Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity

Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
Basic facts
Location:	Rhode Island
Affiliation:	State Policy Network
Top official:	Mike Stenhouse, CEO
Website:	Official website

Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit think tank based in Rhode Island. As of August 2025, its website called itself "Rhode Island’s leading free-enterprise public policy research and advocacy organization."

Background

As of August 2025, the website for the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity said the group's goal is to "make the Ocean State a better place to call home: with greater job and educational opportunities today; increased hope for a bright and prosperous future; and more of our loved ones here with us and at our holiday family dinner tables."

The group is an affiliate member of the State Policy Network, which works to "catalyze thriving, durable freedom movements in every state," according to its website.

Leadership

As of August 2025, the chairman of the center's board was Stephen Skoly and its CEO was Mike Stenhouse.

Work and activities

Legislative and policy work

The Center focused on nine core issues as of August 2025: energy, right to earn, minimum wage, energy, sales tax, health care, education, property rights and transparency. The Center routinely publishes studies and analysis related to these issue areas, such as the cost of electricity in Rhode Island.

In addition, the Center will circulate petitions and publish news releases on public policy issues.

The Ocean State Current

The Center publishes The Ocean State Current, a digital news website that functions as its media arm.

The Center also produces In The Dugout, a podcast hosted by Stenhouse.

Notable endorsements

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Finances

The following is a breakdown of the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity's revenues and expenses for the 2019 to 2022 fiscal years, according to documents submitted to the Internal Revenue Service.

Annual revenue and expenses for the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity 2019–2022,

Tax Year	Total Revenue	Total Expenses
2022	$244,737	$191,853
2021	$199,971	$193,144
2020	$190,186	$264,460
2019	$3044,534	$273,430

See also

• What is an influencer?
• State Policy Network
• 501(c)(3)

External links

• Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity official website