The Van Beuren Charitable Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on large capital and facility projects in the Newport/Aquidneck Island region, supporting education, historic preservation, coastal/environmental resilience, and community services. Grants are sizable and project-focused (facility construction/renovation, land protection, museum/restoration work, and health/resiliency infrastructure), often unrestricted or for clearly designated capital needs. The foundation appears place-based and pragmatic, favoring organizations that deliver tangible physical assets or landscape conservation that benefit local residents and visitors.
A defining feature of Van Beuren Charitable Foundation Inc C/o Brandywine Group Adv (pts) Inc is its place-based investment in large capital and facility projects around Newport and Aquidneck Island. The foundation’s recent grants include major support for Newport Public Schools to build The New Rogers High School and for Aquidneck Land Trust to secure the Strike Fund and associated properties, showing a pattern that combines education infrastructure with land protection. It also funds preservation and restoration work, such as support for the Preservation Society of Newport County to restore The Breakers’ terrace and map stone walls, and for Newport Hospital Foundation to support the adolescent behavioral unit. These grants sit alongside investments in community centers, behavioral health, childcare, and environmental resilience, with funding often directed toward construction, renovation, planning, or other tangible project needs. The foundation also gives smaller program and capacity grants, but the recent record is dominated by project-based awards that help local institutions build, restore, expand, or modernize physical assets serving Newport County residents and visitors.
In education, the foundation backed Newport Public Schools with funding for The New Rogers High School, and also supported Middletown Public Schools to establish a multi-language learner collaborative. Early childhood and parent engagement appear in grants to East Bay Community Action Program for Baby Steps early childhood literacy and parent engagement. Behavioral health is another clear theme: Newport County Community Mental Health Center received support for planning and design of a new facility and transitions of care, while Parent Support Network of Rhode Island was funded for a peer support model for youth and family behavioral health and peer recovery support services for adults in Newport County. The foundation also supports coastal and environmental work, including Save the Bay’s aquarium relocation and water-quality, habitat, and coastal resiliency work in Newport County.
Recent grants show a wide spread in size, from a 25th percentile of $5,000 to a median of $20,000 and a 75th percentile of $83,422. That distribution fits a funder that makes many smaller program or capacity awards alongside occasional very large capital commitments. The foundation’s active programs also show that it accepts unsolicited proposals across several categories, including planning, implementation, general grants, capacity grants, and priority-area funding. The record includes repeated support to some recipients across multiple years, including organizations such as Preservation Society of Newport County, Newport Hospital Foundation, Newport County Community Mental Health Center, East Bay Community Action Program, and Rhode Island Association for Infant Mental Health.
$14.1M
$378.2M
$35.8M
$20.3M
Most grants fall between $5K and $83K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$83K
About 19% of grants go to recipients in RI.
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A small number of large, concentrated grants focused on capital projects and property (brick-and-mortar or land acquisition) in a specific geographic area; favors established local institutions and one-off multi-hundred-thousand to multi-million dollar commitments rather than many small grants.
Notable grantees: University of Rhode Island Foundation, Aquidneck Land Trust, Newport Public Schools, Preservation Society of Newport County, Save The Bay, Inc.
Giving is concentrated in Rhode Island, especially Newport, Middletown, and Providence. Newport County locations appear frequently, including Newport Public Schools in Newport, Aquidneck Land Trust in Middletown, and Newport County Community Mental Health Center in Middletown. Providence also appears in the recent grants list through Save the Bay, Butler Hospital, and Rhode Island Association for Infant Mental Health. Outside Rhode Island, the list includes a smaller number of grants in New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Florida. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
The recent record is dominated by capital and facility work: The New Rogers High School, the Breakers’ terrace and stone wall restoration, the adolescent behavioral unit at Newport Hospital Foundation, and planning and design for a new facility at Newport County Community Mental Health Center all point to construction, renovation, or other physical project support.
Education, behavioral health, preservation, and environmental resilience recur often. Examples include school construction and multilingual learner support, behavioral health facility and service work, historic restoration at Newport cultural sites, and Save the Bay’s aquarium relocation tied to water quality, habitat, and coastal resiliency in Newport County.
Yes. Its recent grants show a broad spread, with a 25th percentile of $5,000, a median of $20,000, and a 75th percentile of $83,422. The recent list includes awards ranging from small capacity-style grants to multimillion-dollar capital commitments.
Yes. Rhode Island receives the most grants, and 18% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s New York headquarters state. In the recent list, Newport, Middletown, and Providence appear repeatedly, showing a strong Newport County and Rhode Island focus.
