RI Foundation Awards $3.3M to Warwick Nonprofits
By: Rob Borkowski on March 31, 2025 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — The Rhode Island Foundation awarded $3.3 million in grants to Warwick nonprofits in 2024, helping push the organization to the third-best year of giving in its 109-year-history. […]
RI Foundation Community Grant Deadline: March 22
By: Rob Borkowski on March 18, 2024 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — The RI Foundation Community Grant deadline is March 22 for local libraries, neighborhood groups and nonprofit organizations to apply for grants of up to $10,000 for proposals […]
Amenity Aid Wins $5K Best Practice Award
By: Rob Borkowski on February 2, 2024 in Good Times, News to You
WARWICK, RI — Warwick -based Amenity Aid, providing free personal hygiene items to households in need, is one of three nonprofits granted $5,000 Rhode Island Foundation Best Practice Awards. The […]
Potter League Wins $30K Pet Medical Cost Grant
By: Rob Borkowski on December 27, 2023 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — The Potter League Spay and Neuter Clinic will use a $30,000 Rhode Island Foundation pet medical cost grant to help pay for surgeries and transportation for low-income […]
Rhode Island Foundation Grants Warwick Nonprofits $3.3M
By: Rob Borkowski on March 18, 2023 in News to You
WARWICK, RI —The Rhode Island Foundation made $3.3 million in grants in Warwick last year, helping push the organization to the second-best year of grant-making in its 107-year history. Amenity […]
RI Foundation Community Grants: March 15 Deadline
By: Rob Borkowski on March 10, 2023 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — The RI Foundation Community Grants offer local libraries, neighborhood groups and nonprofit organizations up to $10,000 for proposals building community. March 15 is the deadline to apply. […]
Congressman Cicilline Resigning to Lead RI Foundation
By: Rob Borkowski on February 22, 2023 in All Politics Are Local, Election 2023, News to You
Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) will resign June 1 to lead the Rhode Island Foundation as President and CEO, cutting his seventh term in the United States House of Representatives short. […]
Four Warwick Students Win Andrew Scholarships
By: Rob Borkowski on September 1, 2022 in News to You, Schools
PROVIDENCE, RI — Four Warwick students are among dozens starting college with more than $470,000 in scholarships from the Rhode Island Foundation’s new Andrew Scholarships. The Warwick winners of the […]
Warwick Residents Invited to Free Community Dinner Aug. 10
By: Rob Borkowski on July 28, 2022 in Good Times, News to You
WARWICK, RI – The Rhode Island Foundation invites Warwick residents to share thoughts about issues important to them at a limited seating, free community dinner at Chelo’s on Post Road […]
RI Foundation Community Grants Offered Till March 31
By: Rob Borkowski on March 10, 2022 in Good Times
PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Foundation is offering 10,000 community grants to libraries, schools, neighborhood groups and nonprofits through March 31. The organization is seeking proposals that bring people […]
Non-Profits Have Till Dec. 6 to Apply for COVID Relief Grants
By: Rob Borkowski on December 1, 2021 in COVID-19, News to You
WARWICK, RI – Local nonprofits on the frontlines of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic have until Dec. 6 apply for grants of up to $100,000, and the RI Foundation will […]
RI Foundation Grants $250K for Narcan Kits
By: Rob Borkowski on October 20, 2021 in News to You
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to the University of Rhode Island’s Community First Responder Program (CFRP) for thousands of Narcan opioid overdose prevention kits […]
RI Foundation: $20K College Scholarship Deadline Feb. 12
By: Warwick Post Staff on February 9, 2021 in Schools
High school seniors have until Feb. 12 to apply for college scholarships of up to $20,000 a year through the Carter Roger Williams Initiative at the Rhode Island Foundation. Conceived […]
RI Gets SBA Disaster Aid, Dentists: Essential Care Only
By: Rob Borkowski on March 17, 2020 in COVID-19, News to You
Editor’s note: This article and and most of our COVID-19 related news is free to the public to ensure people have access to life-saving information. If we’ve helped you, and […]
Scholarship Deadline Feb. 12 For Students Showing Roger Williams’ Values
By: Rob Borkowski on February 3, 2020 in Schools
PROVIDENCE, RI — High school seniors have until Feb. 12 to apply for college scholarships of up to $20,000 through the Carter Roger Williams Initiative at the Rhode Island Foundation. […]
Gamm Theatre, PLAN RI Win RI Foundation Grants
By: Rob Borkowski on August 28, 2019 in Good Times
WARWICK — The Gamm Theatre and the Personal Lifetime Advocacy Networks of R.I. in Warwick have each won $10,000 grants from the the Rhode Island Foundation’s Community Grants program. The […]
Warwick Animal Groups receive $56K from RI Foundation’s PAW
By: Rob Borkowski on January 24, 2019 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — The Ocean State Animal Coalition and PAAWS RI will benefit from a total of $56,250 from the Rhode Island Foundation’s Program for Animal Welfare (PAW). The majority […]
RI Foundation Offers Three $25K Fellowships to Local Writers
By: Rob Borkowski on August 2, 2018 in News to You
PROVIDENCE — Local writers dreaming of more time to spend on their writing have until Aug. 8 to apply for $25,000 fellowships from the Rhode Island Foundation. The grants are considered to be among […]
RI Foundation Offers College Scholarships up to $80K, Application Deadline Feb. 12
By: Rob Borkowski on February 1, 2018 in Schools
PROVIDENCE, RI — High school seniors have until Feb. 12 to apply for college scholarships of up to $80,000 through the Carter Roger Williams Initiative at the Rhode Island Foundation. Conceived of and funded by […]
Officials Unveil Restored Rocky Point Arch
By: Rob Borkowski on September 27, 2016 in Good Times, News to You
City and state officials celebrated the unveiling of the newly restored and painted Rocky Point Arch Monday afternoon, made possible by a $5,000 Rhode Island Foundation grant.
Martínez Named Rhode Island Foundation Fellow
By: Rob Borkowski on April 1, 2015 in News to You
Warwick, RI – Marta V. Martínez of Warwick, founder and director of Rhode Island Latino Arts, has been named a 2015 Rhode Island Foundation Fellow. RI Foundation Fellowships, part of a leadership […]