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Providence Public Library

Company Details

Name: Providence Public Library
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Entity type: Domestic Non-Profit Corporation
Status: Activ
Date of Organization in Rhode Island: 02 Jan 1871 (154 years ago)
Identification Number: 000028685
ZIP code: 02903
County: Providence County
Principal Address: 150 EMPIRE STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903, USA
Purpose: ENACTED THROUGH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DURING THE JANUARY SESSION OF 1871. PUBLIC LIBRARY JANUARY SESSION 1871
Historical names: Board of Trustees of the Free Library Art Gallery and Museum

Industry & Business Activity

NAICS

519120 Libraries and Archives

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing library or archive services. These establishments are engaged in maintaining collections of documents (e.g., books, journals, newspapers, and music) and facilitating the use of such documents (recorded information regardless of its physical form and characteristics) as required to meet the informational, research, educational, or recreational needs of their user. These establishments may also acquire, research, store, preserve, and generally make accessible to the public historical documents, photographs, maps, audio material, audiovisual material, and other archival material of historical interest. All or portions of these collections may be accessible electronically. Learn more at the U.S. Census Bureau

form 5500

Plan Name Plan Year EIN/PN Received Sponsor Total number of participants
PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY 403(B) PLAN 2023 050262713 2024-11-22 PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY 84
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Three-digit plan number (PN) 003
Effective date of plan 2016-07-31
Business code 519100
Sponsor’s telephone number 4014558061
Plan sponsor’s address 150 EMPIRE STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903
PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY 403(B) PLAN 2022 050262713 2023-11-22 PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY 74
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Three-digit plan number (PN) 003
Effective date of plan 2016-07-31
Business code 519100
Sponsor’s telephone number 4014558061
Plan sponsor’s address 150 EMPIRE STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903
PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY 403(B) PLAN 2021 050262713 2022-12-14 PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY 60
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Three-digit plan number (PN) 003
Effective date of plan 2016-07-31
Business code 519100
Sponsor’s telephone number 4014558061
Plan sponsor’s address 150 EMPIRE STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903
PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY 403(B) PLAN 2020 050262713 2021-12-01 PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY 55
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Three-digit plan number (PN) 003
Effective date of plan 2016-07-31
Business code 519100
Sponsor’s telephone number 4014558061
Plan sponsor’s address 150 EMPIRE STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903
PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY 403(B) PLAN 2019 050262713 2021-01-05 PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY 52
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Three-digit plan number (PN) 003
Effective date of plan 2016-07-31
Business code 519100
Sponsor’s telephone number 4014558061
Plan sponsor’s address 150 EMPIRE STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903
PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY 403(B) PLAN 2018 050262713 2019-09-27 PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY 46
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Three-digit plan number (PN) 003
Effective date of plan 2016-07-31
Business code 519100
Sponsor’s telephone number 4014558061
Plan sponsor’s address 150 EMPIRE STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903
PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY RETIREMENT PLAN 2017 050262713 2018-12-10 PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY 27
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Three-digit plan number (PN) 001
Effective date of plan 1963-01-01
Business code 519100
Sponsor’s telephone number 4014558000
Plan sponsor’s address 225 WASHINGTON STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903
PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY 403(B) PLAN 2017 050262713 2018-09-25 PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY 45
File View Page
Three-digit plan number (PN) 003
Effective date of plan 2016-07-31
Business code 519100
Sponsor’s telephone number 4014558061
Plan sponsor’s address 150 EMPIRE STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903
PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY 403(B) PLAN 2016 050262713 2017-10-02 PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY 43
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Three-digit plan number (PN) 002
Effective date of plan 2016-07-31
Business code 519100
Sponsor’s telephone number 4014558061
Plan sponsor’s address 150 EMPIRE STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903

Agent

Name Role Address
AARON PETERMAN Agent 150 EMPIRE STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903, USA

