Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

---

The Rhode Island Foundation is one of the oldest community foundations in the United States. Created in 1916, the foundation provides grants to support local nonprofit organizations that work in a variety of areas, including education, housing, and health care.

In June of 2023, David Cicilline resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives to become president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation. He sat down with Ocean State Media political reporter Ian Donnis to discuss his accomplishments over the past three years.

Subscribe to the Ocean State Media YouTube channel: youtube.com/@oceanstatemediari?sub_confirmation=1
Subscribe to The Daily Catch newsletter: lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/SpuOl16
Follow Ocean State Media on Instagram: instagram.com/ocean.state.media
Like Ocean State Media on Facebook: facebook.com/OceanStateMediaRI
Follow Ocean State Media on X: https://x.com/OSMediaRI
Follow Ocean State Media on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/oceanstateme...
Visit our website: oceanstatemedia.org