See the List: The Most + Least Charitable Communities
Stephen Beale, GoLocalProv News Contributor
See the List: The Most + Least Charitable Communities

The Most and Least Charitable Communities in RI
#72
Pawtucket (city center)
Zip Code: 02862
Total Contributions: $12,678
Median Contribution: $497
Median Income: $36,005
Percent of Income Given: 1.38%
State Ranking: 72 out of 72
#71
Wood River Junction (Richmond)
Zip Code: 02894
Total Contributions: $101,921
Median Contribution: $888
Median Income: $51,379
Percent of Income Given: 1.73%
State Ranking: 71 out of 72
#70
Glendale (Burrillville)
Zip Code: 02826
Total Contributions: $188,260
Median Contribution: $1,018
Median Income: $48,081
Percent of Income Given: 2.12%
State Ranking: 70 out of 72
#69
Harrisville (Burrillville)
Zip Code: 02830
Total Contributions: $1,606,380
Median Contribution: $1,197
Median Income: $53,846
Percent of Income Given: 2.22%
State Ranking: 69 out of 72
#68
Slatersville (North Smithfield)
Zip Code: 02876
Total Contributions: $359,187
Median Contribution: $1,149
Median Income: $51,040
Percent of Income Given: 2.25%
State Ranking: 68 out of 72
#67
Pascoag (Burrillville)
Zip Code: 02859
Total Contributions: $1,209,022
Median Contribution: $1,113
Median Income: $48,825
Percent of Income Given: 2.28%
State Ranking: 67 out of 72
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#66
Carolina (Richmond and Charlestown)
Zip Code: 02812
Total Contributions: $436,741
Median Contribution: $1,411
Median Income: $61,702
Percent of Income Given: 2.29%
State Ranking: 66 out of 72
#65
Mapleville (Burrillville)
Zip Code: 02839
Total Contributions: $378,041
Median Contribution: $1,359
Median Income: $56,568
Percent of Income Given: 2.4%
State Ranking: 65 out of 72
#64
Manville (Lincoln)
Zip Code: 02838
Total Contributions: $432,246
Median Contribution: $1,129
Median Income: $46,394
Percent of Income Given: 2.43%
State Ranking: 64 out of 72
#63
Hope Valley (Hopkinton)
Zip Code: 02832
Total Contributions: $1,357,534
Median Contribution: $1,368
Median Income: $54,735
Percent of Income Given: 2.5%
State Ranking: 63 out of 72
#62
Tiverton
Zip Code: 02878
Total Contributions: $4,728,358
Median Contribution: $1,391
Median Income: $54,877
Percent of Income Given: 2.53%
State Ranking: 62 out of 72
#61
Ashaway (Hopkinton)
Zip Code: 02804
Total Contributions: $715,299
Median Contribution: $1,285
Median Income: $50,519
Percent of Income Given: 2.54%
State Ranking: 61 out of 72
#60
Cumberland
Zip Code: 02864
Total Contributions: $12,214,097
Median Contribution: $1,525
Median Income: $58,918
Percent of Income Given: 2.59%
State Ranking: 60 out of 72
#59
North Smithfield
Zip Code: 02896
Total Contributions: $3,633,966
Median Contribution: $1,545
Median Income: $59,407
Percent of Income Given: 2.6%
State Ranking: 59 out of 72
#58
Coventry
Zip Code: 02816
Total Contributions: $9,099,124
Median Contribution: $1,337
Median Income: $51,167
Percent of Income Given: 2.61%
State Ranking: 58 out of 72