Yes. Several active programs accept unsolicited proposals, including Strong Starts, Healthy Lifestyles, Community Prosperity, Excellence in the Commons, Program & Project Grants, Capacity Grants, and the Major Construction and Landscape Grants programs.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Van Beuren Charitable Foundation Inc C/O Brandywine Group Adv (Pts) that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applicants must be nonprofit organizations or public institutions pursuing eligible major construction or landscape projects. First-time applicants and all major construction and landscape applicants must contact Foundation staff before applying.
Deadline: Rolling; notification 2–4 months after application.
Who can apply: Available to organizations with major construction or landscape projects that have completed planning and design processes. First-time applicants and major construction and landscape grant applicants should contact the Program Associate before applying. Not for individuals.
Deadline: February and July; notifications in May and November.
Who can apply: Applicants must be nonprofit organizations or public institutions. Capacity grants support organizational capacity needs and are not generally available to individuals, lobbying efforts, or attempts to influence legislation.
Deadline: Rolling; notification 1–2 months after application.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | NEWPORT, RI | $2,128,280 | 2025 | THE NEW ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL |
| PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT COUNTY | NEWPORT, RI | $1,545,000 | 2025 | RESTORE BREAKERS' TERRACE, LE FETE DU JARDIN EVENT, MAP STONE WALLS. UNRESTRICTED |
| NEWPORT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | NEWPORT, RI | $1,195,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF ADOLESCENT BEHAVORIAL UNIT AND UNRESTRICTED |
| FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE COMMUNITY CENTER | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $1,010,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS AND $10K UNRESTRICTED |
| NEWPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY | NEWPORT, RI | $365,000 | 2025 | FOR DOCUMENTING THE LIVES OF AFRICANS, AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN COLONIAL NEWPORT AND TO SUPPORT THE NEWPORT SHOW |
| NEWPORT COUNTY YMCA | NEWPORT, RI | $325,000 | 2025 | SUPPLEMENTAL CAPITAL FOR CHILDCARE CENTER |
| NEWPORT COUNTY COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER | MIDDLETOWN, RI | $299,128 | 2025 | PLANNING AND DESIGN OF NEW FACILITY, TRANSITIONS OF CARE |
| MIDDLETOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | MIDDLETOWN, RI | $281,500 | 2025 | ESTABLISH A MULTI-LANGUAGE LEARNER COLLABORATIVE |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND | WARWICK, RI | $275,000 | 2025 | COMPLETION OF A MASTER PLAN FOR CAMP ROCKY FARM |
| EAST BAY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM | NEWPORT, RI | $252,821 | 2025 | TO LAUNCH A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COLLABORATION AND BABY STEPS EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY AND PARENT ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM |
| BUTLER HOSPITAL | PROVIDENCE, RI | $250,000 | 2025 | MEMORY AND AGING PROGRAM FACILITIES |
| RHODE ISLAND ASSOCIATION FOR INFANT MENTAL HEALTH | PROVIDENCE, RI | $199,395 | 2025 | COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE IN INFANT MENTAL HEALTH IN THE EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM |
| RHODE ISLAND ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN | WARWICK, RI | $173,900 | 2025 | GATHERING, ANALYZING AND SHARING DATA ON CHILDREN'S NEEDS AND ACCESS IN NEWPORT COUNTY |
| IYRS SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY | NEWPORT, RI | $172,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL GIFTS, SUPPORT GALA, ANTIGUA SCHOLARSHIP FUND, WHARF DESIGN AND UNRESTRICTED |
| EMMA PENDLETON BRADLEY HOSPITAL | EAST PROVIDENCE, RI | $155,000 | 2025 | UPDATE PLAYGROUND AND CLIMBING STRUCTURE |
| NAVAL WAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION | NEWPORT, RI | $155,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT SENTINEL OF THE SEA EVENT, ANNUAL FUNDS |
| WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY | MIDDLETOWN, CT | $155,000 | 2025 | FILM CENTER CAMPAIGN AND FINANCIAL AID |
