CPNRI

What CPNRI does

CPNRI (Community Provider Network of Rhode Island) is a nonprofit membership association founded in 1985 that serves as the statewide representative body for 35 organizations providing disability services across Rhode Island. The association's member network collectively supports more than 20,000 Rhode Islanders with intellectual and developmental disabilities and employs over 5,000 people, contributing an estimated $851 million to the state's annual economy through wages and service delivery. CPNRI itself operates with a small central staff of 1-10 employees and is led by Executive Director Tina Spears, with governance provided by an elected Executive Committee drawn from member organizations (President Ray Memery, Vice President Carrie Miranda, Secretary Marissa Ruff, Treasurer Casey Gartland, plus Member At-Large Katherine Brinkman).

The organization's core offerings are not technology products but membership services: legislative advocacy at the Rhode Island State House, professional development conferences (e.g., the annual Health & Human Services Conference with 350+ attendees), the annual DSP Celebration (400+ attendees), networking across the 35-member provider network, and unified communications with state regulatory agencies. Its principal products and platforms are the password-protected Member Services Platform, the VideoHub content library on YouTube, and the RI Pooled Trust — a financial planning vehicle created in partnership with Rockland Trust that allows individuals with disabilities to set aside funds without risking Medicaid or Social Security eligibility. The technology stack is conventional nonprofit association infrastructure (website, CRM/member portal, email newsletter, social channels spanning Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube) with no proprietary technology developed or sold.

CPNRI's revenue model combines four streams: recurring membership dues from the 35 member organizations, donations from individuals and organizations, fees from administering the RI Pooled Trust (a 1% annual trustee fee on assets under management, plus one-time setup fees of $200 or 1% of initial contribution up to $1,000 and a $50 termination fee), and event-based revenue (e.g., $60 per DSP Celebration ticket). The association grows by adding new disability service providers as members, securing legislative and Medicaid funding wins that benefit members, and expanding community programming through partnerships such as adaptive surf clinics with AmpSurf and PCA hiring programs with Looking Upwards. Notable recent strategic outcomes include securing $115 million in Medicaid investment for the 2026 state budget and helping Rhode Island become the 6th U.S. state to enact a Purple Alert system.

Name

CPNRI

Legal name

Community Provider Network of Rhode Island

Website

https://cpnri.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CPNRI is a Rhode Island-based nonprofit membership association founded in 1985 that represents 35 disability service provider organizations serving more than 20,000 Rhode Islanders with intellectual and developmental disabilities through advocacy, professional development, and pooled financial services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Services Association

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

Keywords

• Disability services association
• Nonprofit membership network
• Developmental disabilities advocacy
• Pooled trust administration
• Provider collective grants

Headquarters

HQ city

North Kingstown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: CPNRI generates revenue through membership dues from its 35 member organizations, which are disability service providers in Rhode Island. Membership provides access to advocacy, networking, professional development, collective grants, and unified communications support.
2. Donations: The organization accepts donations from individuals and organizations who wish to support advocacy and programs for disability services in Rhode Island.
3. RI Pooled Trust Administration: CPNRI partners with Rockland Trust to operate the Rhode Island Pooled Trust, which charges fees including a $200 startup fee (or 1% of initial contribution up to $1,000), a 1% annual trustee fee, and a $50 termination fee. This generates revenue for trust administration.
4. Event Revenue: CPNRI generates revenue through event ticket sales, such as the annual DSP Celebration ($60 per ticket) and conference attendance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

CPNRI is a nonprofit membership association that unites 35 disability service provider organizations across Rhode Island. It delivers legislative advocacy, professional development, networking, collective grant-making, and unified regulatory communications to its members, and operates the RI Pooled Trust with Rockland Trust to enable people with disabilities to maintain Medicaid/Social Security eligibility.

Product overview

CPNRI (Community Provider Network of Rhode Island) is a nonprofit association serving 35 disability service provider organizations across Rhode Island. The organization operates as a unified network offering member services through a password-protected platform, manages the RI Pooled Trust in partnership with Rockland Trust for financial planning, maintains a VideoHub content library, provides legislative advocacy services, delivers training and education programs, and organizes community events. CPNRI supports over 20,000 Rhode Islanders with disabilities and employs more than 5,000 people through its member network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Member Services Platform Member-only online platform providing disability service provider organizations in Rhode Island with access to materials, resources, networking, and a member login portal for adult and associate members.
• RI Pooled Trust Financial planning trust administered with Rockland Trust that allows people with disabilities and their families to save and plan financially without risking Medicaid or Social Security eligibility, with setup fees from $200 and minimum contributions of $1,000.
• VideoHub Online video content library featuring stories of disability empowerment, advocacy, employment, and inclusion, including personal stories, educational content, and event highlights for the Rhode Island disability community.
• Advocacy Services Legislative advocacy and policy work at the Rhode Island State House, including rate reform campaigns, Medicaid funding initiatives, housing accessibility legislation, and Purple Alert system implementation, supported through collective grants and unified regulatory communications.
• Training & Education Programs Professional development conferences, staff training programs, and workforce development for disability service professionals, including the annual Health & Human Services Conference hosting 350+ professionals and frontline staff supervisor training.
• Events & Community Programs Community events including the annual DSP Celebration, advocacy days at the State House, adaptive surf clinics for people with visual impairments, and networking opportunities for the Rhode Island disability community.

