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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 05-0477294

Washington Trust Co Charitable FDN

A private foundation in Westerly, RI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 138 grants and $832,005 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Dennis L Algiere
23 Broad Street
Westerly, RI 02891
(401) 348-1207
Form and materials
Letter outlining request
Deadlines
October 1st of each year
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $832,005

    Grants listed
    138
    Assets, end of year
    $1,102,735

  • Tax year 2024

    $714,904

    Grants listed
    121
    Assets, end of year
    $692,356

  • Tax year 2023

    $674,597

    Grants listed
    107
    Assets, end of year
    $1,354,532

  • Tax year 2022

    $582,835

    Grants listed
    87
    Assets, end of year
    $961,885

  • Tax year 2021

    $479,900

    Grants listed
    78
    Assets, end of year
    $690,158

  • Tax year 2020

    $468,750

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $868,298

  • Tax year 2019

    $488,900

    Grants listed
    102
    Assets, end of year
    $1,212,683

  • Tax year 2018

    $415,050

    Grants listed
    96
    Assets, end of year
    $1,548,509

Grants paid in 2025

138 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. United Way of Rhode IslandProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $61,000
  2. Town of WesterlyWesterly, RI

    Westerly ice rink

    $50,000
  3. Local Initiatives Support CorporationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted gift

    $40,000
  4. Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $30,000
  5. Rhode Island Community Food Bank AssociationProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $28,700
  6. City of Central FallsCentral Falls, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $25,000
  7. Ocean Community YMCAWesterly, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $20,000
  8. Olneyville Housing CorpProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $20,000
  9. Swap Stop Wasting Abandond PropertiesProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $20,000
  10. The Woonsocket Neighborhood Development CorporationWoonsocket, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $20,000
  11. Pawtucket Central Falls Development CorporationPawtucket, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $20,000
  12. Olneyville Neighborhood AssociationProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $20,000
  13. Trinity Tabernacle (jules Hope Chest)Rumford, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $20,000
  14. West Elmwood Housing Development CorporationProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $20,000
  15. Tower Street Center IncWesterly, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $20,000
  16. Amos HouseProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $16,000
  17. Rhode Island Business Development Institute IncProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $15,555
  18. Ocean Community United TheatreWesterly, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $15,000
  19. Always Learning Rhode IslandProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $15,000
  20. Saint Raphael AcademyPawtucket, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $12,000
  21. Cranston League for Cranston's FutureCranston, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $11,000
  22. Wood River Health ServicesHope Valley, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $10,750
  23. Boys & Girls Club of ProvidenceProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $10,000
  24. Crossroads Rhode IslandProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $10,000
  25. University of Rhode Island FoundationKingston, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $10,000
  26. Women & Infants HospitalProvidence Ri, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $10,000
  27. Miriam HospitalProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $10,000
  28. The Capital Good FundProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $10,000
  29. Hope & MainWarren, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $10,000
  30. Salve Regina UniversityNewport, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $9,000
  31. First Unitarian Church of ProvidenceProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $7,500
  32. Ocean Community Chamber FoundationWesterly, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $7,500
  33. Rhode Island Free ClinicProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $7,500
  34. Rhodeway FinancialProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $7,500
  35. Warm IncWesterly, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $6,000
  36. Providence Public LibraryProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  37. St Pius X ChurchWesterly, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  38. Metropolitan Regional Career and TechnProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  39. Black Lives Matter Rhode IslandPawtucket, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  40. Rhode Island FoundationProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  41. Global ImpactWashington, DC

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  42. Congress for the New UrbanismWashington, DC

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  43. Woman Development InstituteProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  44. Sojourner HouseProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  45. Federal Hill House AssociationProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  46. Woonaquatutucket River Watershed CouncilProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  47. Quisqueya in ActionProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  48. South County Habitat for Humanity Rhode IslandCharlestown, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  49. Teach for America IncNew York, NY

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  50. TIMES2 IncProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  51. Roger Williams UniversityBristol, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  52. Providence CollegeProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  53. Christ Episcopal ChurchWesterly, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  54. Rhode Island Indian CouncilProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $4,000
  55. Educational Center for Arts & Sciences Teatro EcasProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $3,500
  56. Chorus of WesterlyWesterly, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $3,000
  57. Columbian American Cultural SocietyCentral Falls, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $3,000
  58. Westerly Ambulance Corps IncWesterly, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,500
  59. Preserve Rhode IslandProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,500
  60. Latino Policy InstituteProvidence, RI

    Operational

    $2,500
  61. Wiquapaug Pequot Indian TribeBradford, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,500
  62. Rhode Island Slave History MedallionsNewport, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,500
  63. Colonial Theater SchoolWesterly, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,500
  64. Entrepreneurship for AllLowell, MA

