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EIN 05-6009376

Rhode Island Bar Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
1
City
Cranston
State
Rhode Island
Year formed
1952
Most recent tax filings
2024-06-01
NTEE code, primary
I80: Legal Services
Description
The Rhode Island Bar Foundation fosters and maintains the honor and integrity of the profession of law, studies, improves and facilitates the administration of justice in Rhode Island, promotes the study of law, researches therein, and maintains a core program that operates a facility renting space to a related non-profit organization, the RI Bar Association. It also collects money from IOLTA accounts from RI attorneys and distributes the income to other non-profit organizations that provide legal assistance to the poor of Rhode Island and promote knowledge of the law.
Related structure
Rhode Island Bar Foundation is a subordinate organization under Rhode Island Bar Association.
Total revenues
$3,939,518
2024
Total expenses
$1,301,558
2024
Total assets
$10,436,451
2024
Num. employees
1
2024

Program areas at Rhode Island Bar Foundation

Core program - maintains and operates a facility that rents space to a related non-profit organization, the ri Bar association.
Scholarships
The interest on lawyers trust accounts - collects money from iolta accounts from ri attorneys. The income is than distributed to other non profit organizations that provide legal assistance to the poor of Rhode Island, promote knowledge of the law, improvement of administration for justice.

Grants made by Rhode Island Bar Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Rhode Island Laborers Legal Services FundLegal Help for the Poor$532,772
Dorcas International Institute of Rhode IslandLegal Help for Immigrants$175,796

Who funds Rhode Island Bar Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Ralph R Papitto and Barbara A Papitto Private Family FoundationGrants$50,000
The Pearle W and Martin M Silverstein FoundationGeneral Charitable Activities$1,500

Financials for Rhode Island Bar Foundation

RevenuesFYE 06/2024
Total grants, contributions, etc.$3,694,773
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$189,374
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$82,768
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-27,397
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$3,939,518

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Data update history
February 16, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024
January 19, 2025
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
January 7, 2025
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $1,500 from The Pearle W and Martin M Silverstein Foundation
June 4, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsCrime and legal aid organizationsChapter / child organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesCrime and law
Characteristics
Provides grantsState / local levelProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
41 Sharpe Dr
Cranston, RI 02920
Metro area
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
County
Providence County, RI
Website URL
ribar.com/ 
Phone
(401) 421-5740
IRS details
EIN
05-6009376
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1952
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
I80: Legal Services
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Subordinate organization
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