#57
Chepachet (Glocester)
Zip Code: 02814
Total Contributions: $2,192,911
Median Contribution: $1,382
Median Income: $52,165
Percent of Income Given: 2.65%
State Ranking: 57 out of 72
#56
Johnston
Zip Code: 02919
Total Contributions: $7,263,569
Median Contribution: $1,280
Median Income: $47,107
Percent of Income Given: 2.72%
State Ranking: 56 out of 72
#55
Foster
Zip Code: 02825
Total Contributions: $1,764,204
Median Contribution: $1,513
Median Income: $55,644
Percent of Income Given: 2.72%
State Ranking: 55 out of 72
#54
Hope (Scituate)
Zip Code: 02831
Total Contributions: $1,588,587
Median Contribution: $1,709
Median Income: $62,125
Percent of Income Given: 2.75%
State Ranking: 54 out of 72
#53
Charlestown
Zip Code: 02813
Total Contributions: $2,846,869
Median Contribution: $1,492
Median Income: $54,088
Percent of Income Given: 2.76%
State Ranking: 53 out of 72
#52
Warren
Zip Code: 02885
Total Contributions: $2,609,226
Median Contribution: $1,418
Median Income: $51,360
Percent of Income Given: 2.76%
State Ranking: 52 out of 72
#51
Wyoming (Richmond and some of Hopkinton)
Zip Code: 02898
Total Contributions: $658,202
Median Contribution: $1,409
Median Income: $50,832
Percent of Income Given: 2.77%
State Ranking: 51 out of 72
#50
Smithfield
Zip Code: 02917
Total Contributions: $4,252,935
Median Contribution: $1,575
Median Income: $56,568
Percent of Income Given: 2.78%
State Ranking: 50 out of 72
#49
Warwick (eastern side of city)
Zip Code: 02889
Total Contributions: $7,947,858
Median Contribution: $1,245
Median Income: $44,574
Percent of Income Given: 2.79%
State Ranking: 49 out of 72
#48
West Greenwich
Zip Code: 02817
Total Contributions: $2,459,855
Median Contribution: $1,735
Median Income: $61,675
Percent of Income Given: 2.81%
State Ranking: 48 out of 72
#47
West Kingston (South Kingstown)
Zip Code: 02892
Total Contributions: $1,955,448
Median Contribution: $1,725
Median Income: $60,949
Percent of Income Given: 2.83%
State Ranking: 47 out of 72
#46
Greene (Coventry)
Zip Code: 02827
Total Contributions: $686,482
Median Contribution: $1,563
Median Income: $55,164
Percent of Income Given: 2.83%
State Ranking: 46 out of 72
#45
Pawtucket (around Newport Ave.)
Zip Code: 02861
Total Contributions: $4,157,732
Median Contribution: $1,182
Median Income: $41,533
Percent of Income Given: 2.85%
State Ranking: 45 out of 72
#44
Bradford (Hopkinton and Westerly)
Zip Code: 02808
Total Contributions: $390,672
Median Contribution: $1,392
Median Income: $48,646
Percent of Income Given: 2.86%
State Ranking: 44 out of 72
#43
Albion (Lincoln)
Zip Code: 02802
Total Contributions: $166,576
Median Contribution: $1,030
Median Income: $35,429
Percent of Income Given: 2.91%
State Ranking: 43 out of 72
#42
North Scituate (Scituate)
Zip Code: 02857
Total Contributions: $3,986,914
Median Contribution: $1,668
Median Income: $57,287
Percent of Income Given: 2.91%
State Ranking: 42 out of 72
Note: Data is from 2008 tax returns, the latest available at time of study.
