Amica Companies Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Amica Companies Foundation, based in Lincoln, RI, generally restricts its grants to community-based 501(c)(3) organisations serving Rhode Island residents, and it does not fund capital campaigns, building restorations or operating expenses, so a request should be for a programme in one of its stated areas.
- Most of its grants are small: about 8 in 10 fall between $53 and $2,650 and the median is $200, so a modest request fits, though its largest grant was $250,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- Most of its grant dollars, 82% in the filing, went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so a new applicant should expect strong competition, but a first approach is still open.
- Apply once a year through the online system, using one of its four quarterly deadlines; proposals received after a cutoff are considered in the next review period.
Overview
Amica Companies Foundation is a US private foundation based in Lincoln, 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 supports qualified, federally tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organisations, with grants generally restricted to community-based organisations serving Rhode Island residents. Its funding supports programmes aligned with its mission to help individuals, families and communities become economically independent and strong. Its stated funding areas include basic needs and community development, education, health, arts and culture, and community and public affairs. Organisations submit proposals through an online application system; applications are accepted year-round and reviewed quarterly. Proposals received after a cutoff date are considered in the next review period.
Themes
- Basic needs, community development
- Education
- Health
- Arts and culture
- Community and public affairs
Geographic Focus
Rhode Island.
What They Don't Fund
- Capital campaigns
- Building restorations
- Operating expenses
How to apply
Submit a proposal through the online application system.
Deadlines:
- Q1 proposals received by March 1.
- Q2 proposals received by June 1.
- Q3 proposals received by Sept. 1.
- Q4 proposals received by Dec. 1.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 82% 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 7,045 grants to organisations were $200 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Programmes should align with the foundation's mission.
- Organisations are asked to submit only one application per year.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 13%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 13%
- The largest single recipient received 2% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 82% of grant dollars went to organisations Amica Companies Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 5% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 1,288 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation · General purpose$250,0002024 tax year
- Anchor Health Initiative · General purpose$162,5002024 tax year
- Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua · General purpose$125,8342024 tax year
- Lawrence Catholic Academy of Lawrence Massachusetts · General purpose$116,6682024 tax year
- Glimmerglass Opera Theatre · General purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- Ri Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School · General purpose$94,7522024 tax year
- United Way of Rhode Island · General purpose$75,7002024 tax year
- College of the Holy Cross · General purpose$68,0602024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Diane D Souza — Director
- Joan C Pearlson — Director
- Heidi C Pearlson — Director
- Debra M Paul — Director
- Peter M Marino — Director
- Ronald K Machtley — Director
- Matthew A Lopes Jr — Director
- Michael D Jeans — Director
- Patricia W Chadwick — Director
- Debra A Canales — Director
- Ivy L Brown — Director
- Jill J Avery — Director
- Susan F Chung — Chief Investment Officer
- Jennifer M Morrison — General Counsel & Secretary
- James P Loring — Treasurer
- Edmund Shallcross III — President, CEO & Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,404,491 | $3,062,296 | $41,082,557 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,825,767 | $3,173,711 | $43,815,872 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,113,805 | $4,182,784 | $43,763,717 | 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.
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