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GROUNDWORK RHODE ISLAND

Company Details

Name: GROUNDWORK RHODE ISLAND
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Entity type: Domestic Non-Profit Corporation
Status: Activ
Date of Organization in Rhode Island: 12 Jul 1982 (43 years ago)
Identification Number: 000027386
ZIP code: 02860
County: Providence County
Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSFORMATIONS, MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC GARDENS.
Historical names: KEEP PROVIDENCE BEAUTIFUL, INC.
Groundwork Providence, Inc.
Principal Address: Google Maps Logo 1005 MAIN STREET UNIT 1223, PAWTUCKET, RI, 02860, US

Industry & Business Activity

NAICS

813319 Other Social Advocacy Organizations

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in social advocacy (except human rights and environmental protection, conservation, and wildlife preservation). Establishments in this industry address issues, such as peace and international understanding; community action (excluding civic organizations); or advancing social causes, such as firearms safety, drunk driving prevention, or drug abuse awareness. These organizations may solicit contributions and offer memberships to support these causes. Learn more at the U.S. Census Bureau

PRESIDENT

Name Role Address
BYRON ALEX PRESIDENT 38 JOHN ST PROVIDENCE, RI 02906 US

TREASURER

Name Role Address
THOMAS DOVIDIO TREASURER 324 POTTERS AVENUE WARWICK, RI 02886 US

SECRETARY

Name Role Address
SYDNEY HEALEY SECRETARY 42 HUDSON ST PROVIDENCE, RI 02909 USA

CEO

Name Role Address
AMELIA ROSE CEO 30 PINE STREET SHARON, MA 02067 US

DIRECTOR

Name Role Address
KATIE MURPHY DIRECTOR 491 NICHOLS LN MOAB, UT 84532 USA
CHARLES GARIEPY DIRECTOR 119 EAST MANNING ST PROVIDENCE, RI 02906 USA
RICHARD SNYDER DIRECTOR 111 THAYER ST., 3RD FLOOR BROWN UNIVERSITY, BOX 1844 PROVIDENCE, RI 02919 USA
GILES MACDONALD DIRECTOR 226 CHANDLER AVENUE PAWTUCKET, RI 02860 US
CARTER VINCENT DIRECTOR 212 DARTMOUTH STREET UNIT 4 PAWTUCKET, RI 02860 US
REBECCA MCGRATH DIRECTOR 31 ROYAL AVE PROVIDENCE, RI 02904 US

Agent

Name Role Address
CHRISTOPHER A. DOVIDIO, ESQ. Agent 225 DYER STREET 2ND FLOOR, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903, USA

Unique Entity ID

A UEI is a government-provided number, like a tax ID number, that’s used to identify businesses eligible for federal grants, awards and contracts.

Note: In April 2022, the federal government replaced its old identifier of choice, the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, with a government-issued UEI. Now all the federal government’s Integrated Award Environment systems use UEI numbers instead of DUNS numbers. So any entity doing business with the federal government must register for a UEI.

Unique Entity ID:
YAKKTK8D6FL7
CAGE Code:
4J4C8
UEI Expiration Date:
2026-03-20

Business Information

Activation Date:
2025-03-24
Initial Registration Date:
2006-08-30

Events

Type Date Old Value New Value
Name Change 2016-08-29 Groundwork Providence, Inc. GROUNDWORK RHODE ISLAND
Name Change 2001-04-05 KEEP PROVIDENCE BEAUTIFUL, INC. Groundwork Providence, Inc.

Licenses

License No License Type Status Date Issued Expiration Date
GC-40500 RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL VALID No data 2025-10-21
CO.9500257 Charitable Organization INACTIVE No data 2011-09-03
CO.9904830 Charitable Organization ACTIVE No data 2025-06-27

Filings

Number Name File Date
202449643840 Annual Report 2024-03-28
202331869710 Annual Report 2023-03-28
202326484920 Statement of Change of Registered/Resident Agent Office 2023-01-23
202216403510 Annual Report 2022-04-29
202105467580 Annual Report - Amended 2021-11-29

Uniform Commercial Code

The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) is a comprehensive set of laws governing all commercial transactions in the United States.

A UCC filing is a public notice of a secured transaction. A financing statement indicates a commercial agreement between a debtor and a secured party.

