Live United 2025
For the community, by the community
uniting the community for equity
Learn what it means to "Live United."
United Way of Rhode Island is incredibly grateful for the hundreds of thousands of Rhode Islanders who have sustained our work since our inception in 1926. Our commitment to this work is matched only by the passion of those who support us. The LIVE UNITED 2025 strategic plan was built by this community for this community and will guide United Way of Rhode Island’s next five years with a bold and transformational plan that aligns with our rich legacy of proven programs and community engagement. We’re committed to our community and plan to invest $100 million over the next five years to build racial equity in Rhode Island and to create justice and opportunities for all. But, we can’t do it without you.
The video of our January 2021 Annual Celebration, right, celebrates the heroes among us and shares our vision for the next chapter of United Way of Rhode Island.
Scroll down to see a list of the institutions, coalitions, and individuals who have pledged to support our mission.
Join us by signing this pledge.
"We commit to stand with the United Way of Rhode Island to unite our community and resources to build racial equity and opportunities for all Rhode Islanders. We pledge to take meaningful action to address the issues of racial equity and justice in Rhode Island."
For more information about our mission and how we plan to accomplish it, download our LIVE UNITED 2025 strategic plan.
PLEDGED TO BUILD RACIAL EQUITY (As of 2/24/2021)
Institutions & coalitions
Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.
Adoption Rhode Island
Advancing Workplace Excellence
ASTRO Academy
AWE
BankNewport
Banneker Supply Chain Solutions
Beauline Media
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
Board of Rabbis of Greater Rhode Island
Books Are Wings
Boys and Girls Clubs of Newport County
Boys Town New England
Brave River Solutions
Brown University
Building Futures
Business Innovation Factory
Central Falls School District
Centreville Bank
City of Central Falls
City of East Providence
City of Pawtucket
City of Providence
Collette
Community Action Partnership of Providence County
Community College of Rhode Island
Community Provider Network of Rhode Island
Comprehensive Community Action
Connecting for Children and Families
COYOTE RI
Cranston Family Center
Cranston Library
Cranston Public Library
CVS Health
Dimeo Construction Company
DownCity Design
Economic Progress Institute
Enterprise Holdings
Family Service of Rhode Island
Federal Hill House
FM Global
Formerly Incarcerated Union of Rhode Island
Foster Forward
Generation Citizen
Genesis Center
Gilbane, Inc.
Global Science Envirotech
Grantmakers Council of Rhode Island
Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce
Grow Smart RI
Habitat for Humanity of Rhode Island- Greater Providence
HarborOne Bank
Hasbro
Herren Project
Hope's Harvest RI
House of Hope CDC
HousingWorks RI
IGT
International Manufacturing Services
Johnson & Wales University
Judith Kaye Training & Consulting
Kaplan Consulting
Knight Consulting
Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA)
Latino Policy Institute
Leadership Rhode Island
LISC RI
Lock Arms For Peace
MakeupByKham, LLC
Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island
Mental Health Association of Rhode Island
Milenio Latino Institute
Montessori Community School of Rhode Island
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Mutual of America
National Grid
New Urban Arts
Newport Partnership for Families
Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce
Oak Street Health
OCYL: The Mayor's Office of Children, Youth and Learning
Olneyville Library Friends Group
ONE Neighborhood Builders
Opportunities Unlimited
Parent Support Network of RI
Partnership for RI
Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
PASA
Pawtucket Central Falls Development Corporation
Progreso Latino
Providence Afterschool Alliance (PASA)
Providence Housing Authority
Reach Out and Read Rhode Island
Rhode Island AFL-CIO
Rhode Island AFL-CIO
Rhode Island Afterschool Network (RIAN)
Rhode Island Chapter of the National Organization for Women
Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families
Rhode Island Coalition of Black Women, Inc.
Rhode Island Community Food Bank
Rhode Island CPCU
Rhode Island Department of Education
Rhode Island Department of Health
Rhode Island Department of Human Services
Rhode Island Environmental Education Association
Rhode Island for Community and Justice
Rhode Island General Treasurer
Rhode Island Head Start Collaboration Office, Department of Human Services
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
Rhode Island Library Association
Rhode Island Monthly
Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services
Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services
Rhode Island School for Progressive Education
Rhode Island School for Progressive Education
Rhode Island Secretary of State
Rhode Island Society for Human Resource Management State Chapter (RI SHRM)
Rhode Island Society of CPAs
RIght from the Start Campaign Steering Committee
Riverzedge Arts
Roger WIlliams University
Sankofa Community Connection
Social Enterprise Greenhouse
Sojourner House
Sophia Academy
Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage, Inc.
StrategicPoint Investment Advisors
Systems Change Strategies
Teknor Apex
Textron Inc.
