Donate
Your gift addresses root causes of our state’s biggest problems.
Thank you for investing in Rhode Island.
United Way offers a variety of options for you to support this work. Find out which giving method is best for you.
By credit card online
You can donate via credit card, one-time or monthly.
By check
Simply send a check to our secure PO box; include a note with your contact information and any instructions, if you like.
United Way of Rhode Island
Dept # 111065
PO Box 9718
Providence, RI 02940-9718
Pay your pledge
If you’ve already made a pledge, you can pay your pledge online.
In honor or memorial gifts
Donate as a gift to a friend or a memorial to a loved one. Simply indicate how you’d like your gift acknowledged on our giving form.
Workplace giving
Join the 350+ local organizations, small and large, that engage employees through workplace giving programs. These programs bring together employees to learn about our community’s needs, offer efficient ways to give, and provide rewarding team-building experiences through volunteerism. Learn more about workplace giving.
MyFund charitable giving account
Give $1,000 or more each year and you can open a MyFund charitable giving account. MyFund makes donations to all your favorite charities quick, easy, and secure. Add funds, send gifts, view and print statements in one place, at any time. Consolidate your giving and receive one tax receipt. Learn more about MyFund.
Donate securities
Donating securities is easy. You could be saving on taxes while helping others. To learn more, contact your financial advisor or contact us at support@unitedwayri.org.
IRA rollover gifts
If you’re an American taxpayer age 70.5 or older, you may donate up to and including $100,000 from your IRAs each year without having to treat the withdrawals as taxable income. To learn more, contact your financial advisor.
Planned giving
When you plan a gift as part of your overall estate and financial plans, you ensure we continue United Way’s mission far into the future. Learn more about our Anchor Society.
jOIN A GROUP
Meet others helping make Rhode Island a place where every individual in each community has equal opportunity for justice and prosperity.
Join community and business leaders who are passionate about changing lives, committed to creating action, and dedicated to bringing together the expertise and resources that get results.
Collaborate with other professional women to improve early childhood education and financial stability for women.
Get inspired, network, develop professionally, and make a difference with other early- to mid-career professionals.
BE A FUNDRAISER
Go to Facebook's fundraiser page and choose United Way of Rhode Island as your nonprofit.
Set up United Way of Rhode Island as your designated charity, and 0.5% of eligible purchases will go to United Way. Get started with AmazonSmile.
Ask for donations to United Way of Rhode Island for special events in lieu of gifts (birthdays, showers, weddings, etc.).
Host a home sales party and donate a percent to United Way of Rhode Island.
Host a challenge with your friends (video game contest, book reading, weight loss, exercise, etc.) and donate money to enter the contest.
Students, ask your parents to donate if you get good grades on your report card!
IN THE NEWS
United Way to invest $100M to build racial equity
THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
"The LIVE UNITED 2025 initiative is aimed at improving education, ensuring availability of housing that is affordable and safe for all, and empowering nonprofit organizations, among other objectives."
Cortney Nicolato: 20 who made a difference in 2020
GO LOCAL PROV
"When she was tapped as one of GoLocal’s 19 to Watch in 2019, like so many others, United Way President Cortney Nicolato couldn’t have imagined her role in 2020."
Five Questions With: Larry Warner
Providence Business News
"Redlining, racial covenants and discriminatory lending practices were fully legal practices that decreased homeownership among Blacks over several decades… Moreover, there is evidence of patterns of lower home valuations for BIPOC homeowners versus whites with comparable homes. Why does this matter, and how is it a root cause? Homeownership is highly correlated with accumulation of wealth."
UPCOMING EVENTS
Young Leaders Circle Virtual Networking Night
Meet and reconnect virtually with other young professionals from 6 to 7 pm. We'll be using the Remo platform, so make sure to sign up in advance.
Women United Community Learning Partners
Join us via Zoom from 5-6 pm for the next event in this series, featuring Newport Partnership for Families.
From Hello to Help: 211 Day Event
Join us at 10 am for a Zoom webinar, "From hello to help: 211 is always there." Check back here or sign up for e-news below to receive registration details.