Thomas A. Rodgers, Jr. Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work falls under arts and preservation, community foodbanks, education, or healthcare and nursing, and you serve Southeastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island, or Newport County, Rhode Island, the foundation's priorities fit you.
- It does not fund individuals, fraternal or political organisations, or organisations that are not 501(c)(3)s.
- Half of its grants to organisations were $25,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $8,000 and $76,000, so a request in that range is typical, though its largest grant was $210,000.
- Applications go through its online form, which needs a cover letter, project proposal, project budget, annual report and IRS determination letter, and they must be filed by April 15 each year, so prepare early.
- Because 89% of its latest grant dollars went to organisations it had already funded, a first request may be harder to win than a repeat one, so consider building a relationship before you apply.
Overview
Thomas A. Rodgers, Jr. Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Newport, RI.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation primarily supports non-profit organisations in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It focuses its resources on arts and preservation societies, community-based foodbanks and programmes, education, and healthcare and nursing programmes. Its stated purposes are charitable, religious, scientific, literary and educational. Organisations seeking funding must be classified as 501(c)(3) by the IRS. It excludes individuals, fraternal and political organisations, and organisations outside its geographic priority area. It also excludes programmes, organisations or institutions whose policies, either tacitly or indirectly, discriminate, or whose interests are not in the best interest of the foundation, its representatives, affiliates or communities served.
Themes
- Arts and preservation
- Community foodbanks
- Education
- Healthcare and nursing
Geographic Focus
Priority: Southeastern Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Newport County, Rhode Island.
What They Don't Fund
- Programs, organizations or institutions whose policy, either tacitly or indirectly, discriminates or whose interests are not in the best interest of the Foundation, its representatives, affiliates or communities served
- Fraternal organizations
- Individuals
- Organizations located outside of our geographic priority area
- Organizations that are not classified as a 501 (c) (3) by the IRS
- Political organizations
How to apply
Organisations request funding through the foundation’s online application, complete the requested fields, and upload supporting documents, including a cover letter, project proposal, project budget, annual report and IRS determination letter.
Deadlines: Grant requests must be filed by April 15 each year.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 89% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 126 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 12% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 89% of grant dollars went to organisations Thomas A. Rodgers, Jr. Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 6% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 44 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- United Way of Greater Fall River · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- Salve Regina University · O'hare commitment fund / general support$100,0002024 tax year
- Bristol Community College Foundation · Tuition assistance$90,0002024 tax year
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County · After school programs$85,0002024 tax year
- Nativity Preparatory School New Bedford · Capital campaign / general support$75,0002024 tax year
- Southcoast Health · General support; equipment purchases$74,9252024 tax year
- Hope Funds for Cancer Research · General support$70,0002024 tax year
- Thomas Chew Memorial Boys & Girls Club Fall River · Support for rodgers teen center$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Robert F Stoico — Director
- Thomas A Rodgers IV — Director / Treasurer
- Sarah Mcneill — President / Director / Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,907,588 | $1,565,080 | $28,857,410 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,739,058 | $1,428,259 | $30,570,538 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,764,551 | $1,433,815 | $31,976,709 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to Thomas A. Rodgers, Jr. Family Foundation?
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Contact
- (401) 324-7152
- info@tarodgersfamilyfoundation.org
- Newport, RI
- tarodgersfamilyfoundation.org
Applying to Thomas A. Rodgers, Jr. Family Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (401) 324-7152
- info@tarodgersfamilyfoundation.org
- Newport, RI
- tarodgersfamilyfoundation.org