Commons Foundation Successfully Launched Loan Program to Complete Home Construction; Over Twenty Applications Were Received.

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Focused on Supporting Housing That Is Affordable For Members of the Community

Our Mission

The Commons Foundation provides educational programs and funds to help significantly increase the stock of community housing in town, focusing on home ownership for the working middle class, seniors, local workforce, and provide community education in the financial implications of home ownership.

Non-Discrimination Policy

It is the policy of The Commons Foundation not to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, ancestry, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical disability, veteran’s status, political affiliation, color, religion, or national origin. Conflict of Interest Policy

Board of Directors

Peter Aldrich
Director

Peter Aldrich lives in Little Compton with his wife of fifty-two years, Widgie. Together they have built a family of four children through international adoptions. They have five grandchildren. Read more

Joe Azrack
Director

Azrack has been a member of the Little Compton community since he met his spouse, Abigail Congdon, over 45 years ago. In 2015, Joe was appointed by Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo as the Chairman of the Providence, Rhode Island I-195 Redevelopment District Commission, in which capacity he served until 2019. Read more

Edward Burnett
Director

Ed Burnett is a dedicated community leader and life-long Rhode Islander who has called Little Compton home since 2009. A devoted father of three daughters—students at Portsmouth High School and Wilbur McMahon—Ed is deeply invested in the future of his community. Read more

Ty Howe
Chairman

He is a resident of Little Compton, where he delivers meals to the elderly and teaches paddle tennis clinics at the Sakonnet Paddle Tennis Club. He is a volunteer on the Samaritans of Rhode Island Crisis Hotline. He and his wife Abby are parents to four boys and grandparents to two granddaughters. Read more

James Lock
President

He is a resident of Little Compton, where he led the initiative to install solar panels on town owned buildings. Jim was a director of Nitinol Medical Corporation (NASDAQ), the Finance Board and Governing Body of Boston Children’s Hospital, and Chair of Boston Children’s Heart Foundation. Read more

Amy Mooney
Director

Amy and her husband moved to Little Compton in 2018. Since, they’ve added three children to their family. They are proud Wilbur McMahon parents, Go Eagles! Amy also serves on the board for the Little Compton Wellness Center and the Little Compton Food Bank. Read more

Mark Reichin
Director

Mark and his wife Judy have lived in Little Compton since 2020. Mark serves on both corporate and non-profit boards. He joined The Commons Foundation board in the fall of 2024. Read more

Susan Taylor
Treasurer

Susan and her husband, Glenn Lewman, have lived in Little Compton since 2008 and in Rhode Island since 1990. Read more

Deborah E. Wiley
Director

Deborah Wiley lives in New York City and Little Compton, RI where she has served on the board of The Friends of the Sakonnet Lighthouse and is president of the Bailey & Ledge Association. Read more