Jewish Federation Foundation of Greater Rhode Island
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About Jewish Federation Foundation of Greater Rhode Island
Build and manage an endowment to advance the Jewish community locally and overseas, connecting people of all ages, faiths and backgrounds and sustaining Jewish life through philanthropy, donor-advised funds and planned giving.
Focus Areas
Jewish community supportEndowment and unrestricted fundsDonor-advised fundsPlanned givingIsrael and overseas Jewish needs
Who They Fund
Jewish congregations and synagoguesstudents and scholarship recipientspeople affected by the Ukraine humanitarian crisismedical researchers / patients in oncologyindividuals and families needing basic human needs / economic security assistance
Funding Style
About Jewish Federation Foundation of Greater Rhode Island
A defining feature of the Jewish Federation Foundation of Greater Rhode Island is its role as a vehicle for large, recurring allocations to the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island and to Providence synagogues and schools. In the recent grants list, the largest award is $2,031,260 to the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island for faith-based support, followed by $741,480 in 2024 and $647,200 in 2023 to the same organization under unrestricted support and general support. That pattern points to a funder that uses major institutional grants to sustain core Jewish communal infrastructure rather than only project-based giving. The foundation’s grantmaking also reaches Jewish day schools, Holocaust education, and congregational life. Providence Hebrew Day School appears with both education-focused and annual distribution grants, while Temple Emanu-el and Temple Beth-el each receive sizable support in multiple years. Smaller grants extend to organizations such as the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center and the Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association, indicating attention to education, heritage, and community continuity. Its annual giving volume of more than $11.4 million and assets near $99.5 million show a substantial philanthropic platform behind that pattern.
What Jewish Federation Foundation of Greater Rhode Island Funds
Jewish communal institutions are the clearest focus. The foundation gave $2,031,260 to the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island for faith-based support, and it also made repeated annual, unrestricted, and general-support grants to the same organization in 2023 and 2024. Education and student success is another visible area. Providence Hebrew Day School received $316,559 in 2025 for education and student success, and Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island received $227,236 in 2025 for the same purpose. The Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center also appears with education-related funding, including $90,092 in 2025. The foundation supports arts and cultural preservation as well. Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association received $66,658 in 2025 for arts and culture, alongside prior unrestricted grants in 2024 and 2023. Humanitarian relief also shows up in the grant record: the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island received $121,870 in 2023 for Ukraine relief.
How Jewish Federation Foundation of Greater Rhode Island Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.5M
Total Assets
$109M
Total Revenue
$12.5M
Total Expenses
$6.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $500 and $10K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$10K
Geographic Reach
Regional14 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ADAM GREENMAN
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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