The Roy T. Morgan Foundation concentrates on supporting disability services, rehabilitation and special-needs education in Rhode Island, with repeated investments in local providers that deliver direct services and facility upgrades. Grants frequently fund programmatic supports (daily living, workforce development, equity policy) and capital/operational needs (kitchen, adaptive furniture, technology infrastructure), indicating a focus on improving service quality and accessibility for people with disabilities and children with special needs.
A defining pattern of the Roy T Morgan Foundation Inc Co Gilstein Kinder & Levin LLP is repeated support for disability services in Rhode Island, especially organizations serving children, teens, and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Its recent grants show a mix of program support and facility improvements: Latham Centers received $60,000 in 2025 for activities of daily living, kitchen renovation and expansion, and workforce development; Meeting Street Center received $40,000 in 2024 for new machines for the computer lab. The foundation also backs direct-service providers that combine education, rehabilitation, and accessibility. Sargent Rehabilitation Center has received multiple grants for its Family Academy program, lifetime introduction programming, and family-based technology infrastructure. Similar support appears in awards to Easter Seals of Rhode Island for early intervention services for children birth to age 3, and to J Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center for its early intervention program. The grant record suggests a funder that invests in both daily service delivery and the physical or technological tools that make those services easier to access.
Early intervention is a recurring theme. The foundation gave $15,000 to Easter Seals of Rhode Island in 2025 for early intervention services for children birth to age 3 with disabilities, and $12,000 to J Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center in 2025 to support the early intervention program. It also supported the same program at J Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center in 2024 and 2023. Education and classroom access are another thread: Meeting Street Center received $27,137 in 2025 for adaptive tables for classroom, lunchroom and outdoor learning space, after a $40,000 award in 2024 for new machines for the computer lab. The foundation also funds inclusive recreation and enrichment, including $25,000 to Kennedy-donovan Center in 2025 for prom, therapeutic horseback riding lessons, and adaptive swim lessons.
Typical grant size sits in a narrow midfive-figure band, with a p25 of $10,000, median of $12,000, and p75 of $26,068. The record shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including Latham Centers, Sargent Rehabilitation Center, Meeting Street Center, Easter Seals of Rhode Island, J Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center, Sail to Prevail, Ri Hospital Foundation, and the Boy Scounts of America. That pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off gifts. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grant set is local in scope, with Rhode Island receiving the overwhelming share of grants.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $26K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$26K
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Relatively concentrated, local giving with multiple repeat grants to a few core providers; mid-sized awards that mix capital/ infrastructure projects and program support rather than many small, one-off gifts.
Notable grantees: Latham Centers, Meeting Street Center, Sargent Rehabilitation Center
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Rhode Island, which accounts for 83% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Providence appears multiple times through Meeting Street Center and Ri Hospital Foundation, while Warwick is represented by Sargent Rehabilitation Center and J Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center. Other Rhode Island recipients include Newport, North Kingstown, Cranston, Kingston, Barrington, and Portsmouth. Outside Rhode Island, grants in the recent list go to Brewster and Foxboro, Massachusetts, but every grant in the country distribution is in the United States.
It supports disability services, rehabilitation, and special-needs education, with repeated awards to providers serving children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Recent grants also show support for early intervention, adaptive equipment, inclusive recreation, and school-based accessibility improvements.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Latham Centers, Meeting Street Center, Sargent Rehabilitation Center, Easter Seals of Rhode Island, J Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center, Sail to Prevail, Ri Hospital Foundation, and the Boy Scounts of America.
The grant pattern is centered on smaller awards: p25 is $10,000, median grant size is $12,000, and p75 is $26,068. Recent examples range from $10,000 awards to midfive-figure grants such as $27,137 and $40,000.
Rhode Island receives 83% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Recent recipients are spread across Providence, Warwick, Newport, North Kingstown, Cranston, Kingston, Barrington, and Portsmouth.