SECRETARY

Name Role Address
JUAN WILSON SECRETARY 10 ANGELL STREET, #223 PROVIDENCE , RI 02906 USA

DIRECTOR

Name Role Address
ROBERT EDWARDS DIRECTOR 9LINDEN DRIVE PROVIDENCE , RI 02906 USA
ROBERT K TAYLOR DIRECTOR 40 WESTMINSTER ST. #1100 PROVIDENCE, RI 02903 USA
KATHERINE A. MESSIER DIRECTOR 2419 HARTFORD AVE JOHNSTON, RI 02919 USA
LAINA E CROWTHERS MD DIRECTOR 600 GREENVILLE ROAD NORTH SMITHFIELD, RI 02896 USA
PHILIP CHAN MD DIRECTOR 84 PARKER STREET LINCOLN, RI 02865 USA
JAY JOYNES DIRECTOR 35 KENYON STREET, #5 PROVIDENCE, RI 02903 USA
LISA DECUBELLIS DIRECTOR 100 AMICA WAY LINCOLN, RI 02865 USA
ANGEL ARRAZOLA DIRECTOR 203 ORMS STREET PROVIDENCE, RI 02908 USA
LOUIS GOLDMAN DIRECTOR ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA, 19TH FLOOR PROVIDENCE , RI 02903 USA
BEVERLY LEDBETTER DIRECTOR 77 WILLIAMS STREET PROVIDENCE, RI 02906 USA

PRESIDENT

Name Role Address
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS PRESIDENT 10 DORRANCE STREET, SUITE 700 PROVIDENEC, RI 02903 USA

TREASURER

Name Role Address
DEREK FARIAS TREASURER 101A DYER STREET PROVIDENCE, RI 02903 USA

VICE PRESIDENT

Name Role Address
RODNEY LOPEZ VICE PRESIDENT 12 MARTIN STREET EAST PROVIDENCE, RI 02914 USA

Events

Type Date Old Value New Value
Merged 1995-06-30 Knight Memorial Library Association Providence Public Library
Name Change 1875-04-02 Board of Trustees of the Free Library Art Gallery and Museum Providence Public Library

Filings

Number Name File Date
202445531060 Annual Report 2024-02-05
202326750700 Annual Report 2023-01-27
202209695960 Annual Report 2022-02-08
202197868810 Annual Report 2021-06-07
202189999290 Restated Articles of Incorporation 2021-02-04
202040499620 Annual Report 2020-05-19
201993609160 Annual Report 2019-05-20
201868020320 Annual Report 2018-06-01
201860310140 Annual Report 2018-03-15
201859960420 Statement of Change of Registered/Resident Agent 2018-03-09

OSHA's Inspections within Industry

Inspection Nr Report ID Date Opened Site Address
18262709 0112300 1988-04-13 150 EMPIRE ST., PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903
Inspection Type Complaint
Scope Partial
Safety/Health Health
Close Conference 1988-04-22
Case Closed 1988-04-26

Related Activity

Type Complaint
Activity Nr 72104292
Health Yes
Type Complaint
Activity Nr 72143233
Health Yes
101200137 0112300 1987-03-09 150 EMPIRE ST., PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903
Inspection Type Complaint
Scope Partial
Safety/Health Health
Close Conference 1987-03-09
Case Closed 1987-03-10

