Amica Companies Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Amica Companies Foundation is the philanthropic foundation of the Amica Insurance Company. It prioritizes organizations serving Rhode Island residents in basic needs, community development, education, health, arts and culture, and community and public affairs.
FUNDING AREAS: Basic needs, community development, education, health, arts and culture, community and public affairs
IP TAKE: This funder predominately invests in organizations that serve or work in Rhode Island.
PROFILE: The Amica Companies Foundation is the corporate giving arm of the Amica company, which is America’s oldest automobile insurer. Amica also offers products for home, marine, personal umbrella liability, and life insurance. The foundation seeks “to harness the power of enduring relationships to help individuals, families and communities become economically independent and strong.” The company and its foundation are based in Lincoln, Rhode Island,; as a result, Amica prioritizes grantmaking in-state. Amica primarily funds basic needs, community development, education, health, arts and culture, and community and public affairs.
The funder supports community-based organizations and specific programs; however, it does not typically cover operating expenses, capital campaigns, or building expenses. The Amica Companies Foundation prefers a broad approach to grantmaking. Indeed, it does not maintain programs, but rather grantmaking interests. In addition to charitable grants, Amica also sponsors festivals, cultural events, sporting games, and other events in exchange for marketing and promotional consideration. Amica employees volunteer in local Rhode Island communities as part of the Amica Citizenship Grants program, as well as the Amica Gives and the Amica Volunteer Day programs. Additional grants support groups with which employees volunteer, for example. Sponsorships typically support art and entertainment festivals, auto shows, home shows, healthy living events, and sports teams. In the past, Amica has supported marathon and triathlon races, Habitat for Humanity groups, the Meeting Street School, pet walks, and Water Fire Providence.
Applicants can learn more about how and where this funder gives by examining its tax records. Grantmaking is focused on the state of Rhode Island. In the New England states, groups from Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine can also apply for sponsorships.
This funder accepts grant requests from nonprofits. The application process for Amica Companies Foundation grants begins with an online eligibility quiz, which applicants may access on the funder’s website. The review process usually takes up to eight weeks, and the foundation only accepts one application per organization each year. The phone number for the company’s corporate office is 800-652-6422, and Meredith Gregory is the charitable giving coordinator to contact.
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