#41
Greenville (Smithfield)
Zip Code: 02828
Total Contributions: $3,058,124
Median Contribution: $1,765
Median Income: $59,811
Percent of Income Given: 2.95%
State Ranking: 41 out of 72
#40
Woonsocket
Zip Code: 02895
Total Contributions: $4,030,488
Median Contribution: $1,246
Median Income: $42,081
Percent of Income Given: 2.96%
State Ranking: 40 out of 72
#39
North Providence
Zip Code: 02911
Total Contributions: $3,180,446
Median Contribution: $1,301
Median Income: $43,857
Percent of Income Given: 2.97%
State Ranking: 39 out of 72
#38
Lincoln
Zip Code: 02865
Total Contributions: $9,444,846
Median Contribution: $1,867
Median Income: $62,526
Percent of Income Given: 2.99%
State Ranking: 38 out of 72
#37
Rumford (East Providence)
Zip Code: 02916
Total Contributions: $3,402,377
Median Contribution: $1,603
Median Income: $53,117
Percent of Income Given: 3.02%
State Ranking: 37 out of 72
#36
Riverside (East Providence)
Zip Code: 02915
Total Contributions: $3,807,018
Median Contribution: $1,336
Median Income: $44,260
Percent of Income Given: 3.02%
State Ranking: 36 out of 72
#35
Cranston (west of I-295)
Zip Code: 02921
Total Contributions: $7,168,421
Median Contribution: $2,041
Median Income: $67,464
Percent of Income Given: 3.03%
State Ranking: 35 out of 72
#34
Wakefield (South Kingstown)
Zip Code: 02880
Total Contributions: $270,133
Median Contribution: $1,736
Median Income: $56,747
Percent of Income Given: 3.06%
State Ranking: 34 out of 72
#33
East Providence
Zip Code: 02914
Total Contributions: $2,777,504
Median Contribution: $1,272
Median Income: $41,372
Percent of Income Given: 3.07%
State Ranking: 33 out of 72
#32
Exeter
Zip Code: 02822
Total Contributions: $2,419,899
Median Contribution: $1,799
Median Income: $58,389
Percent of Income Given: 3.08%
State Ranking: 32 out of 72
#31
Hopkinton
Zip Code: 02833
Total Contributions: $158,743
Median Contribution: $1,519
Median Income: $49,053
Percent of Income Given: 3.10%
State Ranking: 31 out of 72
#30
Warwick (western side of city)
Zip Code: 02886
Total Contributions: $10,679,970
Median Contribution: $1,561
Median Income: $50,319
Percent of Income Given: 3.10%
State Ranking: 30 out of 72
#29
Portsmouth
Zip Code: 02871
Total Contributions: $8,391,695
Median Contribution: $2,044
Median Income: $65,463
Percent of Income Given: 3.12%
State Ranking: 29 out of 72
#28
Bristol
Zip Code: 02809
Total Contributions: $7,139,932
Median Contribution: $1,782
Median Income: $56,097
Percent of Income Given: 3.18%
State Ranking: 28 out of 72
#27
West Warwick
Zip Code: 02893
Total Contributions: $6,111,373
Median Contribution: $1,381
Median Income: $43,177
Percent of Income Given: 3.20%
State Ranking: 27 out of 72
#26
Westerly
Zip Code: 02891
Total Contributions: $7,692,894
Median Contribution: $1,792
Median Income: $56,007
Percent of Income Given: 3.20%
State Ranking: 26 out of 72
#25
Saunderstown (Narragansett and North Kingstown)
Zip Code: 02874
Total Contributions: $4,432,357
Median Contribution: $2,430
Median Income: $75,266
Percent of Income Given: 3.23%
State Ranking: 25 out of 72
#24
Cranston (between I-295 and I-95)
Zip Code: 02920
Total Contributions: $9,974,912
Median Contribution: $1,521
Median Income: $46,992
Percent of Income Given: 3.24%
State Ranking: 24 out of 72
Note: Data is from 2008 tax returns, the latest available at time of study.
#23
Wakefield (South Kingstown)
Zip Code: 02879
Total Contributions: $11,415,993
Median Contribution: $2,069
Median Income: $63,872
Percent of Income Given: 3.24%
State Ranking: 23 out of 72
#22
Central Falls
Zip Code: 02863
Total Contributions: $314,420
Median Contribution: $1,210
Median Income: $37,257
Percent of Income Given: 3.25%
State Ranking: 22 out of 72
#21
Barrington
Zip Code: 02806
Total Contributions: $24,119,792
Median Contribution: $2,589
Median Income: $77,050
Percent of Income Given: 3.36%
State Ranking: 21 out of 72
#20
Jamestown
Zip Code: 02835
Total Contributions: $4,893,282
Median Contribution: $2,306
Median Income: $68,574
Percent of Income Given: 3.36%
State Ranking: 20 out of 72
#19
East Greenwich
Zip Code: 02818
Total Contributions: $18,767,229
Median Contribution: $2,576
Median Income: $76,293
Percent of Income Given: 3.38%
State Ranking: 19 out of 72
#18
North Kingstown
Zip Code: 02852
Total Contributions: $13,188,539
Median Contribution: $2,108
Median Income: $62,130
Percent of Income Given: 3.39%
State Ranking: 18 out of 72
Note: Data is from 2008 tax returns, the latest available at time of study.