Yes. Recent grants include $15,000 to Easter Seals of Rhode Island in 2025 for early intervention services for children birth to age 3 with disabilities, and $12,000 to J Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center in 2025 to support the early intervention program.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATHAM CENTERS | BREWSTER, MA | $60,000 | 2026 | TO BE USED AS FOLLOWS: $20,000 FOR ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, $20,000 ADULTS SERVICE AGING IN PLACE,$20,000 FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE |
| SARGENT REHABILITATION CENTER | WARWICK, RI | $40,000 | 2026 | LIFETIME INTRODUCTION PROGRAM & CONTINUATION OF EXISTING PROGRAMS |
| KENNEDY-DONOVAN CENTER | FOXBORO, MA | $25,000 | 2026 | GNOME SURF THERAPY, WOOD WORKING CLASSES, FIELD DAY AND FAMILY NIGHT DINNERS |
| MEETING STREET CENTER | PROVIDENCE, RI | $24,772 | 2026 | PURCHASE OF HOYER LIFTS AND PORTABLE WHEELCHAIR SCALE |
| EMPOWER SPINAL CORD INJURY | WARREN, RI | $15,000 | 2026 | TEEN/YOUNG ADULT SUMMER INTENSIVE PROGRAM FOR ADOLESXENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS LIVING WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES |
| EASTER SEALS OF RHODE ISLAND | N KINGSTOWN, RI | $15,000 | 2026 | EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN BIRTH TO AGE 3 WITH DISABILITIES. |
| SAIL TO PREVAIL | NEWPORT, RI | $15,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTION FOR SAILING FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH DISABILITIES |
| J ARTHUR TRUDEAU MEMORIAL CENTER | WARWICK, RI | $14,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM |
| BROWN HEALTHHASBRO FOUNDATION | PROVIDENCE, RI | $11,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF PROJECT TO CREATE A THERAPEUTIC, REGULATED, AND DEVELOPMENTALLY SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMEMT FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | CRANSTON, RI | $10,000 | 2026 | TO BE USED FOR THE 2026 SPECIAL NEEDS SCOUTING PROGRAM. |
| THE FOGARTY CENTER | BARRINGTON, RI | $10,000 | 2026 | CAMPERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES, SUPPORT FOR FOOD & CLOTHING NEEDS, THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION SPACE, TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT |
| ARTISTS EXCHANGE | CRANSTON, RI | $2,500 | 2026 | ART ENRICHMENT CLASSES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS |
| LATHAM CENTERS | BREWSTER, MA | $60,000 | 2025 | TO BE USED AS FOLLOWS: $30,000 FOR ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, $20,000 FOR THE KITCHEN RENOVATION AND EXPANSION PROJECT, $10,000 FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE |
| SARGENT REHABILITATION CENTER | WARWICK, RI | $35,000 | 2025 | LIFETIME INTRODUCTION PROGRAM & CONTINUATION OF EXISTING PROGRAMS |
| MEETING STREET CENTER | PROVIDENCE, RI | $27,137 | 2025 | PURCHASE OF ADAPTIVE TABLES FOR CLASSROOM, LUNCHROOM AND OUTDOOR LEARNING SPACE |
| KENNEDY-DONOVAN CENTER | FOXBORO, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | PROM, THERAPEUTIC HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS, AND ADAPTIVE SWIM LESSONS |
| SAIL TO PREVAIL | NEWPORT, RI | $15,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION FOR SAILING FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH DISABILITIES |
| EASTER SEALS OF RHODE ISLAND | N KINGSTOWN, RI | $15,000 | 2025 | EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN BIRTH TO AGE 3 WITH DISABILITIES. |
| J ARTHUR TRUDEAU MEMORIAL CENTER | WARWICK, RI | $12,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM |
| RI HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | PROVIDENCE, RI | $10,000 | 2025 | PURCHASE OF A MOBILE PATIENT LIFT SYSTEM FOR THE PEDIATRIC ICU AT HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL |
| THE FOGARTY CENTER | BARRINGTON, RI | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES, SUPPORT FOR FOOD & CLOTHING NEEDS, THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION SPACE, TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT |
| BOY SCOUNTS OF AMERICA | CRANSTON, RI | $10,000 | 2025 | TO BE USED FOR THE 2025 SPECIAL NEEDS SCOUTING PROGRAM. |
| ARTISTS EXCHANGE | CRANSTON, RI | $2,500 | 2025 | ART ENRICHMENT CLASSES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS |
| LATHAM CENTERS | BREWSTER, MA | $60,000 | 2024 | TO BE USED AS FOLLOWS: $30,000 FOR ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, $23,000 FOR THE KITCHEN RENOVATION AND EXPANSION PROJECT, $7,000 FOR DOCUMENTARY FILM PROJECT |
