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Former Rhode Island governor Gina Raimondo quietly started a nonprofit organization late last year, and she’s funding it with money left over from her state campaign account.

Raimondo, who left the governor’s office in 2021 to become US commerce secretary during President Biden’s administration, donated $250,000 to the Make it in America Education Fund on Feb. 13, according to a disclosure filed this week with the Rhode Island Board of Elections.

Records show Raimondo incorporated the Make it in America Education Fund in Delaware on Dec. 4, 2025 (it’s common to incorporate in Delaware). There is no website for the organization.

A spokesperson for Raimondo said the nonprofit is “developing and analyzing economic policy and meeting with experts, business owners, and workers, as Secretary Raimondo outlines and discusses economic policy ideas.”

Raimondo, who has acknowledged interest in running for president in 2028, has emerged as a leading voice on how artificial intelligence could reshape the economy and workforce, and on the need to prepare workers and businesses to adapt to that shift.

The large donation from her campaign account is allowable under state campaign finance law, which lets former officeholders or candidates donate to tax-exempt organizations. Raimondo still has nearly $322,000 in campaign account.

It’s unclear if Raimondo will donate the rest of the money to the nonprofit. She also reported $2,000 donations to Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and attorney general candidate Kim Ahern during the first quarter of 2026.