This foundation focuses almost exclusively on funding tuition assistance for economically disadvantaged children, channeling most of its grants to a small set of private and parochial K–8 schools in the Providence area. It makes repeated, focused awards to the same schools to underwrite scholarships and keep low‑income students enrolled in independent/Catholic educational settings.
Concentrated and repetitive: relatively few, mid‑sized grants distributed to a small number of repeat grantees (multiple grants each), focused on scholarship/tuition support rather than broad program or capital grants.
Scholarships to Economically Poor Students centers its grantmaking on tuition assistance for indigent children, with repeated awards to a small circle of Providence schools. The largest recent grant in the data, $80,525 in 2023, went to Community Preparatory School for tuition assistance for indigent children. That same school received $65,202 in both 2024 and 2025, showing a sustained pattern of support rather than one-off financing. Other recurring recipients include San Miguel Ed Center and Sophia Academy, each listed multiple times with the same tuition-assistance purpose. The foundation’s recent grants point to a narrow, school-based strategy: helping economically disadvantaged students remain enrolled in private and parochial K–8 settings in Providence. The recurring language in the grant descriptions is consistent across years and institutions, indicating that the funder prioritizes direct educational access over broader programmatic support. Across the recent grants provided, the giving is concentrated in a small set of Providence-area schools serving school-age children from low-income families.
The foundation’s grantmaking is concentrated in tuition support for elementary-school students in Providence. Community Preparatory School received $80,525 in 2023 and $65,202 in both 2024 and 2025 for tuition assistance for indigent children. San Miguel Ed Center was funded at $45,295 in 2023 and $35,677 in 2024 and 2025 for the same purpose. Sophia Academy also appears repeatedly, with awards of $45,295 in 2023 and $35,677 in both 2024 and 2025. The Grace School received smaller awards in the recent list, including $30,317 in 2023, $11,672 in 2024, and $23,785 in 2025. These repeated grants show a focus on keeping low-income children enrolled in independent and faith-based K–8 schools.
Typical grants cluster in the mid-$30,000 range, with p25 at $34,337, median at $35,677, and p75 at $50,272. The recent record shows repeated support to the same schools across 2023, 2024, and 2025, suggesting ongoing institutional relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and makes grants, not program-related investments. Its distribution is tightly local, with every grant in the recent list going to recipients in Rhode Island.
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Most grants fall between $34K and $50K, with a median of $36K.
25th Percentile
$34K
Median
$36K
75th Percentile
$50K
DANIEL CORLEY
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Notable grantees: Community Preparatory School, Sophia Academy, San Miguel Education Center, The Grace School
Grantmaking is entirely local and entirely in Rhode Island: 100% of the recent grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The recipient city in every listed grant is Providence, including Community Preparatory School, San Miguel Ed Center, Sophia Academy, and The Grace School. No non-U.S. recipient countries appear in the recent grants data. The pattern is concentrated in one metro area rather than spread across multiple states or regions.
It funds tuition assistance for indigent children, especially at Providence-area private and parochial K–8 schools. The recent grants all use that same purpose language, and the listed recipients are schools serving school-age children from low-income families.
Very concentrated. The recent grants provided are all in Providence, Rhode Island, and the top state by grant count is RI with 100% of grants going to recipients in that state. The recent list shows support focused on a small set of schools rather than many different organizations.
Typical awards are in the mid-$30,000 range. The grant-size distribution shows p25 at $34,337, median at $35,677, and p75 at $50,272, with some larger and smaller awards around that core range.
Yes. Community Preparatory School appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; San Miguel Ed Center appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Sophia Academy appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and The Grace School appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern points to recurring support.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY PREPARATORY SCHOOL | PROVIDENCE, RI | $38,000 | 2026 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR INDIGENT CHILDREN. |
| SOPHIA ACADEMY | PROVIDENCE, RI | $21,375 | 2026 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR INDIGENT CHILDREN. |
| SAN MIGUEL ED CENTER | PROVIDENCE, RI | $21,375 | 2026 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR INDIGENT CHILDREN. |
| THE GRACE SCHOOL | PROVIDENCE, RI | $14,250 | 2026 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR INDIGENT CHILDREN. |
| COMMUNITY PREPARATORY SCHOOL | PROVIDENCE, RI | $65,202 | 2025 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR INDIGENT CHILDREN. |
| SOPHIA ACADEMY | PROVIDENCE, RI | $35,677 | 2025 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR INDIGENT CHILDREN. |
| SAN MIGUEL ED CENTER | PROVIDENCE, RI | $35,677 | 2025 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR INDIGENT CHILDREN. |
| THE GRACE SCHOOL | PROVIDENCE, RI | $23,785 | 2025 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR INDIGENT CHILDREN. |
| COMMUNITY PREPARATORY SCHOOL | PROVIDENCE, RI | $65,202 | 2024 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR INDIGENT CHILDREN. |
| SOPHIA ACADEMY | PROVIDENCE, RI | $35,677 | 2024 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR INDIGENT CHILDREN. |
| SAN MIGUEL ED CENTER | PROVIDENCE, RI | $35,677 | 2024 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR INDIGENT CHILDREN. |
| THE GRACE SCHOOL | PROVIDENCE, RI | $11,672 | 2024 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR INDIGENT CHILDREN. |
| COMMUNITY PREPARATORY SCHOOL | PROVIDENCE, RI | $80,525 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR INDIGENT CHILDREN. |
| SOPHIA ACADEMY | PROVIDENCE, RI | $45,295 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR INDIGENT CHILDREN. |
| SAN MIGUEL ED CENTER | PROVIDENCE, RI | $45,295 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR INDIGENT CHILDREN. |
| THE GRACE SCHOOL | PROVIDENCE, RI | $30,317 | 2023 | TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR INDIGENT CHILDREN. |
TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR INDIGENT CHILDREN.