Apr 01: Application period opens
Apr 16: Application period closes, 11:59 PM EST
Apr 30: Panel Review
May 01: Notifications out
May 03: Event at Steel Yard — Info soon!

*The application period is open from the 1st of the month until 11:59 PM EST on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.

April 2025 Grant Dates

Awesome Foundation Rhode Island is a local chapter of Awesome Foundation. We were founded in late 2023, and issue a monthly gift or $1,000 in support of people and ideas of benefit to the Ocean State. We are not a 501c3 non-profit. We all live in Rhode Island. This is chapter’s micro-site; the actual grants portal is here.

Grant Basics

Anyone with a project or idea in need of $1,000 is encouraged to apply. Individuals, groups, and organizations are all welcome, though priority is often given to those without existing funding networks. You don’t need fiscal sponsorship or to be a 501c3

Who Can Apply?

Each Trustee (individual or shared seat, plus a monthly guest trustee) identifies (3) proposals to up-vote. Projects with the most up-votes are discussed in-person. There is no set rubric.

Our Process

Christina Alderman is the Director of Family and Teen Programs at the RISD Museum.

Tommy Allen and Natallie VanLandingham are musicians and co-owners of Myrtle.

Morgan Dixon i9s getting us her bio soon.

Jordan Goffin is Director of Special Collections at the Providence Public Library.

Elizabeth Goodspeed is a designer and educator based in Providence. She made our logo.

Marie Janssen makes bread, biscuits, and Bluetooth.

Dennis Legget is a dancer and educator who also oversees operations at Dye House.

Deidra Montgomery is a freelance musician, consultant, and coach helping orgs and individuals.

Annaliese Neff is an artist, video editor, and owner of The Wilds.

Ben Sisto is an artist living in Providence; he organizes this AF chapter.

Neal Walsh is an artist and Gallery Director at AS220.

Candace Williams is a poet, UX designer, and educaor; Laimah Osman is an educator, artist, and designer with experience in public and private institutions.

Joshua Wizer-Vecchi is Director of School-Based Mental Health Services at Rhode Island College.

Our People

We invite one guest trustee per round, helping keep our perspectives fresh. Want in? Email us. Guests to date: Henry Brown, Marisa Finos, Kristine Alach, and Morgan Dixon, and Craig Spencer.

Guest Trustees

Funded Proposals. $14k out!

Thanks to the following organizations for providing meeting space: Myrtle, Dye House, AS220, The Wurks, Project Open Door, Nicholson File Art Studios, Seed Gallery / East33, Small Point Cafe, The Clubhouse, and the Narraganset Brewery Tap Room.

Got a space to loan? Let us know by emailing rhodeisland@awesomefoundation.org.

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