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The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities is a state-wide non-profit organization supporting the humanities and based in Providence, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1973, following the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965, which was sponsored, in part by Rhode Island Senator Claiborne Pell. The Council for the Humanities acts in affiliation with the National Endowment for the Humanities, but is not a government-funded organization.

The Humanities Council has issued over $7.7 million in grants since its inception. It issues approximately $175,000 a year to 30-35 grants across the state of Rhode Island, and has supported organizations like Firstworks Providence, Providence Public Library, Warwick Center for the Arts, Newport International Film Festival, and the Providence Children's Museum.