Laura A Burgess Fund
This organization is a private foundation that primarily supports religious and faith-based initiatives, with a significant focus on the Diocese of Rhode Island. Its mission appears to center on providing unrestricted general funding to various charitable entities, particularly those serving the Protestant community. The foundation's grants predominantly benefit individuals and organizations in need, emphasizing support for indigent Protestant women. While it operates mainly within Rhode Island, it has also extended some support to recipients in New York. The foundation demonstrates a commitment to uplifting faith-based organizations and addressing the needs of vulnerable populations.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small, Rhode Island-based faith or parish-affiliated organization (or program serving indigent Protestant women) seeking modest general operating support and able to submit a written request with financials.
Good Fit
- • Located in Rhode Island (or serving RI communities) and connected to local faith-based networks.
- • Program specifically serving indigent Protestant women or closely aligned religious populations.
- • Requests for modest unrestricted/general operating support (typical grants in the low thousands up to ~30K).
- • Ability to provide concise financial information and a written request to the named contact.
- • Local relationships or referrals to existing grantees or the diocese.
Geography
Giving is tightly concentrated in Rhode Island across the observed years with only occasional small grants outside the state (two states observed total), so the footprint is locally focused.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 8–11 distinct recipients each year and 9 distinct recipients in 2024, including a mix of a large local charity and multiple smaller individual/for-profit recipients, indicating a moderate spread of beneficiaries for a micro foundation.
New Applicants
The foundation provides written-request application instructions and a named mailing/phone contact and it funded one new recipient in 2024, but most dollars recur to a small set of repeat grantees and funding is focused on a narrowly defined beneficiary population.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
