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The Providence Community Health Centers Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Providence, RI EIN: 05-0368134 Website

To improve the well-being of the communities we serve through the delivery of high-quality, accessible, and affordable healthcare for all, regardless of a person's ability to pay.

The Providence Community Health Centers Inc at a glance

Total assets
$134,530,066
-14.2% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$88,702,152
-27.7% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$1,518,650
+59.0% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$105,700,640
+2.5% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who The Providence Community Health Centers Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Providence

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024

From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $162K (2023) to $1.9M (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $162K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
PCHC Atwood Inc Providence, RIOperating Support$161,877
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$134,530,066$88,702,152$105,700,640——$1,518,650
2023$156,874,561$122,614,374$103,080,928$161,8771$955,121
2022$129,084,289$105,876,406$96,705,349——$612,610
2021$92,213,963$88,659,107$85,033,487$1,885,2181$496,111
2020$81,139,584$82,471,576$78,256,988——$403,089

About The Providence Community Health Centers Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Providence Community Health Centers Inc is a public charity, based in Providence, RI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $134.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.5M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Providence Community Health Centers Inc is led by Merrill R. Thomas, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 12 of 30 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Merrill R. Thomas

    President & CEO

    CEO → President & CEO, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $500K (2020) → $662K (2024)

  • Carl Brown

    Chairman & Board Member

    Board Vice Chair & Chair → Board Chair, 2022

    Board Chair → Chairman & Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Cancilliere

    Board Member & Chair

    Board Member → Board Member & Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Altug Koymen

    Md Ob & Gyn

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $310K (2020) → $411K (2024)

  • Kevin Cabral

    Vice President & CFO

    Associate Vice President Finance → Vice President & CFO, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $88K (2020) → $358K (2024)

  • Stanley H. Block

    Emeritus CMO

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $301K (2020) → $290K (2024)

  • Cheryl Perry

    Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer

    Vice President & Chro → Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $251K (2021) → $320K (2024)

  • Jay Decosta

    Vice President & CIO

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $183K (2021) → $275K (2024)

  • Kimberly A. O'Connell

    Vice President & Chief Transformation Officer

    Vice President & CTO → Vice President & Chief Transformation Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $330K (2021) → $381K (2024)

  • Susana Conklin

    Vice President & Chief of Staff

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $226K (2021) → $264K (2024)

  • Nadine Hewamudalige

    Vice President & CMO

    Medical Director → Vice President & CMO, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $324K (2022) → $400K (2024)

  • Mansi James

    Md Asthma & Allergy

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $308K (2023) → $322K (2024)

  • Anh-Tai Dang

    Md Ob & Gyn

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $328K (2024)

  • Vinod Thomas

    Md Internal Medicine

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $297K (2024)

  • Cassandra L. Feeney

    Board Member

    Board Secretary → Secretary & Board Member, 2023

    Secretary & Board Member → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Zanfagna

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emillian Egbuche

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wendy Thomas

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amber Bichun

    Vice Chair

    Board Treasurer & Vice Chair → Treasurer & Vice Chair, 2023

    Treasurer & Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Hemphill

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Byron Monge

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • J. Russell Corcoran MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mayleem Estrella

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meghan Hopkins Esq.

    Secretary

    B.mem & Secretary → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • N. Joseph Espat MD

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rafael Yepez

    Treasurer

    B.mem & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yeisha Merraro

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josefa Douglas

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Harmon Rn Bsn Mm Cphrm

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rosanna Suero

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Andrew D. Saal (2020–2023) — Vice President & CMO
  • Former: Mary Francis Bishop RN (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Michelle Rosario (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Joseph Nagle (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Althea Graves (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Anne Murray (2023) — Md Ob & Gyn
  • Former: Libertad Thelma Flores (2023) — Md Ob & Gyn
  • Former: Emily White (2020–2022) — Md Ob & Gyn
  • Former: Jonathan Gates (2021–2022) — CMO of Accountable Entity
  • Former: Raymond G. Parris (2021–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Joseph Espat (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Russell Corcoran (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Dilek Cermik (2020–2021) — Md Ob & Gyn
  • Former: Elena Nicolella (2020–2021) — Board Chair
  • Former: Luisa F. Calacala (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Patricia Chivers (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Christy Angevine (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Amber Aubin (2020) — Board Treasurer
  • Former: Domi Ortiz (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Glenn Rawson (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Gregory Young (2020) — Vice President & CFO
  • Former: Jessica Salak (2020) — Md Ob & Gyn

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Merrill Thomas — President and CEO: $662KMerrill ThomasPresident and CEO$662KAltug Koymen — MD Ob/Gyn: $411KAltug KoymenMD Ob/Gyn$411KNadine Hewamudalige — VP and CMO: $400KNadine HewamudaligeVP and CMO$400KKimberly O'Connell — VP & Chief Transformation Officer: $381KKimberly O'ConnellVP & Chief Transformation…$381KKevin Cabral — VP and CFO: $358KKevin CabralVP and CFO$358KANH-Tai Dang — MD Ob/Gyn: $328KANH-Tai DangMD Ob/Gyn$328KMansi James — MD Asthma/Allergy: $322KMansi JamesMD Asthma/Allergy$322KCheryl Perry — VP & Chief Human Resources Officer: $320KCheryl PerryVP & Chief Human Resources…$320KVinod Thomas — MD Internal Medicine: $297KVinod ThomasMD Internal Medicine$297KStanley Block — Emeritus CMO: $290KStanley BlockEmeritus CMO$290KJay Decosta — VP and CIO (Until 8/2024): $275KJay DecostaVP and CIO (Until 8/2024)$275KSusana Conklin — VP and Chief of Staff: $264KSusana ConklinVP and Chief of Staff$264K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $662K, to Merrill Thomas (President and CEO). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about The Providence Community Health Centers Inc

How large is The Providence Community Health Centers Inc?

The Providence Community Health Centers Inc reported $134.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $88.7M.

Where does The Providence Community Health Centers Inc operate?

The Providence Community Health Centers Inc has awarded grants in Rhode Island.

What is The Providence Community Health Centers Inc's EIN?

The Providence Community Health Centers Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 05-0368134. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 4, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 4, 2024)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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