Grants Made in 2018
American Red Cross $50,000 Hurricane Florence Disaster Relief
American Red Cross $50,000 California Wildfire Disaster Relief
Bradley Hospital Foundation $56,000 Outdoor Learning Program
Community Musicworks $30,000 Newport String Project
Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England $26,000 Community Outreach and Extended Learning Programs, and Camp Rocky Farm in Newport
La Farge Restoration Fund at Newport Congregational Church $75,000 Adaptive Re-Use of the Sanctuary
La Farge Restoration Fund at Newport Congregational Church $120,000 Capital Fund-Raising Feasibility & Implementation Project
James L Maher Center $49,000 Purchase a 12 Passenger Wheelchair Accessible Van
Martin Luther King Community Center $61,000 Exterior Building Improvements
Newport Art Museum $50,000 Waterproofing/Replacement of the Cushing Galley Roof
Newport Community School $38,000 Purchase a 15 Passenger Van
Newport Historical Society $600,000 Three Installments on the Enhancing the Endowment Challenge Capital Campaign
Newport Hospital Foundation $500,000 Two installments on the Beyond the Building Challenge Capital Campaign
Newport Music Festival $285,000 Debt Elimination and Director Salary for Two Years
Newport Performing Arts Center $250,000 Continued Restoration of the Newport Opera House
Norman Bird Sanctuary $100,000 First Installment on the Protecting Paradise Endowment Challenge Capital Campaign
Portsmouth Public Library $51,000 Lighting upgrades and Improving the Speed and Connectivity of Computers and WiFi
Rhode Island Mentoring Partnership $21,000 Newport Mentor Program
Sail Newport $80,000 First Installment, Endowment Support - A Matching Gift Challenge - Payable over five years
Sail Newport $62,000 Purchase One Zodiac Pro RIB and Four Engines
Save The Bay $10,000 Support for Downtown Boat Docking for the M/V Alletta Morris
St. John The Evangelist $500,000 Zabriskie Memorial Church Roof Restoration/Replacement - First Half of Project
St. Mary's Episcopal Church $200,000 Phases II and III of Exterior and Interior Restoration of the Church
Star Kids Scholarship Program $100,000 College Readiness & Support Initiative for Local 10th, 11th, and 12th Grade Students
Visiting Nurse Services of Newport & Bristol Counties $50,000 Charitable Care in Newport and on Aquidneck Island