The Feinstein Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Foundation says it encourages young people to help others and embrace kindness, so a charity whose work centres on young people and helping others should check that its project fits those themes before writing.
- Its stated priority is Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts, with around the globe also listed, so a charity elsewhere should treat its location as a question to raise rather than a bar.
- The programmes described are its Pantry and Caring Closet programme and its annual Spring Grant Program, both for Feinstein Leadership Schools, so a charity outside that group should ask whether it can take part through a school partner.
- The Foundation paid $1,848,975 in its latest filing, but the filing states no grant range, so ask about a suitable size before proposing a figure and keep any first request modest.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so timing is open, though the Spring Grant Program is a separate annual programme with its own proposal process, and the materials do not say how competitive the process is.
Overview
The Feinstein Foundation is a US private foundation based in Cranston, 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 Feinstein Foundation describes its work as encouraging young people to help others and embrace kindness, while providing programmes, funding and inspiration to schools and communities in Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts and around the globe. Its school-based Pantry and Caring Closet programme provides grant funding to Feinstein Leadership Schools for food and other essential items for families in need. Through its annual Spring Grant Program, Leadership Schools submit proposals for meaningful, student-centred projects benefiting their communities, including enrichment, resource expansions and creative learning. The Foundation says this approach reflects its belief that educators know their communities best and that supporting their ideas helps students thrive.
Themes
- Kindness and helping others
- School food pantries
- Student-centred projects
Geographic Focus
Priority: Rhode Island; Southeastern Massachusetts; around the globe.
How to apply
For the Spring Grant Program, Feinstein Leadership Schools submit proposals for initiatives benefiting their school communities, such as enrichment, resource expansions and creative learning.
Application success factors
What the foundation says:
- The Spring Grant Program supports meaningful, student-centred projects.
- The Foundation values educators’ knowledge of their communities and supports their ideas.
Officers and directors
- Steve Coan — Director
- Mikele St Germain — Director
- Susan Garland — Director
- Pat Feinstein — Director
- Linda Mcsweeney — Director
- Suzette Wordell — Director
- Arlene Violet — Director
- Christopher Costa — Secretary / Ce
- Donna Coderre — Director
- Nidia Karbonik — Director
- Neal Manchester — Director
- Alan Shawn Feinstein — Treasurer
- Leila Feinstein — President / Ce
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,400,678 | $1,702,787 | $33,704,164 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,350,500 | $1,704,647 | $34,747,452 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,615,969 | $1,848,975 | $29,417,406 | 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 The Feinstein Foundation?
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Contact
- (401) 467-5155
- Cranston, RI
- feinsteinfoundation.org
Applying to The Feinstein Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (401) 467-5155
- Cranston, RI
- feinsteinfoundation.org