Uniform Commercial Code Summary

Type:
UCC-1 Standard
UCC Filing Number:
Filing Date:
2024-04-10
Action:
InitialFiling

Parties

Party Name:
GROUNDWORK RHODE ISLAND
Party Role:
Debtor(s)
Party Name:
WEBSTER BANK, N.A.
Party Role:
Secured Parties

Expenditures

Agency Date Program Subprogram Amount
Department of Environmental Management 2024-10-08 Agency Bonds Agency Bonds 205000.0
Department of Health 2024-07-09 COVID-19 Other Support Services 4764.5
Department of Health 2021-11-30 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Healthy Homes and Environment 3494.5

USAspending Awards / Financial Assistance

Date:
2024-09-23
Awarding Agency Name:
Environmental Protection Agency
Transaction Description:
DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO GROUNDWORK RHODE ISLAND TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES IN DISADVANATGED COMMUNITIES IN PROVIDENCE, RI AS A PART OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND PROGRAM (SNEP) OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE RESILIENCE AS OUTLINED IN THE APPLICATION. THIS AWARD WILL WORK WITH PARTNERS INCLUDING THE PROVIDENCE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANTING PROGRAM (PNPP), GARDEN TIME, AND THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (DPW) AND PARKS FORESTRY DIVISION, TO STRENGTHEN EXISTING AND LAUNCH NEW WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON MAKING PROVIDENCE MORE CLIMATE-READY AND RESILIENT.ACTIVITIES:1) STORM CREW: A STORMWATER-FOCUSED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT WILL IDENTIFY LOW-BARRIER TASKS THAT CAN SUPPORT STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, IMPROVED DRAINAGE, AND WATER QUALITY GOALS, WHILE EMPLOYING JOB TRAINING PROGRAM GRADUATES IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PROVIDENCE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. 2) CANOPY CREW: AN OFF-SHOOT OF GARDEN TIME'S (PROJECT PARTNER) GREEN REENTRY JOB TRAINING PROGRAM, AN 8-WEEK GREEN INDUSTRY JOB TRAINING FOCUSED ON TREE STEWARDSHIP, WORK READINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED RHODE ISLANDERS. GREEN REENTRY TRAINS 24 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR IN TECHNICAL SKILLS RELATED TO TREE CARE AND OTHER GREEN INDUSTRIES THROUGH A MIX OF CLASSROOM AND HANDS-ON INSTRUCTION.SUBRECIPIENT:GROUNDWORK RHODE ISLAND WILL PROVIDE SUBAWARDS TO PROVIDENCE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANTING PROGRAM AND GARDEN TIME TO IMPLEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS AS PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM FOR THIS PROJECT.OUTCOMES:THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON FULFILLING THE OUTCOMES OF: - COMMUNITIES SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENT RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT THAT PROTECTS POPULATED AREAS AND VULNERABLE INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION APPROACHES. - COMMUNITIES ENSURE WIDESPREAD ACCESS TO LOCAL GREENSPACE TO SUPPORT MENTAL, PHYSICAL, AND SPIRITUAL WELLBEING. - THE REGION ESTABLISHES POLICIES TO FOSTER SOCIAL/CLIMATE EQUITY AND ELIMINATE DISPROPORTIONATE HARMFUL IMPACTS TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (EJ) AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION.
Obligated Amount:
300000.00
Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Date:
2023-05-05
Awarding Agency Name:
Department of Agriculture
Transaction Description:
GROUNDWORK RHODE ISLANDIS A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS MAKE RI'S URBAN COMMUNITIES HEALTHIER, MORE RESILIENT, AND MORE EQUITABLE BY IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND CREATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS THROUGH JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND SOCIAL VENTURE PROGRAMS.OUR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTWILL HELP STRENGTHEN RI'S LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM BY EMPLOYING UNDERSERVED YOUTH FROM PROVIDENCE, PAWTUCKET, AND CENTRAL FALLS THROUGH OUR GREEN TEAM YOUTH PROGRAM AS PRIMARY AGENTS OF CHANGE AND AMBASSADORS TO THE WIDER COMMUNITY AROUND URBAN GARDENING,REDUCING FOOD WASTE, AND COMPOSTING. OUR PROJECT WILL ALSO CREATESTABLE SOURCES OF NUTRIENT-RICH COMPOST FOR URBAN GROWERS THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT.YOUTH WILL BE EMPLOYED TO LEARN ABOUT THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM, PARTICIPATE IN AND LEAD STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES THAT INCREASE THE EFFICIENT NEIGHBORHOOD- OR GARDEN-BASED PRODUCTION OF HEALTHY SOIL, INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FOOD PRODUCED BY SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY GARDENSIN THE SUMMER AND FALL, AND INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THIS FOOD THAT IS DISTRIBUTED TO NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS. COMMUNITY RESIDENTSWILL RECEIVEOR PURCHASE LOCAL, FRESH PRODUCE, LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME URBAN GARDENERSWILL GAIN ACCESS TO NUTRIENT-RICH COMPOST FOR GROWING, RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPSWILL PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY COMPOSTING FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY WILL SEE AN OVERALL INCREASE IN FOOD WASTE DIVERTED FROM RI'S ONLY ACTIVE LANDFILL THAT IS SLATED TO FILL AND CLOSE WITHIN THE NEXT 10-15 YEARS.ONE OF THE PRIMARY GOALS OF OUR PROJECT IS TO EXPAND OUR SUBSCRIPTION-BASED HARVEST CYCLE COMPOSTING PROGRAMTO SERVE MORE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE OUT OF POCKET. IN ADDITION, WE WILL USE THIS PROJECT TO BETTER COORDINATE WITH PARTNERS THAT ARE ALREADY GROWING FOOD IN A VARIETY OF WAYS AND HAVE EXPRESSED A DESIRE FOR BETTER COMPOST FOR THEIR GARDENERS TO IMPROVE YIELDS AND CREATE A CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM WHERE COMPOSTING IS AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AS WELL AS GARDENERS.
Obligated Amount:
361073.00
Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Date:
2022-08-17
Awarding Agency Name:
Department of Agriculture
Transaction Description:
LANDSCAPE SCALE RESTORATION: PLANTING RESILIENT RIPARIAN FORESTS FOR WATER SUPPLY AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN UNDERSERVED RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITIES
Obligated Amount:
476961.00
Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Date:
2022-08-17
Awarding Agency Name:
Department of Agriculture
Transaction Description:
HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS
Obligated Amount:
239069.98
Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Date:
2021-08-26
Awarding Agency Name:
Environmental Protection Agency
Transaction Description:
THIS PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR GROUNDWORK RHODE ISLAND TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND PLACE UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED RESIDENTS OF PROVIDENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS WITH SKILLS NEEDED TO SAFELY CONDUCT REMEDIATION WORK AT SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE-CONTAMINATED SITES, AS WELL AS APPROPRIATE TRAINING IN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND CHEMICAL SAFETY. TRAINING WILL CONSIST OF: 1) OSHA 10 CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY, 2) OSHA 40 HAZWOPER, 3) FIRST AID/CPR, 4) 8-HOUR CONFINED SPACE ENTRY, 5) 8-HOUR LEAD RENOVATION, REMODELING, PAINTING (RRP), 6) FORKLIFT OPERATOR, 7) INTRODUCTION TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT, 8) INTRODUCTION TO INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND VAPOR INTRUSION, 9) INTRODUCTION TO BROWNFIELDS AND SITE ASSESSMENT, 10) INTRODUCTION TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, 11) INTRODUCTION TO COMPOSTING, 12) URBAN TREE STEWARDS, 13) INTRODUCTION TO GREEN ROOFS AND ENERGY STAR DESIGN, 14) LANDSCAPE DESIGNAND 15) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND HEALTH EQUITYAND 16) HANDS-ON PROJECTS.
Obligated Amount:
200000.00
Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
0.00

