Rhode Island is home to 6k nonprofit organizations. In aggregate, these organizations account for $16b in revenue and employ 112.9k individuals.
Where Do Rhode Island
Nonprofits Focus?
The IRS classifies nonprofits along 25 different categories or NTEE classifications.
*Remaining NTEE categories account for 0 organizations.
| City | Organization Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick | 461 | 3,592 | $345,465,684 | $92,701,832 |
| Cranston | 376 | 3,007 | $401,393,193 | $228,966,027 |
| Newport | 261 | 5,445 | $580,701,548 | $249,510,625 |
| Pawtucket | 255 | 2,852 | $296,267,887 | $41,391,710 |
| Johnston | 225 | 1,205 | $248,622,135 | $128,596,898 |
| Westerly | 188 | 1,422 | $63,406,754 | $100,380,988 |
| Cumberland | 146 | 707 | $64,139,390 | $5,444,676 |
| Barrington | 133 | 1,012 | $113,439,293 | $29,825,407 |
| Woonsocket | 122 | 2,540 | $235,452,231 | $192,393,061 |
| Middletown | 121 | 2,266 | $163,722,314 | $18,054,016 |
| Bristol | 121 | 3,910 | $315,596,962 | $62,318,277 |
| Portsmouth | 118 | 467 | $39,762,706 | $2,279,929 |
| Wakefield | 117 | 2,200 | $284,625,879 | $111,328,659 |
| Coventry | 116 | 132 | $21,023,355 | $2,344,699 |
| West Warwick | 89 | 286 | $19,917,177 | $26,353,057 |
| East Providence | 86 | 3,178 | $304,039,073 | $25,109,502 |
| Narragansett | 85 | 636 | $36,051,956 | $5,442,994 |
| N Providence | 84 | 0 | $78,765 | $0 |
| Smithfield | 83 | 3,326 | $1,898,775,237 | $109,063,322 |
| Lincoln | 82 | 819 | $98,134,022 | $147,919,491 |
N Kingstown, RI
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide civil rights, social action or advocacy services where the major purpose is unclear enough that a more specific code cannot be accurately assigned.
Cranston, RI
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to raise and distribute funds for multiple organizations within the Public, Society Benefit - Multipurpose and Other major group area.
E Greenwich, RI
MISSION:
The goal of this organization are the organizations like chambers of commerce, business leagues and commercial trade associations whose members are businessmen and women and merchants who have affiliated for the purpose of promoting the general commercial interests of the community or the interests of their own trade. [Many of these are found in section 501(c)(6) business leagues; and 501(c)(6) chambers of commerce.]
Providence, RI
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to raise and distribute funds for multiple organizations within the Health - General and Rehabilitative major group area.
Bristol, RI
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide recreation, sports, leisure or athletics services where the major purpose is unclear enough that a more specific code cannot be accurately assigned.
L Compton, RI
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to raise and distribute funds for multiple organizations within the Education major group area.
Providence, RI
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide opportunities for people to learn and become competitive in tennis, badminton, racquet ball, squash, table tennis and other racquet sports. Coaching, access to courts, equipment and officials for competitions are generally included.
Barrington, RI
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide food, clothing, household goods, cash and other forms of short-term emergency assistance for indigent individuals and families who have insufficient resources to meet their basic needs.
Wakefield, RI
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide educational services including special placement and individualized programming, instruction and support services for children and youth who are gifted or have disabilities and require appropriately modified curricula, teaching methodologies and instructional materials in order to learn.
Cumberland, RI
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide community improvement, capacity building services where the major purpose is unclear enough that a more specific code cannot be accurately assigned.
Providence, RI
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to conduct research in astronomy, the physical science that addresses matter and energy in the universe using observational techniques such as spectroscopy, photometry, interferometry, radio astronomy and optical astronomy.
Johnston, RI
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide services for the mutual aid and benefit of their members; that ordinarily have a lodge system whereby activities are carried out under a form of organization that comprises local branches, chartered by a parent organization and largely self-governing, and that make provision for the payment of death benefits, and for benefits in case of accident, sickness, or old age. Y40 should be used only if one of the more specific codes in the Y40 series cannot be determined.
Newport, RI
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide informal classes which acquaint participants with particular aspects of their environment and increase their understanding of and appreciation for ecological balance.
Rumford, RI
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide human services where the major purpose is unclear enough that a more specific code cannot be accurately assigned.
Providence, RI
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide opportunities for people to satisfy their inner needs and enhance their spiritual growth through organized worship or through other devotional activities under the auspices of one of the group of religious faiths that is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. Use this code for Christian denominations that are not specified below as well as their ministries, missions or missionary activities; bible camps and schools. (rev. 11/04)
Pawtucket, RI
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to support and fund raise for a single institution within the Education major group.
Bristol, RI
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to are responsible for the control and extinction of fires; and the inspection of buildings, hillside property and industrial plants to ensure compliance with fire codes.
N Providence, RI
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to promote, produce or provide access to a variety of arts experiences encompassing the visual, media or performing arts.
Warwick, RI
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide a broad range of social services for individuals or families.
West Warwick, RI
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide first and multiple offender drunk driving programs for adults and juveniles or which offer transportation services for drinking drivers. Also includes community action groups like MADD that are against drunk driving.