Stephen W and Merle Dresner Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Providence, RI · EIN 82-6124667 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Stephen W & Merle Dresner Charitable
23grants reported
$7,500median award
$6,000lower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$214Ktotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in RI. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 23 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $20K 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
1 Turks Head PL Ste 800
Providence, RI 02903-2218
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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Miguel School | Providence, RI | $20,000 |
| McAuley Ministries | Providence, RI | $20,000 |
| Vincent Depaul Society | Cranston, RI | $15,000 |
| San Miguel School | Providence, RI | $15,000 |
| Angel in Action RI | West Warwick, RI | $12,500 |
| San Miguel School | Providence, RI | $10,000 |
| Yellow Horse Equine Therapeutic Riding Program | Wood River Jct, RI | $10,000 |
| Chesterton Academy | Warwick, RI | $10,000 |
| Angel in Action RI | West Warwick, RI | $8,000 |
| Yellow Horse Equine Therapeutic Riding Program | Wood River Jct, RI | $8,000 |
| North Kingstown Food Pantry | North Kingstown, RI | $7,500 |
| Clothes to Kids | Johnston, RI | $7,500 |
| Moms of Marieville | North Providence, RI | $7,500 |
| Angel in Action RI | West Warwick, RI | $7,500 |
| Tri County Community Action Agency | Johnston, RI | $7,500 |
| Jonnycake Center of Westerly | Westerly, RI | $7,500 |
| North Kingstown Food Pantry | North Kingstown, RI | $7,500 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea | Narragansett, RI | $7,500 |
| Brian Messier East Greenwich High School Scholarship Fund | Providence, RI | $6,000 |
| Woonsocket Athletics | Woonsocket, RI | $5,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $5,000 |
| Sojourner House | Providence, RI | $5,000 |
| Brian Messier East Greenwich High School Scholarship Fund | Providence, RI | $5,000 |
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