Public Charity

OCEAN STATE MEDIA GROUP

OCEAN STATE MEDIA GROUP is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in PROVIDENCE, RI. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $12.1M, expenses of $16.9M, total assets of $120.4M. Imperigo tracks 93 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $8.5M.

EIN: 222859005 PROVIDENCE, RI Television NTEE: A32 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$12.1M
Total Expenses$16.9M
Total Assets$120.4M
Grant Records93
Funding Total$8.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

OCEAN STATE MEDIA IS RHODE ISLAND'S TRUSTED PUBLIC MEDIA ORGANIZATION, AMPLIFYING ALL VOICES THROUGH THOUGHT-PROVOKING STORYTELLING, ORIGINAL JOURNALISM, LIFELONG LEARNING, AND ENGAGING LIVE EVENTS. WE FOSTER HOPE, CONNECTION, AND EDUCATION THAT STRENGTHENS AND INSPIRES OUR SHARED COMMUNITY.

Where $100 goes at Ocean State Media Group

How Ocean State Media Group divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$61 Programs the work itself
$29 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $61 for programs

$61
We are ocean state media
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Amanda Mcmullen
DIRECTOR Barbara Haynes
DIRECTOR Bari Harlam
DIRECTOR Carolyn Wiesenhahn
DIRECTOR David Fontes
CO-CHAIR (THRU 6/4/25) David Laverty

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$847,837 38 grants
Arts & Culture
$285,149 5 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$50,000 2 grants
Sports & Recreation
$16,000 2 grants
Unspecified
$7,273,072 43 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $12.1M $16.9M $120.4M
2024 $10.7M $11.8M $119.9M
2023 $2.9M $10.3M $108.0M
2022 $10.9M $9.1M $103.1M
2021 $10.9M $8.3M $121.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $10.9M to $12.1M (+11%), with total assets most recently reported at $120.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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