The American Boy Scouts of Rhode Island was founded by Charles E. Mulhearn on August 29, 1910 with the meeting of an executive committee.

The next day, the committee requested a charter from the New England Department Headquarters of the American Boy Scouts.

At a September 8, 1910 executive committee meeting, the organization selected its first officers.

[3] RIBS kept its corporate identity after the merger allowing it to continue receiving bequests, funds, and properties.

[3] RIBS owns many of the properties operated by Narragansett Council with the exceptions of Cachalot Scout Reservation, acquired through a 2002 merger with Moby Dick Council and Camp Norse which was acquired in 2015 through a merger with Annawon Council.