How To Contribute to the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities

Imagine if our public discourse was built on a foundation of empathy, respect, and understanding.

What problems might we solve? What tragedies might we prevent?

Through the humanities, we explore the range of human experience - what we think, feel, and value. We explore how we act, and the consequences of those actions.

How better to build a foundation of empathy, a climate of civility than through the humanities?

By documenting pieces of our lives - through oral history, film, exhibit - and interpreting them in the company of others - through discussion and debate - we affirm what we share in common, and come to value each other's differences.

Since its founding, the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities has awarded over $6.6 million in grants to support over 500 organizations in offering public humanities programming throughout the state of Rhode Island.  Hundreds of thousands of individuals have participated in Council-funded events and activities. These are the documentaries, lectures, walking-tours, oral histories, exhibits and more that develop a climate of civility, build the foundation of empathy that is needed in our world today.

Please join us in building this foundation. We cannot do it without you.

Give to Our Annual Campaign

The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities relies on your donation to maintain the high-quality public humanities programming we support throughout the state of Rhode Island. To make a donation, make your check payable to:

The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities

131 Washington Street, Suite 210

Providence, RI 02903

You may also make a donation using your MasterCard or Visa through our online donation form.

Leave a Legacy Gift Would you like to make sure that the Council is supported in the years beyond your lifetime? Your heirs can pay fewer estate taxes and you can leave a legacy too by designating the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities as a beneficiary in your will, for your qualified retirement funds (IRA, 401k, or 403b), or on your life insurance policies. Please contact your attorney, accountant, financial planner, or insurance sales representative to find out how you can include RICH in your estate plans. Continuing to make a difference in the world, year after year, is something most of us aspire to do. If you choose to leave a legacy gift to RICH through your will, retirement plan, a special charitable trust or life insurance policy, please contact our office at 401-273-2250.

Honor Another If you would like to provide a gift in honor or in memory of someone, we can recognize that contribution as specified by your wishes. Please contact our office at 401-273-2250. 

Name Us through Your United Way Pledge Because RICH is a 501(c3) we are eligible for United Way's Open Donor Choice Program. If you give through United Way, please consider designating the Council (on your donation form) as your charity of choice.

Volunteer The gift of your time is invaluable to the work we do at the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities. There are a variety of ways you can be a part of our team and help affect positive change in the lives of Rhode Islanders. Contact our office at (401) 273-2250 to discuss your interests and how you might like to be involved.