Announcements

    A New Years Message from our Executive Director – 2024

    January 3, 2024

    Dear Friends, Every day, in every community across our state, tens of thousands of personnel and generous volunteers are working in service of the needs of Rhode Islanders. From distributing food and supporting those with mental illness, to providing workforce training, creating thought-provoking artistry, and nurturing well-being, these people and the organizations they support continue […]

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    A New Year’s Message From Our Executive Director – 2023

    January 4, 2023

    Dear Friends, Our communities are still very much in motion as the public health crisis is now coupled with economic ones, which are often compounded by systemic racism. Never are these challenges more obvious than within the nonprofit organizations and agencies on the ground providing essential services, stronger programming, and richer experiences for people in […]

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    A New Year’s Message from the Executive Director – 2022

    January 5, 2022

    Dear Friends, As we approach two years since the start of the pandemic, I have been reflecting quite a bit on what has changed in that time. Our economy has been shaken, democracy tested, public health threatened, and our nation faced a long overdue reckoning on systemic racism and generations of racial inequity. Throughout the […]

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    A Message from the Executive Director – 2021

    January 4, 2021

    January 4, 2021 The patriarch of the Champlin family, Stanton Browning Champlin, was nothing if not resilient. He ran away from home in 1838 at the age of 12. But thanks to the kindness and generosity of a stranger, a Providence grocer who took him in, he was able to reach his full potential. Resilience […]

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    Information Regarding The Champlin Foundation Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

    March 31, 2020

    We want to begin this note by simply saying thank you. The current public health crisis and economic repercussions are like nothing we have experienced before. While the rapid spread of COVID-19 has created uncertainty, it has also brought us together even as we keep our social distance. We at The Champlin Foundation are as […]

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    A Message from the Executive Director – 2020

    January 2, 2020

    As someone who always sees the glass as half full rather than half empty, the start of a New Year fills me with hope, excitement and anticipation. This is especially true following such a dynamic year here at The Champlin Foundation. Although our 100+ site visits in 2019 took place months ago, I remain inspired […]

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    A Message from the Executive Director – 2019

    January 2, 2019

    As this New Year begins, we at The Champlin Foundation are feeling the excitement of both a fresh start and a renewed commitment to the people and places of this beautiful state. In my first letter to the field I look to share with you some reasons for my own enthusiasm about the coming months.

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    May 29, 2024

    $8.4 Million will Support More Coordinated Approach to Mental Health and Other Critical Community Needs

    Cranston, RI – The Champlin Foundation announced today more than $8.4 million in capital funding grants to 85 nonprofit organizations based in Rhode Island. In all corners of the Ocean State, this funding will help grantees better serve Rhode Islanders in need across the Foundation’s nine areas of focus. Ten of the organizations funded are […]

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    Nov 27, 2023

    With $10 Million in Grants, 93 Nonprofits Invest in Critical Service and Support for Rhode Island

    CRANSTON, R.I. – The Champlin Foundation announced today $10 million in capital funding to 93 Rhode Island based nonprofit organizations, for a 2023 funding total of nearly $18 million. From Woonsocket to Peace Dale to Newport, 24 communities statewide will be served with these grants, which will be used to restore historic properties, expand facilities, improve safety, and […]

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    May 31, 2023

    $7.9 Million in Grants Impacts 78 Nonprofits Statewide

    CRANSTON, R.I. – The Champlin Foundation announced today $7.9 million in capital funding to 78 Rhode Island based nonprofit organizations. Across 26 communities statewide, grants will make critical capital investments, including building upgrades, enhanced security and technology systems, new vehicles, and new and expanded facilities. “In establishing the Foundation over 90 years ago, one of George Champlin’s main […]

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    Nov 29, 2022

    Nonprofit Organizations Across Rhode Island Receive $10.2 Million in Grant Support

    CRANSTON, R.I. – The Champlin Foundation has announced $10.2 million in capital funding to 95 nonprofit organizations serving Rhode Islanders of all ages across youth services, healthcare, arts and culture, and beyond. These include 15 organizations receiving grants for the first time from the Foundation. “For so many of the smaller organizations serving historically marginalized […]

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    Jun 1, 2022

    Champlin Foundation Awards $9.6 Million to Nonprofits Statewide, Including Three $1 Million Grant Recipients

    CRANSTON, R.I. – The Champlin Foundation announced today more than $9.6 million in capital funding, including three exciting $1 million grants awarded to the Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum, Crossroads Rhode Island, and the Boys and Girls Club of Providence. The 87 nonprofit organizations receiving funding in this cycle serve Rhode Islanders of all ages across […]

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    Annual Reports
    April 25, 2024

    2023 Annual Report

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    April 6, 2023

    2022 Annual Report

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    March 29, 2022

    2021 Annual Report

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    January 1, 2021

    2020 Annual Report

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    January 1, 2020

    2019 Annual Report

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    2018 Annual Report

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    2017 Annual Report

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    2016 Annual Report

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    2015 Annual Report

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    2014 Annual Report

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