The Arc of Bristol County dba proAbility
The Autism Project
The Capacity Group
The College Crusade
The Gamm Theatre
The Gordon School
The MUSE Foundation
The Nuñez Co
The Perry Group
The Washington Trust Company
Tomás Ávila Consulting
Treasurer's Office
Tri-Bro Manufacturing
Unite Us
URI Cooperative Extension
URI Feinstein College of Education & Professional Studies
Webster Bank
Westbay Community Action
Women United
Women's Fund of Rhode Island
Young Voices
Individuals
Traci Adedeji
Katje Afonseca
Betsy Akin
Claire Akin
Marisa Albanese
Darlene Allen
Christine Alves
Cristina Amedeo
Angela Bannerman Ankoma
Christine Arouth
Peter Asen
Tara Atwood
Tomas Avila
Toby Ayers
Tatiana Baena
Bobby Gondola & Guilaume Bagal
Amanda Baker
Denise Barge
Jessica Barry
Carol G. Barton
Angel Bateman
Michael Beauregard
Carolyn & Peter Belisle
Kyle Bennett
Nancy Benoit
Michelle Berg
Sylvia Bernal
Marcela Betancur
Laurie & Ruud Bosman
Alyssa Boss
David Bouchard
Isabelle Boullier
Heather Bovenzi
Kimberly Bright
Dawn Brindamour
Jennifer Bristol
Michelle Brophy
Nicholas Brown
Ellie Brown
Elizabeth Burke Bryant
Bill Bullard
Paul Buonvino
Kathleen Burke
Samantha Burnett
Cynthia Butler
Roberta Butler
Cindy Scibetta Butts
Mariana Cannon
Sandra Cano
Ainsley Morisseau Cantoral
Víctor Capellan
Elizabeth Capron
Melissa Carden
Claudia Cardozo
Michelle Carr
Richard & Louise Carriere
Brian Carroll
Shannon Carroll
Kristin Cassarino
Liz Catucci
Barbara Chernow
Amanda Choiniere
Peter Chung
Congressman David Cicilline
Anne Ciresi
Amanda Clarke
Brenda Clement
John Coffey
Jeanne Cola
Kevin Colman
Lisa Conlan
Sandy Connor
Gary Convertino
Paul Cooney
Andrew Cortes
Lynn Corwin
Sean Cottrell
Cayla Cozzo
Leah Creiglow
Patrick Crowley
Al Cumplido
Meg Curran
Terese Curtin
Amy Daley
Joanne Daly
Robert & Karen DeFelice
Lisy Delaroca
Erin Desmarais
Julie DiBari
Lori DiMatteo
James Diossa
Jayne Donegan
Erin Donovan-Boyle
Judy Downey
Mayor Jorge Elorza
John Emge
Jennifer Ewing
Jonathan Fain
Maura Farrell
Carrie Bridges Feliz
Kimberly Fernandez
Paola Fernandez
Rilwan Feyisitan
John Flaherty
Rachel Flum
Lisa Fougere
Mary Fox
Hilary Levey Friedman
John Furia
Catherine Fury
Naglaa Gaafar
Monika Gabriele
Adrienne Gagnon
James Galloway
Jim & Cory Galloway
Walt Galloway
Ruth Gallucci
April Garcia
Ed Garcia
Diana Garlington
Armeather Gibbs
Ralph Gillis
Dana Ginestet
Jill Glickman
Liz Goodermote
Lisa Goodlin
Nellie Gorbea
Courtney Gotjen
Meg Grady
Amy Gravell
Mayor Donald Grebien
Gergory Greco
Catherine Green
Lisa Guillette
Susan Gunter
Ryan Hall
Melissa Hamlin
Amos Hamrick
Rob Hancock
Susan Hartson
Brooke Havens
Jennifer Hawkins
Mary Helldorfer-Cooney
Evita Hernaez
Karen Hetzel
Carissa Hill
Sean Holley
Patricia Holliday
Joel Huval
Julia Huxley
Junior Jabbie
Laura Jaworski
Petra Jenkins
Arielle Jennings
Gloria Johnson
Dolph Johnson
Jesse Jordan
Taylor Justice
Wendy Kagan
MJ Kaplan
Saul Kaplan
Judy Kaye
Maryclaire Knight
MaryKay Koreivo
Jennifer Koziol
Mark Kravatz
Tanja Kubas-Meyer
Margaret Lamb
Beverly E. Ledbetter, Esq.
