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Charities
This non-profit event donates 100% of net proceeds to Rhode Island charities. The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Foundation supports around 30 local nonprofits annually through funds raised by the Citizens Pell Bridge Run and 4 Bridges Ride.
Fundraise
100% of all net proceeds from The Citizens Pell Bridge go to local non-profits. Additionally, we encourage all runners to create their own fundraisers or join one of our amazing non-profit beneficiaries fundraising efforts.
2026 Grant Application
The RITBF has distributed over $1.3m to local nonprofits since 2014 through the Citizens Pell Bridge Run
The 2025 Grant Application Form will be posted in March, and will be accepted from April 1 to June 1, 2025. Each year, approximately 30 partner organizations are identified to receive foundation support.
2026 Beneficiaries
Aquidneck Food Pantry
A Wish Come True
Boys and Girls Club of Newport County
Boystown New England
Clagett Sailing
Day One
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center
Fanconi Cancer Foundation
Girls on the Run
James L Maher Center
Jamestown Boyscouts Troop 1
Jamestown Cub Scouts Pack 1
Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island
John Clarke Senior Living
Looking Upwards
Meeting Street
Middletown Cub Scouts Pack 77
Museum of Newport Irish History
Nathans Angels
Newport County YMCA
Newport In Bloom
Newport Public Education Foundation
Newport Public Schools – Thompson Middle School PTO
Newport Public Schools- Pell PTO
Newport St Patrick’s Day Parade Committee
Newport/Fall River Star Kids Scholarship Program
Providence Childrens Museum
Rhode Island Center for the Book
Sail To Prevail
Saint Vincent De Paul Society, St. Joseph Newport
Samaritans
Save The Bay
Sojourner House
Special Olympics
The Herren Project
Women’s Resource Center
