The Norman and Rosalie Fain Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation accepts contributions only from organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation outside that group should not send it an application, and the filing gives no public application steps.
- Its recorded grants cover many areas, including health, housing, food, education, arts and conservation, but the filings state no general remit, so fit is hard to judge from outside.
- Repeat support dominates: 97% of its grant dollars to organisations in its most recent filing went to organisations it had also funded in one of the two filings before it, so existing relationships appear to matter a great deal.
- Any request should be modest, since about 8 in 10 grants fall between $5,000 and $100,000 and half of its grants were about $16,500 or less, though its largest grant was $250,000, so that typical band is not a ceiling.
- Most of its grants have gone to Rhode Island and Connecticut, but no geographic focus is stated, so this is a pattern in the grants and not a rule about who may apply.
Overview
The Norman and Rosalie Fain Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Pawtucket, RI.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings record grants for maternity care, memory and ageing, stroke, HIV care and behavioural health, as well as housing for people experiencing homelessness, food assistance, scholarships and student programmes. They also support environmental conservation, Jewish community activities, youth music and arts, animal care, and climate action and Indigenous rights. Recipients include hospitals and their foundations, schools, food and housing organisations, community bodies, arts organisations and conservation groups. The filings do not state a general programme remit or eligibility terms; this account describes the organisations and activities reflected in the grants rather than claiming a stated priority.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Rhode Island and Connecticut.
How to apply
Only preselected charitable organisations receive contributions; unsolicited requests are not accepted. The filing provides no public application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 97% 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 112 grants to organisations were about $16,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: 1%
- The largest single recipient received 11% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 97% of grant dollars went to organisations The Norman and Rosalie Fain Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 33 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Crossroads Rhode Island · New housing for homeless in ri$250,0002024 tax year
- Women Infants Hospital Foundation · Labor & delivery center$166,6672024 tax year
- Butler Hospital Foundation · Memory & aging program$125,0002024 tax year
- Jewish Alliance Of Greater Ri · Annual support$110,0002024 tax year
- Miriam Hospital Foundation · Stroke program nurse navigator position$99,4192024 tax year
- Save the Bay · Bay keeper program$86,0002024 tax year
- Jewish Community Day School · Scholarships and annual challenges$75,0002024 tax year
- Save the Bay · Aquarium$64,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Wendy B Fain — Trustee
- Martha F Roberts — Trustee
- Jonathan D Fain — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,476,573 | $1,391,900 | $29,682,488 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,977,552 | $1,528,667 | $30,537,132 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,215,580 | $1,460,653 | $32,746,579 | 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
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Contact
- Pawtucket, RI