| ST COLUMBA - THE BERKELEY MEMORIAL CHAPEL | MIDDLETOWN, RI | $147,800 | 2025 | ENDOWMENT FOR OPERATIONS |
| GROW SMART RHODE ISLAND | PROVIDENCE, RI | $146,400 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS AND NEW OPERATIONS MANAGER |
| TAFT SCHOOL | WATERTOWN, CT | $145,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND AND TO BENEFIT TAFT SCHOOL |
| NEWPORTFILM INC | NEWPORT, RI | $142,193 | 2025 | SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF OUTDOORS PROGRAM GUIDE, 2024 SUMMER BENEFIT, AND UNRESTRICTED |
| PORTSMOUTH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT | PORTSMOUTH, RI | $139,415 | 2025 | PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF GREENHOUSE SUPPORT INCLUSIVE LEARNING CENTER |
| ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL | NEWPORT, RI | $135,000 | 2025 | FINANCIAL AID AND TEACHERS SALARIES |
| SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY | NEWPORT, RI | $130,322 | 2025 | TO PILOT THE MCCAULEY COLLEGE PATHWAY PROGRAM |
| FRIENDS OF NEWPORT SKATEPARK | NEWPORT, RI | $130,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT STORMWATER ASSESSMENT AND DESIGN PLAN |
| NORMAN BIRD SANCTUARY TRUST | MIDDLETOWN, RI | $124,445 | 2025 | THE CONSERVATION CREW AND UNRESTRICTED |
| RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC RADIO | PROVIDENCE, RI | $122,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT NEW DIGITAL PLATFORM AND UNRESTRICTED |
| THE FOUNDATION FOR INTEGRATED CARE | WARWICK, RI | $120,000 | 2025 | PILOT INTERGRATED BEHAVORIAL HEALTH SERVICES |
| FABNEWPORT | NEWPORT, RI | $117,500 | 2025 | CONTINUED GROWTH OF NEWPORT EXPERIENCE |
| MILL REEF FUND | DETROIT, MI | $115,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT ISLAND ACADEMY GIFT AND UNRESTRICTED |
| MARTIN LUTHER KING COMMUNITY CENTER INC | NEWPORT, RI | $110,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS AND UNRESTRICTED |
| NEWPORT COUNTY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL | NEWPORT, RI | $110,000 | 2025 | CONTINUED SUPPORT OF CONNECT GREATER NEWPORT |
| RHODE ISLAND COALITION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EDUCATION FUND INC | PROVIDENCE, RI | $110,000 | 2025 | BUILD CAPACITY FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM |
| THROUGHLINE LEARNING | PROVIDENCE, RI | $109,000 | 2025 | INCREASING SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND HUMAN RESOURCE ASSESSMENT |
| ROBERT POTTER LEAGUE FOR ANIMALS INC | MIDDLETOWN, RI | $105,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS, STRATEGIC PLAN AND A ONE-TIME GRANT TO ADDRESS RISING FOOD,SHELTER AND VETERINARY NEEDS ON AQUIDNECK ISLAND |
| CONEXION LATINA NEWPORT | NEWPORT, RI | $100,000 | 2025 | HISPANIC COMMUNITY ACCESS CENTER AND ASSOCIATED PROGRAMMING |
| STRATEGIC PREVENTION PARTNERSHIPS | COMPTON, RI | $100,000 | 2025 | EXPANSION OF PROGRAMMING THROUGH THE NO WRONG DOOR SYSTEM OF CARE |
| NEWPORT ART MUSEUM | NEWPORT, RI | $96,810 | 2025 | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, SUMMER BENEFIT AND UNRESTRICTED |
| COLLEGE UNBOUND | PRIVIDENCE, RI | $90,000 | 2025 | NEWPORT TA TO BA EDUCATOR PATHWAY PROGRAM |
| INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME | NEWPORT, RI | $78,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS |
| BATTLE OF RHODE ISLAND ASSCOIATION | PORTSMOUTH, RI | $71,149 | 2025 | ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORK AT BUTTS HILL |
| RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | PROVIDENCE, RI | $71,000 | 2025 | CAPACITY BUILDING COHORT/WORKSHOPS |
| AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST | MIDDLETOWN, RI | $70,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT FOR 3 YEARS |
| BIKE NEWPORT | NEWPORT, RI | $69,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT RI 2.0 AND UNRESTRICTED |
| LUCY'S HEARTH | MIDDLETOWN, RI | $65,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS 2024 |
| GNOME INC | FALL RIVER, MA | $62,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAM EXPANSION |
| ALL SAINTS ACADEMY | MIDDLETOWN, RI | $60,770 | 2025 | PERSONALIZING EDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY LEARNER |
| SAVE THE BAY INC | PROVIDENCE, RI | $60,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOOD BANK | PROVIDENCE, RI | $60,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS, INNOVATION FUND AND ONE-TIME GRANT TO ADDRESS RISING FOOD AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS |