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,500
  65. The Learning Community Charter SchoolPawtucket, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,500
  66. Woonsocket Education CenterWoonsocket, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,500
  67. Youth in ActionProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,500
  68. Bryant UniversitySmithfield, RI

    Scholarships

    $2,500
  69. Housing Network Rhode Island Association of Nonprofit Housing DevelopersPawtucket, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,500
  70. Westerly Education CenterWesterly, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,500
  71. Saint Vincent de Paul Food PantryGreenville, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,000
  72. Tri-County Community Action AgencyJohnston, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,000
  73. The Johnnycake Center of WesterlyWesterly, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,000
  74. Habitat for Humanity of Eastern ConnecticutNew London, CT

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,000
  75. Pace Organization of Rhode IslandRiverside, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,000
  76. Barrington Tap inBarrington, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,000
  77. New England Institute of TechnologyE Greenwich, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,000
  78. The Johnnycake CenterPeacedale, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,000
  79. Thundermist Health CenterWarwick, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,000
  80. Genesis CenterProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,000
  81. Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of CommerceProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,500
  82. Grow Smart Rhode IslandProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,500
  83. In-SightWarwick, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  84. Mentor Rhode IslandWarwick, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  85. Westerly Armory RestorationWesterly, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  86. Pentecostal Church Fountain of LifeJohnston, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  87. Boys and Girls Club of East ProvidenceE Providence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  88. Glastonbury Food and Fuel BankGlastonbury, CT

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  89. Ashaway Ambulance Association IncAshaway, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  90. Providence PromiseProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  91. WHS Sports BoostersWesterly, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  92. Your Neighborhood Food PantryProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  93. Boys and Girls Club of PawtucketPawtucket, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  94. Comprehensive Community ActionCranston, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  95. North Kingstown Food Pantry IncN Kingstown, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  96. Foster ForwardE Providence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  97. Womens Business Development CouncilStamford, CT

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  98. Animal Rescue League of Southern Rhode IslandWakefield, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  99. John E Fogarty FoundationProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  100. Avalonia Land ConservancyLedyard, CT

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  101. Better Lives Rhode IslandProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  102. East Greenwich Interfaith Food CupboardE Greenwich, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  103. Economic Progress InstituteProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  104. Renaissance City Theatre Inc the Granite TheatreWesterly, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  105. Pawcatuck Neighborhood CenterPawcatuck, CT

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  106. Dorcas International Institute of Rhode IslandProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  107. Ri Elder InfoN Scituate, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  108. Westerly Middle School PTOWesterly, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  109. People Helping PeopleBurlington, MA

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  110. Coventry Community Food BankCoventry, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  111. Familyaid Boston IncBoston, MA

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  112. Health and Social Services Consortium I nc (HESSCO)Walpole, MA

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  113. Rhode Island Institute for Labor Studies and ResearchCranston, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  114. The Wolf SchoolRumford, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  115. Helping Hands of Block IslandBlock Island, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  116. St Peter's by the Sea Episcopal ChurchNarragansett, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  117. RicanCharlestown, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  118. Good Neighbors IncRiverside, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  119. Northern Rhode Island Food PantryCumberland, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  120. Christian Community Action IncNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  121. Southside Community Land TrustProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  122. City of Warwick Department of Human ServicesWarwick, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  123. Kent County Community DevelopmentWakefield, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  124. Blackstone Valley Emergency Food CenterPawtucket, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $500
  125. Pawtucket Soup KitchenPawtucket, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $500
  126. Providence Student UnionProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $500
  127. Westerly Land TrustWesterly, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $500
  128. Jewish Children's Home of Rhode IslandWakefield, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $500
  129. Mary Mother of Mankind ChurchNorth Providence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $500
  130. Greater North End Community DevelopmentWesterly, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $500
  131. Day OneProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $500
  132. Wakefield Concert BandWakefield, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $500
  133. Babcock-Smith House MuseumWesterly, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $500
  134. Watch Hill ConservancyWesterly, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $500
  135. Langworthy Public LibraryHope Valley, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $500
  136. Read to Succeed IncHope, RI

    Unrestricted gift

    $500
  137. Connecticut FoodshareWallingford, CT

    Unrestricted gift

    $250
  138. Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MA

    Unrestricted gift

    $250

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Community development7 grants $80,05515% of the total
  2. Human services17 grants $79,00015% of the total
  3. Education17 grants $71,50013% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $67,00012% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter5 grants $63,00012% of the total
  6. Arts and culture10 grants $35,5007% of the total
  7. 11 other causes23 grants $140,45026% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Rhode Island122 grants $764,005
  2. New York2 grants $45,000
  3. Connecticut7 grants $7,250
  4. Massachusetts5 grants $5,750
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • The Washington Trust CompanyTrustee Hours 2Pay $0

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