Fm Foundation
Johnston, RI · EIN 22-2773230. Reported 110 grants totalling $10.7M to 96 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Fm Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
8 of the organizations Fm Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 17 grants totalling $6,169,648 to them. That is 81% of the $7,650,955 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Rhode Island Inc | federated giving programme | Rhode Island | $2,982,013 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | grantmaking organization | Delaware | $1,948,665 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of King County | federated giving programme | Washington | $687,748 | 2 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc | federated giving programme | Texas | $405,484 | 5 | 3 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| The Rhode Island Community Foundation | community foundation | Rhode Island | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey | federated giving programme | Pennsylvania | $36,168 | 4 | 3 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc | federated giving programme | Illinois | $9,370 | 2 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | federated giving programme | Minnesota | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,977. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,974 and $10,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $2,982,013.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $2,982,013 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Online Giving Foundation | Clearwater, FL | $1,948,665 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Scholarship & Tuition Services | Nashville, TN | $1,252,692 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation | Arlington, TX | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Kingdom Online Giving Foundation | Cirencester, England | $857,572 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of King County | Seattle, WA | $687,748 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Scholarship & Tuition Service | Nashville, TN | $493,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc | Dallas, TX | $405,484 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Spencer Educational Foundation | New York, NY | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Kingdom Online Giving Foundation | Riverside, London | $205,551 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Tricounty | Framingham, MA | $118,076 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Rhode Island Community Foundation | Providence, RI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ma Maritime Academy Foundation | Buzzards Bay, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey | Philadelphia, PA | $36,168 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Warwick Fire Department City of Warwick | Warwick, RI | $10,402 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Tee | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council | Providence, RI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $9,370 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cornerstone Family Counseling Services | Oaskhurst, CA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Livingston Parish Fire Protection Dist | Walker, LA | $7,150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Canon City Area Fire Protection District | Canon City, CO | $6,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Armada Township Fire Department | Armada, MI | $6,450 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childrens Safety Village of Central Fl | Orlando, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Carol Stream Fire Protection District | Carol Stream, IL | $4,311 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southampton Town Fire Marshals Office | Hampton Bays, NY | $4,142 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Town of Riverhead Fire Marshals Office | Riverhead, NY | $4,044 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Harrisonburg Fire Department | Harrisonburg, VA | $3,900 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Chicago Heights Fire Department | South Chicago, IL | $3,673 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Upper Darby Township Fire Department | Upper Darby, PA | $3,544 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lake County Fire Chiefs Association Inc | Crown Point, IN | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Lincoln Fire and Rescue District | Lincoln City, OR | $3,449 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Taney County Fire Protection District | Kissee Mills, MO | $3,365 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cathedral City Fire Department | Cathedral City, CA | $3,297 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Pikeville Volunteer Fire Dept | Pikeville, TN | $3,265 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hose Co No 1 Honesdale Fire Department | Honesdale, PA | $3,256 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Newton County Board of Commissioners | Covington, GA | $3,235 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Monroeton Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Reidsville, NC | $3,126 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Scotland Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Scotland, CT | $3,095 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fruitland Area Fire Protection District | Jackson, MO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Johnston School District | Johnston, RI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wytheville Fire and Rescue Department | Wytheville, VA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Scappoose Rural Fire Protection District | Scappoose, OR | $2,955 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Fayette Twp Vol Firemens Assoc | Cuddy, PA | $2,796 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Johnson County Fire Investigation Unit | Warrensburg, MO | $2,785 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Alexander Fire Department Inc | Taylorsville, NC | $2,722 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Springfield Township Fire Department | Bidwell, OH | $2,674 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cottage Grove Volunteer Fire Department | Cottage Grove, WI | $2,639 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eynon Sturges Volunteer Hose Co No 3 | Eynon, PA | $2,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Town of Windsor Fire Marshals Office | Windsor, CT | $2,570 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Mount Vernon Fire Department | Mount Vernon, NY | $2,566 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Maple Grove - Fire Department | Maple Grove, MN | $2,535 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hamilton Township Fire Prevention Bureau | Hamilton, NJ | $2,524 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Upper Dublin Twp Office of Fire Marshal | Fort Washington, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Kiel Fire and Ambulance Service | Kiel, WI | $2,432 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Benton Charter Township Fire Department | Benton Harbor, MI | $2,428 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Morongo Valley Community Services Dist | Morongo Valley, CA | $2,402 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cosumnes Community Services District | Elk Grove, CA | $2,350 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The City of Manassas Park Fire Rescue | Manassas Park, VA | $2,302 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Stickney Fire Protection Dist | Stickney Twp, IL | $2,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Joseph Charter Township Fd 2 | Saint Joseph, MI | $2,128 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alexander County Fire Marshal Office | Taylorsville, NC | $2,095 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eastern Madera County Fire Safe Council | North Fork, CA | $2,091 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stony Point Volunteer Fire Department | Stony Point, NC | $2,070 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Company | Wind Gap, PA | $2,033 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Berkeley Heights Volunteer Fire Dept | Berkeley Heights, NJ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Fayetteville Fire Department | Fayetteville, GA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Slocum Township Volunteer Fire Company | Wapwallopen, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gordonville Fire Protection District | Gordonville, MO | $1,998 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cook Springs Volunteer Fire Department | Pell City, AL | $1,974 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mad River Township Fire & Ems Department | Enon, OH | $1,970 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| W Thompson Independent Fire Assn No 1 Inc | North Grosvenordale, CT | $1,932 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pittsboro Volunteer Fire Rescue Dept | Pittsboro, NC | $1,887 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paso Robles Fire & Emergency Services | Paso Robles, CA | $1,878 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Newport Twp Fire Protection District | Wadsworth, IL | $1,875 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Halifax County Fire Marshals Office | Halifax, NC | $1,859 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Connecticut Fire Department | Storrs, CT | $1,807 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department | Greensburg, PA | $1,767 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Guil-Rand Fire Protection Association | Archdale, NC | $1,721 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Borough of Cresskill | Cresskill, NJ | $1,704 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Forsyth Fire Departmentcity of Forsyth | Forsyth, MO | $1,630 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Interfaith Service Coalition of Hancock | Hancock, MD | $1,630 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Carnegie Volunteer Fire Department | Carnegie, PA | $1,608 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Whitesboro Volunteer Fire Department | Whitesboro, TX | $1,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Fall Creek Community Volunteer Fire | East Bend, NC | $1,568 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Tennessee Ridge Fire Department | Tennessee Ridge, TN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Natrona County Fire Protection District | Mills, WY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Western Taney County Fire Protection Dis | Branson, MO | $1,460 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pomfrt Fire Marshal | Pomfret, CT | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Berrien Springs Oronoko Twp Fire Dept | Berrien Springs, MI | $1,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mount Olive Fire Protection District | Mount Olive, IL | $1,159 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Company Inc | Clear Spring, MD | $1,038 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Millerville Volunteer Fire Department | Ashland, AL | $1,029 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Church Hill Volunteer Fire Co Inc | Church Hill, MD | $843 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spring Hill Volunteer Fire Department | Troy, AL | $287 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis, MN | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
4 of 96 (4%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 7%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 37 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | $1,305,167 | $2,785 |
| 2022 | 27 | $711,455 | $2,566 |
| 2023 | 31 | $786,812 | $2,432 |
| 2024 | 25 | $7,934,230 | $40,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
29% of its giving went to organizations in Rhode Island.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Fm Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 270 Central Ave Po Box 7500, Johnston, RI, 02919. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 22-2773230 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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