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BayCoast Bank has pledged $100,000 to the Westport Historical Society to support to help stabilize and make publicly accessible the Handy House also known as the Cadman-White-Handy House and one of the town’s most significant colonial-era homes.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The Newport Art Museum’s recent “Wet Paint” celebration brought in a record $89,000 that will support the museum’s exhibition, education, outreach and historic-preservation programs.
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9/3/12
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After its equipment began to show its age, community members in Smithfield recently came together to help rebuild the Old County Road School playground.
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9/10/12
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We are a philanthropic nation. Even with the challenges of recent economic times, charitable giving increased by $8 billion in 2011, an increase of almost 4 percent from 2010, according to the 2012 report by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Individuals gave $217 billion, compared with $209 billion in 2010.
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Guest Column:
Martha Conn Hultzman | 4/22/13 |
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The Rhode Island Foundation ended the year with a record $678 million in asset, an increase on its 2011 year-end asset total of $604 million, thanks in part to a 13.1 percent return on its investments, according to its recently released annual report.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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If a nonprofit wants an upcoming fundraiser to be considered for a calendar listing, email information to nonprofit@PBN.com at least four weeks in advance of the event.
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By PBN Staff
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A series of fundraisers to restore camp facilities in Slater Park destroyed by a fire late last year will begin with a Dining for Dollars event on Feb. 18 at Bertucci’s at the Emerald Square Mall in North Attleboro.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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If a nonprofit wants an upcoming fundraiser to be considered for a calendar listing, email information to nonprofit@PBN.com at least four weeks in advance of the event.
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6/22/12
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The Rhode Island Recovery Month Coalition and the R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals will host the 10th annual Rhode Island Rally for Recovery on Sept. 15 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Roger Williams National Memorial on North Main Street in Providence.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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PROVIDENCE – Rep. Donna Walsh, D-Charlestown, last month announced separate $3,000 legislative grants for Rhode Island Center Assisting Those in Need and for Block Island Medical Center.
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1/7/13
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