Public Charity

RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, of PROVIDENCE, RI, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $239.9M in revenue, $229.1M in expenses, $764.0M in total assets. 163 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $26.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 050258956 PROVIDENCE, RI Graduate & Professional Schools NTEE: B50 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$239.9M
Total Expenses$229.1M
Total Assets$764.0M
Grant Records163
Funding Total$26.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, THROUGH ITS COLLEGE AND MUSEUM,IS TO EDUCATE ITS STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC IN THE CREATION AND (SEE SCHEDULE O)APPRECIATION OF WORKS OF ART AND DESIGN, TO DISCOVER AND TRANSMIT KNOWLEDGE AND TO MAKE LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO A GLOBAL SOCIETY THROUGH CRITICAL THINKING, SCHOLARSHIP AND INNOVATION.

Where $100 goes at Rhode Island School of Design

How Rhode Island School of Design divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $82 for programs

$77
Education
94% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 2,500 students; 4,600 children
$5
Museum
6% of 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

VICE PRESIDENT, INST. ADVANCEMENT Amanda Macmullan
TRUSTEE Ashleigh Axios
VP STRATEGY/PLANNING (UNTIL 6/25) Bethany Jankunis
TRUSTEE Caroline Baumann
TRUSTEE C C Melvin Ike
PRESIDENT Crystal Williams

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Top Grant Purposes

Education
$17,097,649 59 grants
General Support
$8,589,142 77 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$572,500 3 grants
Environment & Conservation
$100,000 1 grant
Arts & Culture
$49,215 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $239.9M $229.1M $764.0M
2024 $223.5M $226.9M $730.1M
2023 $228.8M $220.9M $714.1M
2022 $225.5M $205.7M $709.0M
2021 $200.8M $184.3M $767.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $200.8M to $239.9M (+19%), with total assets most recently reported at $764.0M.

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