Tax Exempt

Employer Identification Number (EIN) :
05-0397766
Classification:
Educational Organization, Local Association of Employees, Horticultural Organization, Business League, Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Govt. Emps.), Mutual Ditch or Irrigation Co., Cemetery Company, Other Mutual Corp. or Assoc.
Ruling Date:
1983-08
National Taxonomy Of Exempt Entities:
Environment: Environmental Beautification and Aesthetics
Deductibility:
Type of organization and use of contribution: A public charity. Deductibility Limitation: 50% (60% for cash contributions)

Paycheck Protection Program

Date Approved:
2021-01-26
Loan Status:
Paid in Full
SBA Guaranty Percentage:
100
Initial Approval Amount:
53501
Current Approval Amount:
53501
Race:
Unanswered
Ethnicity:
Unknown/NotStated
Gender:
Unanswered
Veteran:
Unanswered
Forgiveness Amount:
54088.78
Date Approved:
2020-04-27
Loan Status:
Paid in Full
SBA Guaranty Percentage:
100
Initial Approval Amount:
57497
Current Approval Amount:
33973
Race:
Unanswered
Ethnicity:
Unknown/NotStated
Gender:
Unanswered
Veteran:
Unanswered
Forgiveness Amount:
34282.01

Date of last update: 17 May 2025

Sources: Rhode Island Department of State