Aquidneck Land Trust's

The mission of the Aquidneck Land Trust is to preserve the island’s natural character and open spaces for the lasting benefit of our community.  The Merritt Neighborhood Fund was established in 1999 to honor the late Peter M. Merritt, the organization’s visionary past president for his decade of leadership.  Peter had a vision to someday execute the mission of the Land Trust on a smaller scale to benefit individual neighborhoods across the island.

The purpose of the Fund is to provide neighborhood and community groups with modest funding to support preservation and land use projects to strengthen their community’s identity and natural character.

 The Fund’s modest $100-$2,500 grants are designed to encourage the preservation and appropriate use, for community good, of small open spaces serving residential neighborhoods across Aquidneck Island and to model the ethic of land conservation and stewardship through community volunteerism. Sample projects include pocket parks, community gardens, and transformation of neglected properties for community recreational & environmental benefit.

For a grant application information, please contact:

David Thalmann, Director of Finance and Administration

Aquidneck Land Trust

790 Aquidneck Avenue

Middletown, RI  02842

Tel:  (401) 849-2799 x 17      Fax:  (401) 851-8998      Email:  dthalmann@ailt.org