| MEETING STREET CENTER | PROVIDENCE, RI | $40,000 | 2024 | PURCHASE NEW MACHINES FOR COMPUTER LAB |
| SARGENT REHABILITATION CENTER | WARWICK, RI | $35,000 | 2024 | ROY T. MORGAN FAMILY ACADEMY PROGRAM |
| KENNEDY-DONOVAN CENTER | FOXBORO, MA | $24,930 | 2024 | PROM, THERAPEUTIC HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS, AND ADAPTIVE SWIM LESSONS |
| SAIL TO PREVAIL | NEWPORT, RI | $15,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION FOR SAILING FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH DISABILITIES |
| EASTER SEALS OF RHODE ISLAND | N KINGSTOWN, RI | $15,000 | 2024 | EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN BIRTH TO AGE 3 WITH DISABILITIES. |
| J ARTHUR TRUDEAU MEMORIAL CENTER | WARWICK, RI | $11,900 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM |
| BOY SCOUNTS OF AMERICA | CRANSTON, RI | $10,000 | 2024 | TO BE USED FOR THE 2024 SPECIAL NEEDS SCOUTING PROGRAM. |
| RI HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | PROVIDENCE, RI | $10,000 | 2024 | PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY PROGRAM |
| THE FOGARTY CENTER | KINGSTON, RI | $10,000 | 2024 | ENHANCE THERAPEUTIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN |
| TECH ACCESS OF RI | CRANSTON, RI | $5,500 | 2024 | VIRTUAL REALITY SUMMER CAMP FOR EMPLOYMENT |
| ARTISTS EXCHANGE | CRANSTON, RI | $2,500 | 2024 | ART ENRICHMENT CLASSES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS |
| LATHAM CENTERS | BREWSTER, MA | $60,000 | 2023 | TO BE USED AS FOLLOWS: $30,000 FOR ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING PROGRAMMING & $30,000 FOR THE KITCHEN RENOVATION AND EXPANSION PROJECT |
| MEETING STREET CENTER | PROVIDENCE, RI | $35,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THERAPEUTIC SURFACING & EQUIPMENT FOR THE EARLY LEARNERS PLAYGROUND |
| SARGENT REHABILITATION CENTER | WARWICK, RI | $30,000 | 2023 | TO BE USED FOR FAMILY BASED TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE & ADVANCEMENT OF SCHOOL BASED EQUITY POLICY |
| KENNEDY-DONOVAN CENTER | FOXBORO, MA | $21,000 | 2023 | FOR ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT AND TO FUND INCLUSIVE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SKIING AND SAILING |
| EASTER SEALS OF RHODE ISLAND | N KINGSTOWN, RI | $15,000 | 2023 | TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN BIRTH TO AGE 3 WITH DISABILITIES. |
| SAIL TO PREVAIL | NEWPORT, RI | $12,000 | 2023 | CONTRIBUTION FOR SAILING FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH DISABILITIES |
| RI HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | PROVIDENCE, RI | $10,310 | 2023 | ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR HASBRO'S CHILDREN'S ADAPTIVE UNIT |
| J ARTHUR TRUDEAU MEMORIAL CENTER | WARWICK, RI | $10,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM |
| THE FOGARTY CENTER | KINGSTON, RI | $10,000 | 2023 | FOGARTY CHILDRENS CENTER: ADAPTIVE LEARNING EQUIPMENT, MEMBERSHIPS TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, ADAPTIVE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES,VIDEO CONFERENCING |
| BOY SCOUNTS OF AMERICA | CRANSTON, RI | $10,000 | 2023 | TO BE USED FOR THE 2023 SPECIAL NEEDS SCOUTING PROGRAM. |
| TECH ACCESS OF RI | CRANSTON, RI | $5,500 | 2023 | FOR SPECIAL NEEDS SUMMER BOOK CLUB & ROBOTICS CLUB |
| ARTISTS EXCHANGE | CRANSTON, RI | $2,500 | 2023 | ART ENRICHMENT CLASSES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS |
LATHAM CENTERS
$60,000TO BE USED AS FOLLOWS: $20,000 FOR ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, $20,000 ADULTS SERVICE AGING IN PLACE,$20,000 FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
LIFETIME INTRODUCTION PROGRAM & CONTINUATION OF EXISTING PROGRAMS
GNOME SURF THERAPY, WOOD WORKING CLASSES, FIELD DAY AND FAMILY NIGHT DINNERS
EMPOWER SPINAL CORD INJURY
$15,000TEEN/YOUNG ADULT SUMMER INTENSIVE PROGRAM FOR ADOLESXENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS LIVING WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES
EASTER SEALS OF RHODE ISLAND
$15,000EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN BIRTH TO AGE 3 WITH DISABILITIES.
SAIL TO PREVAIL
$15,000CONTRIBUTION FOR SAILING FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH DISABILITIES
J ARTHUR TRUDEAU MEMORIAL CENTER
$14,000TO SUPPORT THE EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM
BROWN HEALTHHASBRO FOUNDATION
$11,000SUPPORT OF PROJECT TO CREATE A THERAPEUTIC, REGULATED, AND DEVELOPMENTALLY SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMEMT FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
$10,000TO BE USED FOR THE 2026 SPECIAL NEEDS SCOUTING PROGRAM.
