Contribution limits — RI (2024)

Codified contribution caps and filing thresholds. Federal rows cite 11 CFR §110 and 52 USC §30116. State rows cite each state's campaign-finance statute. Per the no-vendors rule, every dollar amount on this page points at a primary source — click a citation to read the underlying regulation.

Contribution caps

Individual

Recipient	Cap	Citation
State legislative candidate	$1,000 /year	R.I. Gen. Laws §17-25-10.1 ($1,000 per candidate per calendar year; aggregate $10,000)
Statewide candidate	$1,000 /year	R.I. Gen. Laws §17-25-10.1 ($1,000 per candidate per calendar year; aggregate $10,000)
PAC	$1,000 /year	R.I. Gen. Laws §17-25-10.1 ($1,000 per candidate per calendar year; aggregate $10,000)
State/local party	$10,000 /year	R.I. Gen. Laws §17-25-10.1 ($1,000 per candidate per calendar year; aggregate $10,000)

Multicandidate PAC

Recipient	Cap	Citation
State legislative candidate	$1,000 /year	R.I. Gen. Laws §17-25-10.1 ($1,000 per candidate per calendar year; aggregate $10,000)
Statewide candidate	$1,000 /year	R.I. Gen. Laws §17-25-10.1 ($1,000 per candidate per calendar year; aggregate $10,000)
State/local party	$10,000 /year	R.I. Gen. Laws §17-25-10.1 ($1,000 per candidate per calendar year; aggregate $10,000)

Filing thresholds

Trigger	Amount	Action	Citation
Contribution itemization	$100 (aggregate)	itemize	R.I. Gen. Laws §17-25-7 ($1,000 PAC trigger; $100 itemization) Contributions from a single source aggregating over this amount must be itemized (donor name, address, date, amount) on the state campaign-finance report.
PAC registration trigger	$1,000 (per calendar year)	register	R.I. Gen. Laws §17-25-7 ($1,000 PAC trigger; $100 itemization)

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