Ress Family Foundation
Private foundation · Providence, RI · EIN 05-6006308 · reported 2023–2025
68grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$1smallest grant
$336Ktotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 68 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $4,300 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
236 Freeman Pkwy
Providence, RI 02906-4648
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Schwab Charitable Dafs | Orlando, FL | $86,300 |
| Schwab Charitable Dafs | Orlando, FL | $80,422 |
| Schwab Charitable Dafs | Orlando, FL | $79,860 |
| University of St Andrews American Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $6,750 |
| Sea Turtle Conservancy | Gainesville, FL | $5,000 |
| Massachusetts Rivers Alliance Inc | Somerville, MA | $5,000 |
| Sea Turtle Conservancy | Gainesville, FL | $4,000 |
| Sea Turtle Conservancy | Gainesville, FL | $4,000 |
| Temple Emanu-El | Providence, RI | $3,600 |
| New England Aquarium | Boston, MA | $3,500 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | Boston, MA | $3,500 |
| New England Aquarium | Boston, MA | $3,500 |
| New England Aquarium | Boston, MA | $3,500 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | Boston, MA | $3,000 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| The Vilna Shul | Boston, MA | $1,800 |
| Temple Emanu-El | Providence, RI | $1,800 |
| Temple Emanu-El | Providence, RI | $1,800 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies | Boston, MA | $1,800 |
| Chewonki Foundation | Wicasset, ME | $1,500 |
| Massachusetts Rivers Alliance | Sommerville, MA | $1,500 |
| Massachusetts Rivers Alliance Inc | Somerville, MA | $1,500 |
| Chewonki Foundation | Wicasset, ME | $1,000 |
| National Marine Life Center | Buzzards Bay, MA | $1,000 |
| Charles River Clean UP Boat | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation | Newton, MA | $1,000 |
| Haymarket People's Fund | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Friends of the Lobkowicz Collections | Dover, MA | $1,000 |
| National Marine Life Center | Buzzards Bay, MA | $1,000 |
| Sheriff's Meadow Foundation | Vineyard Haven, MA | $1,000 |
| University of St Andrews American Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 |
| Chewonki Foundation | Wicasset, ME | $1,000 |
| National Marine Life Center | Buzzards Bay, MA | $1,000 |
| Charles River Clean UP Boat | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Emerald Necklace Conservancy | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| The Vilna Shul | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| The Vilna Shul | Boston, MA | $900 |
| Friends of the Lobkowicz Collections | Dover, MA | $750 |
| New England Wildlife Center | South Weymouth, MA | $750 |
| Nonprofit Center of Berkshires | Great Barrington, MA | $550 |
| Emerald Necklace Conservancy | Boston, MA | $500 |
| Nonprofit Center of Berkshires | Great Barrington, MA | $500 |
| Bennington College Beyond Plastics | Bennington, VT | $500 |
| Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation | Newton, MA | $500 |
| Eliot School | Boston, MA | $500 |
| Emerald Necklace Conservancy | Boston, MA | $500 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Reevaluation Foundation | Shoreline, WA | $500 |
| The Learning Project Annual Fund | Boston, MA | $500 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $500 |
| The Fenway News | Boston, MA | $500 |
| Bennington College | Bennington, VT | $500 |
| Nonprofit Center of Berkshires | Great Barrington, MA | $500 |
| Forbes House Museum | Milton, MA | $500 |
| Speak for the Trees | Dorchester, MA | $399 |
| Peabody Essex Musuem | Salem, MA | $300 |
| Global Justice Ecology Projectsave the Pine Barrens | Buffalo, NY | $300 |
| Magazine Beach Partners | Cambridge, MA | $300 |
| Harvard College Fund | Boston, MA | $271 |
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