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Rhode Island Cross Disability Coalition

EIN 88-2983456 · Warwick, RI

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

PROVIDE INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ABOUT ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, under $250k).

Reserves
28 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 7.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 26% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 46% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
96% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, under $250k).

Independent board
25 of 25
7 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5
Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$209,517 spent. The Rhode Island Cross Disability Coalition has a Speaker Bureau that goes to DD Agencies, Special Education classes (Transition Students), and other community agencies to present on 6 different presentations. The Speakers all have disabilities themselves and get paid. The Cross Disability Coalition is involved with a collaborative project with Able Opportunities funded by the State Division of Developmental Disabilities to 1: work with students with developmental Disabilities from High School Transition Programs to educate them about technology to assist them to be more independent and create their own self-advocacy videos, 2: provide training to staff from community agencies serving adults with disabilities one strategies for employer engagement, and 3: to offer statewide training programs for staff of community agencies on technology including I-Pad Basics, Common Apps, Low Tech Kits, Camera/Printer Systems, and Goal Plans to integrate technology for adults with developmental disabilities.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2023.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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