Public Charity

PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY

PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in PROVIDENCE, RI. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $8.4M, expenses of $7.8M, total assets of $30.2M. Imperigo tracks 101 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $9.5M.

EIN: 050262713 PROVIDENCE, RI Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$8.4M
Total Expenses$7.8M
Total Assets$30.2M
Grant Records101
Funding Total$9.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY ENGAGES LEARNERS, INSPIRES THINKERS, AND CONNECTS DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.

Officers & Directors

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Aaron Peterman
TRUSTEE Angel Arrazola
DEPUTY LIBRARY DIRECTOR Beatrice Pulliam
DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS Bethany Plummer Ricci
TRUSTEE Beverly Ledbetter
TRUSTEE Billy Kepner

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Top Grant Purposes

OPERATING SUPPORT
$7,778,498 2 grants
PPL EDUCATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, & CULTURAL PROGRAMMING
$150,000 3 grants
EDU - EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS (PRIMARY)
$145,196 1 grant
SEE PART IV
$141,732 4 grants
ECONOMIC SECURITY
$123,095 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $8.4M $7.8M $30.2M
2024 $8.8M $8.3M $30.7M
2023 $7.8M $8.8M $31.3M
2022 $8.6M $8.4M $26.8M
2021 $6.5M $7.2M $37.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $6.5M to $8.4M (+29%), with total assets most recently reported at $30.2M.

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