#17
New Shoreham (Block Island)
Zip Code: 02807
Total Contributions: $967,527
Median Contribution: $2,024
Median Income: $59,403
Percent of Income Given: 3.41%
State Ranking: 17 out of 72
#16
Warwick (around Post Rd. and Warwick Ave.)
Zip Code: 02888
Total Contributions: $6,014,549
Median Contribution: $1,506
Median Income: $44,079
Percent of Income Given: 3.42%
State Ranking: 16 out of 72
#15
Cranston (around Reservoir Ave.)
Zip Code: 02910
Total Contributions: $4,454,089
Median Contribution: $1,464
Median Income: $41,309
Percent of Income Given: 3.54%
State Ranking: 15 out of 72
#14
Providence (South Side and Washington Park) and Cranston (Edgewood)
Zip Code: 02905
Total Contributions: $3,887,148
Median Contribution: $1,573
Median Income: $44,185
Percent of Income Given: 3.56%
State Ranking: 14 out of 72
#13
Pawtucket (city center)
Zip Code: 02860
Total Contributions: $4,188,604
Median Contribution: $1,392
Median Income: $38,758
Percent of Income Given: 3.59%
State Ranking: 13 out of 72
#12
Providence (Charles and Mt. Hope and some of N. Providence)
Zip Code: 02904
Total Contributions: $5,991,831
Median Contribution: $1,524
Median Income: $41,441
Percent of Income Given: 3.68%
State Ranking: 12 out of 72
#11
Middletown
Zip Code: 02842
Total Contributions: $5,879,356
Median Contribution: $2,067
Median Income: $55,467
Percent of Income Given: 3.73%
State Ranking: 11 out of 72
#10
Narragansett
Zip Code: 02882
Total Contributions: $6,903,240
Median Contribution: $2,197
Median Income: $57,642
Percent of Income Given: 3.81%
State Ranking: 10 out of 72
#9
Providence (West End, Olneyville, Hartford, Silver Lake)
Zip Code: 02909
Total Contributions: $1,704,125
Median Contribution: $1,332
Median Income: $34,563
Percent of Income Given: 3.85%
State Ranking: 9 out of 72
#8
Little Compton
Zip Code: 02837
Total Contributions: $3,263,684
Median Contribution: $2,620
Median Income: $66,007
Percent of Income Given: 3.97%
State Ranking: 8 out of 72
#7
Providence (downtown)
Zip Code: 02940
Total Contributions: $214,634
Median Contribution: $1,298
Median Income: $31,222
Percent of Income Given: 4.16%
State Ranking: 7 out of 72
#6
Providence (Mount Pleasant, Valley, Elmhurst, Smith Hill, Wanskuck)
Zip Code: 02908
Total Contributions: $4,558,609
Median Contribution: $1,727
Median Income: $39,438
Percent of Income Given: 4.38%
State Ranking: 6 out of 72
#5
East Side of Providence
Zip Code: 02906
Total Contributions: $32,324,450
Median Contribution: $3,115
Median Income: $69,647
Percent of Income Given: 4.47%
State Ranking: 5 out of 72
#4
Providence (downtown)
Zip Code: 02903
Total Contributions: $9,760,154
Median Contribution: $2,812
Median Income: $62,786
Percent of Income Given: 4.48%
State Ranking: 4 out of 72
Note: Data is from 2008 tax returns, the latest available at time of study.
#3
Newport
Zip Code: 02840
Total Contributions: $9,529,099
Median Contribution: $2,379
Median Income: $52,641
Percent of Income Given: 4.52%
State Ranking: 3 out of 72
#2
Kingston (South Kingstown)
Zip Code: 02881
Total Contributions: $1,763,416
Median Contribution: $3,401
Median Income: $68,895
Percent of Income Given: 4.94%
State Ranking: 2 out of 72
#1
Providence (West End, Reservoir, Elmwood)
Zip Code: 02907
Total Contributions: $1,270,182
Median Contribution: $1,791
Median Income: $36,029
Percent of Income Given: 4.97%
State Ranking: 1 out of 72
