'Always Been About Possibility': Viola Davis Invests $1.2 Million in New Community Center Named After Her Mother in Rhode Island

'Always been about possibility': Viola Davis invests $1.2 million in new community center named after her mother in Rhode Island

Viola Davis is giving back to the community that shaped her. The EGOT winner and her husband are donating $1.2M to establish a community center.

‘Always been about possibility’: Viola Davis invests $1.2 million in new community center named after her mother in Rhode Island

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 09: Viola Davis speaks onstage during Viola Davis and James Patterson In Conversation with Sarah Lyall: “Judge Stone” at 92NY on March 09, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) The EGOT winner and best-selling author is giving back to the city that helped shape her through her Davis-Tennon Foundation. Viola Davis has never forgotten where she came from. Although she was born in South Carolina, Da…