Community Partners
We value our many Educational and Business partners! Their participation and program contributions bring our mission to life.
Audrain Hospitality
A multi-faceted organization focused on creating memorable experiences for every kind of event imaginable.
Bike Newport
Newport
Bike Newport is the leading advocate in our region for making bicycling accessible, safe, and inviting for all.
Bowen's Wharf Company
Newport
Bowen's Wharf, the Anchor of the Newport Waterfront.
Bristol Middle Passage Port Marker Project
The Project seeks to acknowledge the history and memory of Bristol’s participation in the Transatlantic Human Trade.
City of Newport
The largest city on Aquidneck Island, the office of the City of Newport is proud to support RISHM.
Discover Newport
Discover Newport promotes tourism in the City of Newport and its eight surrounding townships.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center
The Center fights hunger, promotes health, educates young and school-aged kids, supports families, and engages seniors.
Newport Art Museum
Newport
We are committed to championing the value of art for everyone.
Newport Community
School
School
The NCS provide educational opportunities to complement classroom learning and supports academic success.
Newport Film
newportFILM inspires, educates, and entertains by presenting current and impactful documentaries.
Newport Historical
Society
Society
The NHS retains and preserves significant collections of artifacts, documents and properties in Newport.
Newport Middle Passage
Port Marker Project
Port Marker Project
NMPPMP commemorates and honors those many thousands lost in the Middle Passage of the slave trade centered in Newport.
Provence sur Mer
A private event space in Newport, Rhode Island on Touro Street, just off Washington Square.
Rhode Island Society of Colonial Wars
Dedicated to perpetuating the the memory of American colonial history from May 13, 1607 to April 19, 1775.
Roger Williams University
RWU is a comprehensive University working to strengthen society through engaged teaching and learning.
Seaman's Church Institute
For more than 180 years, the SCI has supported the personal and professional needs of mariners and seafarers.
Stages of Freedom
Stages of Freedom addresses racial inequities in Rhode Island and ensures that Black Lives Matter.
The Battle of Rhode Island Association
Dedicated to spreading awareness about Rhode Island's Revolutionary history and the preservation of Butts Hill Fort.
The Varnum Continentals
The Continentals are a non-profit historic and patriotic organization who own and operate the Varnum House Museum
Y Not Travel
Y Not Travel is a travel agency that specializes in group travel and cruises.
Funders
These public, private and business foundations provide generous grants that make our work possible. Thank you for the trust and support!
Bank Newport
BankNewport offers a full suite of loan and deposit products and services for families and businesses in Rhode Island.
Black Philanthropy Bannister Fund
The fund gives priority to equity, education, social justice, and economic empowerment of the Black community.
EJMP Fund
for Philanthropy
for Philanthropy
The EMJP Fund seeks to protect and preserve Rhode Island's animal kingdom and historic entities.
Gruben Charitable Foundation
The CGF contributes to the development of Aquidneck Island.
June Rockwell Levy Foundation
The June Rockwell Levy Foundation makes grants to 501 (c)(3) organizations serving the communities of Providence County.
Papitto Opportunity Connection
The POC is dedicated to supporting diversity, equity and inclusion to empower and create individual success stories.
Prince Charitable Trusts
The Prince Charitable Trusts operate as a family foundation supporting programs across the country.
Rhode Island Commerce Department
Our mission is to be a resource to everyone invested in making Rhode Island a premier place to live and do business.
Rhode Island Council
for the Humanities
for the Humanities
Rhode Island Council for the Humanities seeks to fulfill the promise that democracy demands wisdom and vision.
Rhode Island State
Assembly
Assembly
The Rhode Island State Assembly, including the House and Senate.
The Rhode Island
Foundation
Foundation
For more than 100 years, the Rhode Island Foundation has been dedicated to improving the lives of Rhode Islanders.
Medallion Partners
We are grateful to our site partners who have welcomed, installed and celebrated the RISHM medallion since 2019, highlighting untold Black history across the state. Please check the Medallion map to visit these sites and for more information.
Bowen's Wharf Company
Newport
Bowen's Wharf, the Anchor of the Newport Waterfront.
DeWolf Tavern
Bristol
The Tavern is located in a renovated 1818 warehouse built by maritime merchants James and William DeWolf.
Friends of Linden Place
Bristol
Friends of Linden Place is a non-profit responsible for the preservation, restoration, and promotion of Linden Place.
Historic New England
Historic New England is the oldest and largest regional heritage organization in the nation.
Newport Restoration Foundation
Newport
The NRF promotes and invests in the architectural heritage of the Newport community.
Smith's Castle
North Kingstown
The site of Roger Williams' historic trading post, the area is part of the ancestral homeland of the Narragansett tribe.
The Rocky Hill Country Day School
East Greenwich
Rocky Hill Country Day School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school located in East Greenwich.
The Zabriskie Memorial Church of Saint John the Evangelist
Newport
St. John the Evangelist began meeting in the Third Street home of Peter and Harriet Quire in 1875.
Town of Barrington
Barrington Public Library
The town of Barrington, Rhode Island, founded in 1717.
Town of Jamestown
East Ferry Wharf
The town of Jamestown, Rhode Island, founded in 1678.
Town of Portsmouth
Patriots Park
The town of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, founded in 1638.
Trinity Episcopal Church
Newport
Trinity Church in Newport, Rhode Island, has a rich history dating back to its founding in 1698.
Become a Partner
There are many ways to partner with us and we are glad to tailor a partnership to meet your needs.  We would like to hear from you!  If you have an idea to discuss or want to reach out with a question, please take this opportunity to respond below — thank you! Â
– Charles & the RISHM Team