Quantifiable outcome

• $115 million Medicaid investment secured for disability services in 2026 state budget
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AmpSurfminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAmpSurf partnered with CPNRI to host a Surf Clinic for People with Visual Impairments at Second Beach in Middletown, RI. AmpSurf provides adaptive surf therapy lessons for visually impaired athletes, with the event sponsored in part by the Foreseeable Future Foundation.
• Foreseeable Future FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerForeseeable Future Foundation sponsors adaptive surf therapy events for people with visual impairments, partnering with organizations like CPNRI to expand program availability in Rhode Island.
• John E. Fogarty FoundationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe John E. Fogarty Foundation is the presenting sponsor of the annual DSP Celebration, Rhode Island's largest event honoring Direct Support Professionals. The foundation has supported the event for multiple years and also funds developmental disabilities awareness initiatives including the State House green lighting for Disability Awareness Month.
• Living InnovationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with CPNRI to create the Adult Disability Services Guide for Rhode Island, providing expertise on real experiences and community needs.
• Perspectives CorporationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with CPNRI to create the Adult Disability Services Guide for Rhode Island.
• Seven Hills Rhode IslandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with CPNRI to create the Adult Disability Services Guide for Rhode Island.
• Spurwink RIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with CPNRI to create the Adult Disability Services Guide for Rhode Island.
• The Fogarty CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with CPNRI to create the Adult Disability Services Guide for Rhode Island. The Fogarty Center also operates the West Wing Café in the Rhode Island State House, employing people with disabilities.
• Looking UpwardsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the PCA (Personal Care Assistant) hiring program, training and placing people with disabilities to support other people with disabilities.
• James L. Maher CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides restaurant and garden training programs for people with disabilities, part of CPNRI's community partnership initiatives.
• Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council (RIDDC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmpowers people with developmental disabilities to create business plans through their business ownership initiative.
• Skills for Rhode Island's FutureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperates the workABILITY initiative that matches employees with disabilities to the right employer, part of CPNRI's employment programs.
• University of MinnesotaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeads frontline staff supervisor training programs for CPNRI member organizations, improving workplace retention.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• NASDDDS (National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services): Association of state agency directors administering developmental disabilities services. Comparable as a policy and advocacy organization focused on the developmental disabilities provider ecosystem, though representing public agencies rather than private nonprofits.
• CQL | The Council on Quality and Leadership: Nonprofit that accredits and supports disability and behavioral health provider organizations. Comparable in serving the same provider base that CPNRI represents, with overlap in training, accreditation, and quality improvement services.
• NDRN (National Disability Rights Network): Federation of state Protection & Advocacy (P&A) agencies serving people with disabilities. Comparable in operating a state-networked advocacy model and in working on disability rights legislation and policy.

Broad incumbents

• Easterseals: National nonprofit operating a federation of affiliates providing disability and related services across many states. Comparable in mission of supporting people with disabilities through service delivery and advocacy, though Easterseals also directly operates programs.
• United Cerebral Palsy (UCP): National nonprofit network of affiliates providing services to people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. Comparable as a disability services advocacy and provider-support organization with state-level affiliate structure.
• The Arc of the United States: Largest national nonprofit organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with affiliated state and local chapters including The Arc of Blackstone Valley (a CPNRI member). Comparable mission around disability advocacy, family support, and provider coordination.

Direct peers

• ANCOR (American Network of Community Options and Resources): National membership association representing private providers of services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Directly comparable as a provider association offering advocacy, networking, and professional development to disability service agencies, though at the national rather than state level.
• NADSP (National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals): National nonprofit focused on the DSP workforce that CPNRI's member agencies employ and that CPNRI celebrates annually at its DSP Celebration. Directly comparable focus on credentialing, training, and advocacy for Direct Support Professionals.

Regional players

• The Arc Massachusetts: State-level Arc chapter providing advocacy and services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Massachusetts. Comparable as a state-level disability advocacy and provider-support organization serving an adjacent New England geography.

Others

• NASMHPD (National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors): Association representing state public mental health systems. Loosely comparable as a membership association of public system leaders engaged in advocacy and policy, though focused on mental health rather than I/DD providers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCLQFUo6QTJRRHZApuSDokDA
• Facebookfacebook.com/CPNRI
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/5398455/admin/feed/posts
• Instagraminstagram.com/communityprovidernetworkri
• TikToktiktok.com/@cpnri
• Xx.com/CPNRI

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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