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    Providence Shelter for Colored Children

    ActiveHousing & Shelter
    PROVIDENCE, RIWebsite4012696337

    About Providence Shelter for Colored Children

    The Providence Shelter for Colored Children makes modest, locally-focused grants that prioritize youth-serving programs in Providence, especially arts education and recreational/outdoor youth experiences. They often channel support through the RI Foundation and provide repeat, small-dollar grants to neighborhood organizations that offer camps, music instruction, and boating/recreation for children. The foundation’s giving reflects a civic-minded, place-based approach aimed at enriching the lives of Providence youth through cultural and recreational opportunities.

    Focus Areas

    Neighborhood arts education for youth (e.g., after-school music programs)Overnight and day camps for local childrenYouth boating, water-based recreation, and outdoor programming in ProvidenceGrantmaking via a community foundation to support mission-aligned local nonprofits

    Who They Fund

    youth (children and adolescents)nonprofit arts organizations/companies

    Giving Approach

    Concentrated, small-to-midsize local grants with multiple repeat gifts to the same organizations and occasional intermediary grants through the RI Foundation rather than wide geographic diversification.

    Open Grant Opportunities

    Current and upcoming funding from Providence Shelter for Colored Children that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.

    Open nowCloses Mar 24, 2027Award: $0 – $5K

    Fund of the Providence Shelter for Children of Color Grants

    Youth well-beingMental health supportEducational advancement+5 more

    Who can apply: Organizations serving children of African descent/children of color in Rhode Island urban core communities. Priority for organizations with leadership reflecting community diversity. Preference for programs serving multiple children (not single-child scholarships). Generally favors organizations with annual operating budgets under $1.5 million. Funding is for services/programs for children, not for equipment or capital improvements. Applicants must apply via the Rhode Island Foundation online system.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $11K

    Total Assets

    $518K

    Total Revenue

    $32K

    Total Expenses

    $33K

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $3K and $8K, with a median of $4K.

    25th Percentile

    $3K

    Median

    $4K

    75th Percentile

    $8K

    Geographic Reach

    Local1 state funded

    About 100% of grants go to recipients in RI.

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    Funding Style

    general operating supportprogram support for arts educationunrestricted/untied funding

    Notable grantees: RI Foundation, Community Music Works, Camp Ruggles, Community Boating Center

    Topics

    arts education programmingyouth recreation and after-school artssupport for arts organizations aligned with Shelter's mission
    Latest 990 Filing

    2026

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.

    Deadline: Application deadline typically March 24 (previous cycle closed March 24, 2025). Applications open in January (previous cycle opened January 20, 2025).

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    CAMP RUGGLESCHEPACHET, RI$5,0002026GENERAL SUPPORT
    RI COMMUNITY & JUSTICEPROVIDENCE, RI$3,0002026GENERAL SUPPORT
    COMMUNITY MUSIC WORKSPROVIDENCE, RI$2,5002026GENERAL SUPPORT
    COMMUNITY MUSIC WORKSPROVIDENCE, RI$4,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    CAMP RUGGLESCHEPACHET, RI$3,0002025GENERAL SUPPORT
    RI FOUNDATIONPROVIDENCE, RI$11,5002024TO SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS IN LINE WITH THE SHELTER'S MISSION
    RI FoundationProvidence, RI$36,4742023To support organizations in line with the Shelter's mission
    Community Music WorksProvidence, RI$4,0002023Arts Education
    Camp RugglesChepachet, RI$3,0002023Youth
    Community Boating CenterProvidence, RI$2,6002023Youth/recreation

    CAMP RUGGLES

    $5,000
    CHEPACHET, RI2026

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    RI COMMUNITY & JUSTICE

    $3,000
    PROVIDENCE, RI2026

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    COMMUNITY MUSIC WORKS

    $2,500
    PROVIDENCE, RI2026

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    COMMUNITY MUSIC WORKS

    $4,000
    PROVIDENCE, RI2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    CAMP RUGGLES

    $3,000
    CHEPACHET, RI2025

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    RI FOUNDATION

    $11,500
    PROVIDENCE, RI2024

    TO SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS IN LINE WITH THE SHELTER'S MISSION

    RI Foundation

    $36,474
    Providence, RI2023

    To support organizations in line with the Shelter's mission

    Community Music Works

    $4,000
    Providence, RI2023

    Arts Education

    Camp Ruggles

    $3,000
    Chepachet, RI2023

    Youth

    Community Boating Center

    $2,600
    Providence, RI2023

    Youth/recreation