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.
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
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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