NAACP Providence

Name

NAACP Providence

Legal name

NAACP Providence

Website

https://naacpprov.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1909

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NAACP Providence is a local Providence, Rhode Island chapter of the national NAACP civil rights nonprofit organization, employing 11-50 staff to advocate, agitate, and litigate for civil rights on behalf of Black Americans in its community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Rights Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311)

akta.pro primary industry

Racial & Ethnic Justice Organizations (BPAGAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ)

Keywords

• Civil rights advocacy
• Nonprofit organization
• Community organizing
• Civil rights litigation
• Social justice activism

Headquarters

HQ city

Providence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

NAACP Providence is a local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) that advocates, agitates, and litigates for the civil rights of Black Americans in the Providence, Rhode Island area. As a 501(c)(4) nonprofit civil rights organization, it engages in advocacy, community organizing, and legal action to advance racial equity and civil rights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Rights Advocacy
• Civil Rights Litigation
• Community Organizing and Agitation

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Regional players

• Rhode Island Black Heritage Society: Providence-based nonprofit preserving and advancing Black history and culture in Rhode Island — thematically adjacent and operating in the same local community NAACP Providence serves.

Broad incumbents

• Southern Poverty Law Center: National nonprofit that litigates, educates, and advocates on civil rights and racial justice, with a similar combination of legal action, advocacy, and public education as NAACP Providence aspires to locally.
• National Urban League: National civil rights and urban advocacy organization with local affiliates pursuing economic empowerment, civil rights, and racial justice — directly comparable mission and chapter-based structure.
• NAACP (National): The national parent organization and most direct reference point for NAACP Providence's mission, programs, and brand. Local chapters operate under its umbrella and policy framework.

Others

• Rhode Island Foundation: Largest community foundation in Rhode Island and a likely funder/funder-adjacent peer for NAACP Providence's grant-seeking, civic engagement, and community-advocacy work in Providence.

Emerging players

• Brennan Center for Justice: Nonpartisan law and policy institute focused on voting rights, democracy, and criminal justice reform — comparable on advocacy and policy work that overlaps NAACP Providence's civil rights priorities.
• Equal Justice Initiative: Nonprofit focused on racial justice, criminal justice reform, and confronting America's history of racial inequality — comparable in mission and litigation-plus-education model.

Direct peers

• NAACP Legal Defense Fund: Separate legal arm historically tied to the NAACP that conducts litigation and advocacy for racial justice. Highly comparable as a civil rights litigation and policy organization focused on Black Americans.
• ACLU of Rhode Island: State-level affiliate of the ACLU operating in the same Providence/Rhode Island geography with overlapping civil liberties, voting rights, and racial justice litigation portfolio.
• Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: National civil rights legal organization engaging in litigation and advocacy on voting rights, racial justice, and equal protection — highly comparable in operating model to NAACP Providence's litigation focus.

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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