Foundation

Foundation
Providence Rotary Charities Foundation
Grant Guidelines
Grant Application
24 Corliss St. P.O. Box 41184 Providence, RI 02940

Funded by the generous donations of Providence Rotarians and corporate sponsors of major club events, the Providence Rotary Charities Foundation supports the club's Jane Babcock Childhood Literacy Initiative and awards grants each year to local area nonprofit organizations working in areas that align with the overall goals of Rotary International.

The following 26 agencies were awarded grants totaling $57,350 on June 17, 2025:
 
 
134 Collaborative
To support the Out of School Jam program

Adoption RI
To support the Educational Success program

Camp Surefire
To support Camperships for Children and Youth Living with Type I Diabetes

Clothes to Kids RI, Inc.
To support the Enhancing Dignity, One Wardrobe at a Time program

College Visions
To support the College Access program (CAP)

Community Boating Center, Inc.
To support the Eco Adventure Sailing Camp Scholarships program

Community Preparatory School
To support the Scholarship Sponsor program

Everett: Company, Stage & School
To support the After-school Performing Arts Classes program

Girls on the Run Rhode Island
To support the Physical Activity-based Positive Youth Development program

Junior Achievement of Rhode Island
To support the Financial Literacy, Work Readiness, and Entrepreneurship programs

Katie Brown Educational Program
To support the Relationship Violence Prevention Education in Providence program

McAuley Ministries
To support the Healthy Meals, Food Pantries, and Household Necessity Support program

Meals on Wheels of RI, Inc.
To support Purchasing 6,000 lbs. of food, which equates to approximately 7,200 meals from
the Rhode Island Food Bank

Mini Entrepreneurs of Rhode Island
To support empowering children ages 4-14 with a solid foundation in entrepreneurship
education

New Urban Arts
To support the Youth Mentorship in the Arts and Summer Art Internships programs

Providence Public Library
To support the Summer at Your PVD Libraries program

Rhode Island Tutorial and Educational Services dba RITES
To support RITE’s Equitable Access to Literacy Instruction/Intervention program

Rhode Islanders Sponsoring Education (RISE)
To support the Mentoring and Wrap Around Supports for Children of Incarcerated Parents
program

San Miguel School
To support the Athletics Program with the purchase of uniforms

Save The Bay
To support the After-School Partnership with Providence After School Alliance (PASA)
program

School One
To support the Intergenerational Arts Learning program

Sojourner House
To support Camp Eureka, the free week-long Summer camp for children who have witnessed
violence in their homes

Southside Community Land Trust
To support Nurturing the Seed, which is Southside Community Land Trust’s Youth program

The Boys and Girls Club of Providence
To support the Project Learn program

The Manton Avenue Project
To support PLAYMAKING: First-time playwrights, 3 rd grade; Fall Play Festival Program

The Salvation Army, Providence Corps
To support the Food Security program