Nonpartisan civic infrastructure
AllCiv·Legis1
·

Rhode Island School of Design

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990990-T FY2023
DBA: % THOMAS MATTOS CONTROLLER
Other · PROVIDENCE, RI · EIN 05-0258956

About

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 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.

In care of Thomas Mattos Controller

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
3,515
Volunteers
4,252

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$228.8M
Expenses
$220.9M
Assets
$714.1M
Liabilities
$218.9M

Financial history

$228.8M$114.4M$0
1617181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $228.8M · Avg: $202.7M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$5.6M
Foreign employees19
Foreign offices1
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM
SOUTH ASIA
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$10K
Grants Given
$35.2M
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
Your actions

Address

20 Washington Place
Providence, RI, 02903-135

Governance

Voting board members32
Independent members31
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planYes
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %64.9%
Permanent endowment %21.0%
Endowment held by related orgYes

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$465K
Net to org$360K
Retained by contractors$106K
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
Public records
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Full 990 PDFs going back to 2001, plus parsed financial extracts. The easiest place to read actual filings.
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search
IRS-side authoritative source. Confirms current exempt status and pulls the latest determination letter.
These open in a new tab. AllCiv doesn't host filings directly — these are the authoritative public-record sources.