Champlin helps three Sakonnet area organizations

United Congregational Church, Brownell Library and West Place Animal Sanctuary get grants

Posted 12/14/18

Groups in both Little Compton and Tiverton received glad tidings from the Champlin Foundation this week in the form of grants to help pay for projects.

Little Compton’s Brownell Library was …

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Champlin helps three Sakonnet area organizations

United Congregational Church, Brownell Library and West Place Animal Sanctuary get grants

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Groups in both Little Compton and Tiverton received glad tidings from the Champlin Foundation this week in the form of grants to help pay for projects.

Little Compton’s Brownell Library was given $49,000 for construction of an outdoor pavilion.

Also in Little Compton, United Congregational Church was awarded $37,500 for restoration and replacement of windows and the main door in the church Narthex.

In Tiverton, West Place Animal Sanctuary received $12,000 for renovation of a building for office and program space.

The sanctuary needs the new space for a variety of reasons, among them the fact that West Place recently became the temporary dog holding facility for both Tiverton and Little Compton police.

These were among 189 grants, totaling $22 million to 160 non-profit institutions across Rhode Island. From support of paddle boards at a community boating center to the purchase of state-of-the-art imaging equipment to improve medical diagnosis, grants this year ranged from $1,000 to over $4 million. Organizations working in animal welfare, arts and culture, education, historic preservation, healthcare, education, social and youth services, as well as libraries and preserving open space received support.

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