| NEWPORT COMMUNITY SCHOOL | NEWPORT, RI | $55,074 | 2025 | GED ATTAINMENT AND ADULT LEARNERS CAREER PATHWAYS |
NEWPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$2,128,280THE NEW ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL
PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT COUNTY
$1,545,000RESTORE BREAKERS' TERRACE, LE FETE DU JARDIN EVENT, MAP STONE WALLS. UNRESTRICTED
SUPPORT OF ADOLESCENT BEHAVORIAL UNIT AND UNRESTRICTED
FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE COMMUNITY CENTER
$1,010,000SUPPORT RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS AND $10K UNRESTRICTED
FOR DOCUMENTING THE LIVES OF AFRICANS, AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN COLONIAL NEWPORT AND TO SUPPORT THE NEWPORT SHOW
NEWPORT COUNTY YMCA
$325,000SUPPLEMENTAL CAPITAL FOR CHILDCARE CENTER
PLANNING AND DESIGN OF NEW FACILITY, TRANSITIONS OF CARE
MIDDLETOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$281,500ESTABLISH A MULTI-LANGUAGE LEARNER COLLABORATIVE
COMPLETION OF A MASTER PLAN FOR CAMP ROCKY FARM
EAST BAY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM
$252,821TO LAUNCH A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COLLABORATION AND BABY STEPS EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY AND PARENT ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM
BUTLER HOSPITAL
$250,000MEMORY AND AGING PROGRAM FACILITIES
RHODE ISLAND ASSOCIATION FOR INFANT MENTAL HEALTH
$199,395COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE IN INFANT MENTAL HEALTH IN THE EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM
RHODE ISLAND ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN
$173,900GATHERING, ANALYZING AND SHARING DATA ON CHILDREN'S NEEDS AND ACCESS IN NEWPORT COUNTY
IYRS SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY
$172,000ANNUAL GIFTS, SUPPORT GALA, ANTIGUA SCHOLARSHIP FUND, WHARF DESIGN AND UNRESTRICTED
EMMA PENDLETON BRADLEY HOSPITAL
$155,000UPDATE PLAYGROUND AND CLIMBING STRUCTURE
ST COLUMBA - THE BERKELEY MEMORIAL CHAPEL
$147,800ENDOWMENT FOR OPERATIONS
GROW SMART RHODE ISLAND
$146,400GENERAL OPERATIONS AND NEW OPERATIONS MANAGER
NEWPORTFILM INC
$142,193SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF OUTDOORS PROGRAM GUIDE, 2024 SUMMER BENEFIT, AND UNRESTRICTED
PORTSMOUTH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
$139,415PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF GREENHOUSE SUPPORT INCLUSIVE LEARNING CENTER
ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL
$135,000FINANCIAL AID AND TEACHERS SALARIES
SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY
$130,322TO PILOT THE MCCAULEY COLLEGE PATHWAY PROGRAM
RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC RADIO
$122,000SUPPORT NEW DIGITAL PLATFORM AND UNRESTRICTED
THE FOUNDATION FOR INTEGRATED CARE
$120,000PILOT INTERGRATED BEHAVORIAL HEALTH SERVICES
MILL REEF FUND
$115,000SUPPORT ISLAND ACADEMY GIFT AND UNRESTRICTED
NEWPORT COUNTY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
$110,000CONTINUED SUPPORT OF CONNECT GREATER NEWPORT
RHODE ISLAND COALITION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EDUCATION FUND INC
$110,000BUILD CAPACITY FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM
INCREASING SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND HUMAN RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
ROBERT POTTER LEAGUE FOR ANIMALS INC
$105,000GENERAL OPERATIONS, STRATEGIC PLAN AND A ONE-TIME GRANT TO ADDRESS RISING FOOD,SHELTER AND VETERINARY NEEDS ON AQUIDNECK ISLAND
HISPANIC COMMUNITY ACCESS CENTER AND ASSOCIATED PROGRAMMING
STRATEGIC PREVENTION PARTNERSHIPS
$100,000EXPANSION OF PROGRAMMING THROUGH THE NO WRONG DOOR SYSTEM OF CARE
NEWPORT ART MUSEUM
$96,810CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, SUMMER BENEFIT AND UNRESTRICTED
INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME
$78,000TO SUPPORT AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS
BATTLE OF RHODE ISLAND ASSCOIATION
$71,149ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORK AT BUTTS HILL
ALL SAINTS ACADEMY
$60,770PERSONALIZING EDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY LEARNER
GENERAL OPERATIONS, INNOVATION FUND AND ONE-TIME GRANT TO ADDRESS RISING FOOD AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS
NEWPORT COMMUNITY SCHOOL
$55,074GED ATTAINMENT AND ADULT LEARNERS CAREER PATHWAYS