2025 SUPPORTERS FY25 Revenue 46% National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH): General Support, National History Day federal funding 31% Foundation Grants
TRANSFORMATIONAL PHILANTHROPY Support from individuals, sponsors, and foundations tripled from last year, helping us to meet a moment of unprecedented disruption by filling a historic gap in federal funding. We are grateful to our community for these generous contributions.
13% Individual Gifts and Sponsorships 10% State of Rhode Island funding
FY25 Expenses 38% Grantmaking 32% Initiatives 19% Management & General 11% Fundraising
2025 BY THE NUMBERS Diverse sources of private and public funding ensure our ability to adapt, respond, and collaborate to reach more people, provide resources, and enhance the cultural ecosystem statewide.
38,000
4,466 $110K 199
RHODE TOUR USERS engaged with
RI history through 39 tours & 368 stories
70%
OF ANNUAL SPENDING
directly supported grants and initiatives in FY25
24%
OF DONORS PEOPLE RECEIVE Humanities in Context, our bimonthly newsletter
IN STATE FUNDING was awarded to THRIVE general operating support grants
DONORS INVESTED in the future of
RI Humanities
were new to Rhode Island Humanities in FY25
68%
INCREASE IN REVENUE
from individuals and sponsors as compared to FY24
INDIVIDUALS & ORGANIZATIONS OVER $200 For the full FY25 donor list, please visit: rihumanities.org
Anonymous Anonymous Joan & Richard Abrams* Adler Pollock & Sheehan, PC Candy Adriance Tom Ahern in memory of Simone Joyaux Thomas Palmer & Dominique Alfandre Onésimo Almeida & Leonor Simas-Almeida Mary-Kim Arnold & Matthew Derby Cherry Arnold & Peter Goldberg* Amy Barlow & Peter Kammerer Reenie & Robert Barrow The Berkelhammer Family Fund Christina Bevilacqua Jessica & Barry Blake Roger Blumberg & Cristina Mitchell Tiffini Bowers Brick Pizza Co. Elizabeth Brito Brown University, with support from the Cogut Institute for the Humanities, Office of Community Engagement and the President’s Office Winifred E. Brownell, PhD Gifts of $1,000 & over
Thomas & Antonia Bryson* The Chiulli Family Edward & Audrey Clifton Stephen & Melanie Coon Jaffa & David Davies Carol DeBoer-Langworthy Betsey Delaney Elizabeth Delude-Dix* Donald Joseph DeSalvo & Susan Wagner The Elaine and Barry Fain Family Fund* Cheryl Foster in honor of Elizabeth Francis Elizabeth Francis Brett & Julie Gerstenblatt Touba Ghadessi & John Richard* Gayle L. Gifford & Jonathan W. Howard The Goodman family Bruce Graver Karen Gray Polly Hutcheson & George Rice Barbara Jeffers ∞ Liz & John White and Taco/The White Family Foundation* Paula M. Krebs & Claire Buck Jane L. Lancaster, PhD Francis J. Leazes, Jr., PhD Karin Liiv* Steven Lubar Jeryl Malloy Carolyn Mark & Bill Stone* Annu Palakunnathu Matthew Elizabeth McNab
Gero Meyersiek Eugene & Stacey Mihaly Adrienne Morris & Stewart Martin Ken Newman* Antonia Noori Farzan Reverend Clare Novak & David Renaud in honor of Julia Louise Renaud and all RIH staff Ken Orenstein Cynthia Patterson* Christopher H. Pell Taylor Polites Anne Scurria & Barry Press Scott Raker & Abby Berkelhammer Elaine P. Reynolds Rhode Island School of Design Craig & Sarah Richardson* Jeannette E. Riley & Kathleen M. Torrens* Rebecca Riley & David Carden* Tom Roberts Rich & Jane Schweinsburg John Simmonds Gretchen Dow Simpson ∞ Harton Smith & Mary Bandura Renee Soto & Thomas F. Howard Pamela S. Stanton & Jack O’Donnell Josh Stenger & Shannon Dolan Marjorie Lee Sundlun* Eric Sung
The Bubba Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation The Weisberg Family Foundation* University of Rhode Island Christopher Westgate, PhD Fox Wetle Wheaton College Don & Kitty Wineberg* Melissa Wong Robert Woolard & Nadah Zafar* Connie Worthington & Terry Tullis* Karin Wulf
GRANTS
Rhode Island Humanities gratefully acknowledges the major support of: Federation of State Humanities Councils Andrew W. Mellon Foundation National Endowment for the Humanities Rhode Island Foundation State of Rhode Island
The Rhode Island Humanities 2025 Annual Campaign began on November 1, 2024 and concluded on October 31, 2025. If you find any errors or omissions, we apologize and ask that you please notify us at: isabella@rihumanities.org
| * Pell Circle Donors | ∞ Grateful thanks to donors who passed away this year
2025 ANNUAL REPORT