Related Activity

Type Complaint
Activity Nr 71330542
Health Yes

Tax Exempt

EIN Type of Organization Exempt Organization Status Address Ruling Date
05-0262713 Corporation Unconditional Exemption 150 EMPIRE ST, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903-3219 1919-05
In Care of Name -
Group Exemption Number 0000
Subsection Charitable Organization, Educational Organization, Literary Organization, Organization to Prevent Cruelty to Animals, Organization to Prevent Cruelty to Children, Organization for Public Safety Testing, Religious Organization, Scientific Organization
Affiliation Independent - This code is used if the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations).
Classification Government Instrumentality, Title-Holding Corporation, Charitable Organization, Agricultural Organization, Board of Trade, Pleasure, Recreational, or Social Club, Fraternal Beneficiary Society, Order or Association, Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Non-Govt. Emps.), Domestic Fraternal Societies and Associations, Teachers Retirement Fund Assoc., Benevolent Life Insurance Assoc., Burial Association, Credit Union, Mutual Insurance Company or Assoc. Other Than Life or Marine, Corp. Financing Crop Operations, Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Trust or Plan, Employee Funded Pension Trust (Created Before 6/25/59), Post or Organization of War Veterans, Legal Service Organization, Black Lung Trust, Multiemployer Pension Plan, Veterans Assoc. Formed Prior to 1880, Trust Described in Sect. 4049 of ERISA, Title Holding Co. for Pensions, etc., State-Sponsored High Risk Health Insurance Organizations, State-Sponsored Workers' Compensation Reinsurance, ACA 1322 Qualified Nonprofit Health Insurance Issuers, Apostolic and Religious Org. (501(d)), Cooperative Hospital Service Organization (501(e)), Cooperative Service Organization of Operating Educational Organization (501(f)), Child Care Organization (501(k)), Charitable Risk Pool, Qualified State-Sponsored Tuition Program, 4947(a)(1) - Private Foundation (Form 990PF Filer)
Deductibility Contributions are deductible.
Foundation Organization that receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
Tax Period 2023-06
Asset 10,000,000 to 49,999,999
Income 5,000,000 to 9,999,999
Filing Requirement 990 (all other) or 990EZ return
PF Filing Requirement No 990-PF return
Accounting Period Jun
Asset Amount 31256282
Income Amount 7826825
Form 990 Revenue Amount 7764095
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities -
Sort Name -

Publication 78 Data

Description Organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions. Users may rely on this list in determining deductibility of their contributions.
On Publication 78 Data List Yes
Deductibility Type of organization and use of contribution: A public charity. Deductibility Limitation: 50% (60% for cash contributions)

Copies of Returns (990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T)

Organization Name PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY
EIN 05-0262713
Tax Period 202206
Filing Type E
Return Type 990
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Organization Name PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY
EIN 05-0262713
Tax Period 202106
Filing Type E
Return Type 990
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Organization Name PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY
EIN 05-0262713
Tax Period 202006
Filing Type E
Return Type 990
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Organization Name PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY
EIN 05-0262713
Tax Period 201906
Filing Type E
Return Type 990
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Organization Name PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY
EIN 05-0262713
Tax Period 201806
Filing Type E
Return Type 990
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Organization Name PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY
EIN 05-0262713
Tax Period 201706
Filing Type E
Return Type 990
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Organization Name PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY
EIN 05-0262713
Tax Period 201606
Filing Type E
Return Type 990
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Paycheck Protection Program

Loan Number Loan Funded Date SBA Origination Office Code Loan Delivery Method Borrower Street Address
2230337102 2020-04-10 0165 PPP 150 EMPIRE ST, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903-3219
Loan Status Date 2020-12-08
Loan Status Paid in Full
Loan Maturity in Months 24
SBA Guaranty Percentage 100
Loan Approval Amount (at origination) 501562
Loan Approval Amount (current) 501562
Undisbursed Amount 0
Franchise Name -
Lender Location ID 65777
Servicing Lender Name The Washington Trust Company of Westerly
Servicing Lender Address 23 Broad St, WESTERLY, RI, 02891-1879
Rural or Urban Indicator U
Hubzone Y
LMI Y
Business Age Description Existing or more than 2 years old
Project Address PROVIDENCE, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903-3219
Project Congressional District RI-02
Number of Employees 47
NAICS code 519120
Borrower Race Unanswered
Borrower Ethnicity Unknown/NotStated
Business Type Non-Profit Organization
Originating Lender ID 65777
Originating Lender Name The Washington Trust Company of Westerly
Originating Lender Address WESTERLY, RI
Gender Male Owned
Veteran Unanswered
Forgiveness Amount 504306.66
Forgiveness Paid Date 2020-11-12

Date of last update: 06 Apr 2025

Sources: Rhode Island Department of State