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6/3/2025
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House OKs Serpa bill to mandate that nonprofits disclose salaries before getting General Assembly funding
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STATE HOUSE — The House of Representatives today approved legislation introduced by Rep. Patricia A. Serpa (D-Dist. 27, West Warwick, Coventry) that would require nonprofit organizations to disclose their top salaries before receiving grants or funding from the General Assembly.
The bill (2025-H 6235Aaa) would require any nonprofit that receives grants or other funding from the General Assembly in excess of $50,000 dollars to provide certain information relating to employee compensation of the previous year’s five highest-compensated employees of at least $100,000 to the General Assembly, as a condition for requesting state funds.
“As long as the General Assembly is spending taxpayers’ money on grants and funding for nonprofit organizations, the people have a clear right to know how that money is being spent,” said Representative Serpa, who chairs the House Oversight Committee. “The salaries of state employees are public and easy to find online because we believe the people are best served by this sort of financial transparency. As long as state money is going to these organizations, they should share in that transparency.”
Under the terms of the legislation, the disclosure would include a description of the position, the total salary or compensation paid along with all benefits, including health insurance, retirement or pension contributions and any other allowances for items such as automobiles, lodging or communication devices. The name of the individual employee would not need not be disclosed.
The measure now moves to the Senate where similar legislation (2025-S 0579A) has been introduced by Sen. John P. Burke (D-Dist. 9 West Warwick).
For more information, contact:
Daniel Trafford, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401)222-1922
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