Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island was awarded $500,000 from the Allette Morris McBean Charitable Foundation and a $250,000 matching grant from the Stratus Foundation. more

The Washington Trust Co. collected more than six tons of peanut butter during this year’s annual drive, bringing the bank’s 12-year total to more than 100 tons of peanut butter. more

On Tuesday night, youth teams pitched their social enterprise ideas at the Young Social Innovators Pitch and Graduation Ceremony at the MET School’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in hopes of winning $1,000 in seed funding. more

Four students from the University of Rhode Island – Ryan Pincince, Richard Kalhofer, Jill-Ann Hewins and Kelsey Finegan – won recognition for their entries in the 7th annual public service announcement contenst, PSAid. more

John Galvin, chief financial officer of Collette Vacations, has been named chairman of EngageRI. Galvin will take over for Edward Cooney, who has served as chairman and president since the nonprofit's inception in 2011. more

Seven local nonprofit organizations have been awarded more than $1.48 million federal AmeriCorps grants as a result of the 2012 AmeriCorps State and National funding competition to advance the priorities of the Edward M. Kennedy Service America Act and the Corporation for National and Community Service. more

CVS Caremark Charitable Trust – a private foundation founded by CVS Caremark Corp. – has opened the 2012 grant application process to eligible nonprofit organizations seeking funding. more

The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded $1.8 million in grants to seven organizations across the state from its Fund for a Healthy Rhode Island. more

Rhode Island’s 7,900 nonprofit businesses are required to file their annual reports with the Secretary of State’s office during June. more