MUSEOFRI
The MUSE Foundation of RI (MUSEOFRI) is Rhode Island's first foundation for communities of color. Founded by Juan Wilson Jr., MUSEOFRI demystifies philanthropy, building liberation infrastructure across the state.
2021
Demystifying Philanthropy for Communities of Color
2025
Bannister Award Recipient
MUSEOFRI and Polarity share the same belief: people should discover the causes in their community through the places they already live, not through email blasts or a search bar.
Discovery is one of the hardest problems in the nonprofit world. How do you reach people who don't already know you exist? Polarity solves it differently. It's a platform built on an interactive map of the real world. People run missions, explore their neighborhoods, and find the organizations that make each block what it is.
When someone walks through a Providence neighborhood on Polarity, they find the causes doing real work right there. Not because of an ad buy. Because the place itself tells the story.
Putting small RI nonprofits on the map so people find them by exploring, not searching
Youth and community empowerment programs through MUSEOFRI
Scaling Black philanthropy infrastructure statewide
Building a platform where real world engagement drives real world impact
To produce community joy events where all can gather