Michele Lederberg
Kim Barker Lee
Kate Levin
Carlene Lighty-Fiorito
Linda Lulli
Emily Lyon
Treasurer Seth Magaziner
Francie Mantak
Chantrey Marchand
George Marley
Sandra Mazo
Linda McBride
Icie Mccarthy
Suzanne McCormick
Christine McDermott
Margaret Holland McDuff
Joan McElroy
Joanne McGunagle
Emily McHugh
Ayana Melvan
Rachel Miller
Amanda Minor
Terri Monjar
Wendy Montgomery
Barbara Mullen
Deirdre Murphy
Lauren Nance
George Nee
Raymond Neirinckx
Kelly Nevins
Cortney & David Nicolato
Jessica Null
Ray Nuñez
Sean Gamache Ocasio
Anita Oliver
Ashley Gingerella O'Shea
Trey Pac
John Palumbo
Barbara Papitto
Alexandra Pastor
Laura Freedman Pedrick
Stephanie Pelletier
Hugh Peltz
Niamh Perreault
Gregg Perry
Shelley Peterson
Carol Peterson
Alexandra Pezzello
Dawne Pezzuco
Claire Phipps
Andrew Pierson
Milagros Pilla
Tyla Pimentel
Sid Plakkot
Kristin Zosa Puleo
Betsey Purinton
Joanne Quinn
Kelly Ramirez
Susan Randall-Johnson
Ashley Rappa
Jacqueline Rastella
Kristin Read
Marybeth Reilly-McGreen
Julia Reinhardt
Jennifer Remmes
Mike Ritz
Esther Robbins
Bella Robinson
Stu Robinson
R Anthony Rolle
Randall Rosenthall
Sandy Ross
Ben Roth
Sabrina Uribe Ruggiero
Carla Sabatino
Christopher Sabitoni
Paul Salera
Hillary Salmons
Frances Sammons
Ashley Sanchez
Bonnie Sawyer
Andrew Schiff
Daniel Schleifer
Genevieve Schultz
Gregory Sciarra
Nancy Serpa
Jeanine Silversmith
Barbara Silvis
Patrick Simmonds
Cynthia Skevington
Courtney Smith
Terence Sobolewski
Stacia Soucy
Tina Spears
Shivan & Jyothi Subramaniam
Jeff Sullivan
Elisabeth Swain
Grace Swinski
Lysa Teal
Joseph Tomchak
Zoya Tseytlin
Kelsea Tucker
Lori Turner
Emily Ustach
Khamry Varfley
Kate Venturini
Erik Verloop
Kim Vincent
Vanessa Volz
Polly Wall
Linda Ward
Larry Warner
Clare Weisenfluh
Linda Weisinger
Nancy Whit
Liz Lemire White
Jocelynn White
Kristen Williams
Cyndie Wilmot
Juan Wilson Jr.
Kasim Yarn
Toni Motta & Frank Yip
John Zanni
JoAnn Zerbo
Form Symbiotic Nonprofit Relationships
Forbes Nonprofit Council
"If not done carefully, a business relationship has the potential to hinder rather than help the work being done by both organizations. To prevent collaborations that hinder nonprofit work, 11 members of Forbes Nonprofit Council, including Cortney Nicolato, United Way of Rhode Island's president and CEO, share how nonprofit leaders can form mutually beneficial relationships with a partner or another organization."
Nonprofit Center Design Team Announced
GoLocalProv
"United Way of Rhode Island announced on Tuesday the... members of a 'Design Team' that will be tasked with co-creating a vision and plan for... a Nonprofit Resource Center... 'We had a strong application response, and [these] individuals particularly stood out for their collection of unique insights and commitment to collaboration,' said Cortney Nicolato, president and CEO of United Way."
401Gives raises $3.09M for 507 nonprofits
Providence Business News
"This year's 401Gives Day raised the bar, once again, in supporting the state's nonprofit sector. As of Monday afternoon, the annual online fundraising initiative raised $3.09M, breaking last year's record total by close to a million dollars. It also saw a record number of donors – 12,850 in total as of 2:15 p.m. Monday – and number of organizations supported at 507, exceeding last year's mark by 87."
Seeking Input for Nonprofit Resource Center
“The Design Team working with United Way of Rhode Island to create a vision and plan for a statewide Nonprofit Resource Center is seeking input from the community to help guide what the center could offer. The first virtual session will look at current nonprofit capacity, followed by a number of visioning sessions focused on brainstorming strategies to strengthen nonprofits.”
Olneyville Community Fund RFP Released
“Continuing its commitment to strengthening the neighborhood it calls home, United Way of Rhode Island has released a request for proposal (RFP) for funding from its Olneyville Community Fund. More than $100,000 in grants is being made available to nonprofits located in Olneyville and those whose work specifically serves the Olneyville community.”
11 Leaders Selected for Design Team
“Work to create a Nonprofit Resource Center to support Rhode Island organizations is picking up steam with the selection of the members of the Design Team that will be tasked with cocreating a vision and plan for what the effort will look like. United Way of Rhode Island… has named 11 nonprofit leaders to the team.”
UPCOMING EVENTS
Visioning Session: Capacity Building Effort
United Way of Rhode Island is partnering with local nonprofit leaders to design a nonprofit resource hub for organizations across the state. Join us for a virtual, 90-minute visioning session to brainstorm strategies to address the needs of Rhode Island nonprofits and structural inequities in the sector. There will be five sessions — choose the one that best fits your schedule.
Day of Action
Join United Way of Rhode Island for Day of Action on Saturday, June 4 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m at United Way in Providence. We'll be sorting, labeling, and preparing books collected during our Children's Book Drive 2022 for distribution to kids in afterschool and summer learning programs. Three shifts are available — 9 - 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., and 2 - 4 p.m. This is a family friendly volunteer opportunity.
The Night Is Young
Don't miss the largest young professionals event of the year! Join United Way's Young Leaders Circle for The Night Is Young on Saturday, June 18 from 7 - 11 p.m. at Skyline at Waterplace. Register now to get early bird tickets for $45.