OPEN will be providing free monthly meeting space for two local giving-circles, Awesome Foundation Rhode Island (AFRI) and Silent Partners.

AFRI issues a monthly restriction-free gift of $1,000 to projects taking place in, or of benefit to the Ocean State. You can learn more and apply at awesomeisland.org.

Silent Partners is a model through which Black artists and community organizers, and white funders, partner to combat unequal outcomes resulting from institutional white supremacy within traditional granting opportunities. Learn more at silent-partners.net

We hope to begin offering space to other organizations starting in the fall of 2025. If you’d like to reach out in advance of then, please send an email and let us know a bit about your organization and needs. Our space is tiny, but in a great location, and we’d like to be of help.