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Representative Sanchez asks committee to consider tax exemption for Community Music Works in Providence
Summary
Rep. Sanchez introduced H 7122 to exempt Community Music Works' real and intangible property in Providence, citing a free after‑school program serving about 150 students annually and a new community music center opened in September 2024; members asked about fiscal impacts and verification of nonprofit status.
Representative Sanchez introduced H 7122, a bill to exempt the real and intangible property of Community Music Works (CMW) in the City of Providence from municipal taxation. Sanchez said CMW operates a free after‑school program that serves more than 150 students annually and opened a community music center in September 2024; the sponsor described the organization’s role in serving youth from historically divested neighborhoods and its educational and workforce pathways for students and alumni.
Sanchez said a city council resolution in support was still being finalized and that advocates will attend a future hearing. "For the past 29 years, Community Music Works has served the city of Providence with a free, robust after‑school youth music program," Sanchez said, noting the organization’s graduation and college‑going statistics and its community programming.
Committee members, including Representative Carson, asked about the broader fiscal implication of expanding nonprofit property tax exemptions and whether municipalities should periodically review properties removed from the rolls to ensure they continue to operate as qualifying nonprofits. Sanchez acknowledged those concerns and said he would follow up with a city council resolution and additional advocates before a subsequent hearing. The committee closed the hearing on H 7122 for the evening.