THE FOGARTY CENTER
$10,000CAMPERSHIPS AND PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES, SUPPORT FOR FOOD & CLOTHING NEEDS, THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION SPACE, TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT
ARTISTS EXCHANGE
$2,500ART ENRICHMENT CLASSES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
LATHAM CENTERS
$60,000TO BE USED AS FOLLOWS: $30,000 FOR ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, $20,000 FOR THE KITCHEN RENOVATION AND EXPANSION PROJECT, $10,000 FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
LIFETIME INTRODUCTION PROGRAM & CONTINUATION OF EXISTING PROGRAMS
PURCHASE OF ADAPTIVE TABLES FOR CLASSROOM, LUNCHROOM AND OUTDOOR LEARNING SPACE
PROM, THERAPEUTIC HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS, AND ADAPTIVE SWIM LESSONS
SAIL TO PREVAIL
$15,000CONTRIBUTION FOR SAILING FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH DISABILITIES
EASTER SEALS OF RHODE ISLAND
$15,000EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN BIRTH TO AGE 3 WITH DISABILITIES.
J ARTHUR TRUDEAU MEMORIAL CENTER
$12,000TO SUPPORT THE EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM
PURCHASE OF A MOBILE PATIENT LIFT SYSTEM FOR THE PEDIATRIC ICU AT HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
THE FOGARTY CENTER
$10,000PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES, SUPPORT FOR FOOD & CLOTHING NEEDS, THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION SPACE, TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT
BOY SCOUNTS OF AMERICA
$10,000TO BE USED FOR THE 2025 SPECIAL NEEDS SCOUTING PROGRAM.
ARTISTS EXCHANGE
$2,500ART ENRICHMENT CLASSES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
LATHAM CENTERS
$60,000TO BE USED AS FOLLOWS: $30,000 FOR ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, $23,000 FOR THE KITCHEN RENOVATION AND EXPANSION PROJECT, $7,000 FOR DOCUMENTARY FILM PROJECT
PROM, THERAPEUTIC HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS, AND ADAPTIVE SWIM LESSONS
SAIL TO PREVAIL
$15,000CONTRIBUTION FOR SAILING FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH DISABILITIES
EASTER SEALS OF RHODE ISLAND
$15,000EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN BIRTH TO AGE 3 WITH DISABILITIES.
J ARTHUR TRUDEAU MEMORIAL CENTER
$11,900TO SUPPORT THE EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM
BOY SCOUNTS OF AMERICA
$10,000TO BE USED FOR THE 2024 SPECIAL NEEDS SCOUTING PROGRAM.
RI HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$10,000PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY PROGRAM
THE FOGARTY CENTER
$10,000ENHANCE THERAPEUTIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN
TECH ACCESS OF RI
$5,500VIRTUAL REALITY SUMMER CAMP FOR EMPLOYMENT
ARTISTS EXCHANGE
$2,500ART ENRICHMENT CLASSES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
LATHAM CENTERS
$60,000TO BE USED AS FOLLOWS: $30,000 FOR ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING PROGRAMMING & $30,000 FOR THE KITCHEN RENOVATION AND EXPANSION PROJECT
TO SUPPORT THERAPEUTIC SURFACING & EQUIPMENT FOR THE EARLY LEARNERS PLAYGROUND
TO BE USED FOR FAMILY BASED TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE & ADVANCEMENT OF SCHOOL BASED EQUITY POLICY
FOR ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT AND TO FUND INCLUSIVE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SKIING AND SAILING
EASTER SEALS OF RHODE ISLAND
$15,000TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN BIRTH TO AGE 3 WITH DISABILITIES.
SAIL TO PREVAIL
$12,000CONTRIBUTION FOR SAILING FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH DISABILITIES
RI HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$10,310ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR HASBRO'S CHILDREN'S ADAPTIVE UNIT
J ARTHUR TRUDEAU MEMORIAL CENTER
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM
THE FOGARTY CENTER
$10,000FOGARTY CHILDRENS CENTER: ADAPTIVE LEARNING EQUIPMENT, MEMBERSHIPS TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, ADAPTIVE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES,VIDEO CONFERENCING
BOY SCOUNTS OF AMERICA
$10,000TO BE USED FOR THE 2023 SPECIAL NEEDS SCOUTING PROGRAM.
TECH ACCESS OF RI
$5,500FOR SPECIAL NEEDS SUMMER BOOK CLUB & ROBOTICS CLUB
ARTISTS EXCHANGE
$2,500ART ENRICHMENT CLASSES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS