the work of your organization and your experience, partnerships, technical/content expertise, or other capabilities or unique qualities help your proposal respond to one or more of the community priorities, and related focus areas, in the Foundation’s Five-Year Action Plan.
- Support thriving communities: Show how your organization demonstrates trust between, and engagement with, the population you serve, and how that helps your proposal respond to the needs of the community served and ensure their voice is part of the planning process.
- Sound implementation plan: Provide a practical budget, demonstrate sufficient capacity to accomplish the work described in the grant proposal, have a plan to track progress and outcomes, and identify ways to sustain the work in the future.
- Sustainability plan: You have an identified path towards sustainability, with the understanding that sustainability can come in many different forms and timelines.
Funding Information
The average grant size for this program was $60,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- This program primarily targets nonprofit, 501(c)3 organizations located in Rhode Island.
- Organizations also recognize there are entities and efforts without a 501(c)(3) IRS designation that align with this funding opportunity. Given that, they will also consider grant applications from groups using a fiscal sponsor with a 501(c)(3) IRS designation. If an organization is serving as a fiscal agent for another entity, they may also be eligible for a separate Community Priority grant to support their own organization.
- Given focus on Rhode Island, if your organization is located outside of the state yet serving Rhode Islanders in unique ways, they recommend completing the pre-application, and they will evaluate if your organization’s work might be a fit.
- This grant program will not fund individuals, for-profit entities, event sponsorships, or capital projects.
For more information, visit RIF.
