EXHIBIT (b)



                         NEW PROVIDENCE INVESTMENT TRUST

                      CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In  connection  with the annual  report of the Wisdom Fund (the "Funds") of
the New Providence  Investment  Trust on Form N-CSR for the period ended May 31,
2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission (the "Report"),  the
undersigned,  C.  Douglas  Davenport,  chief  executive  officer (or  equivalent
thereof)  of the Funds,  does  hereby  certify,  pursuant  to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Funds.


Date: July 21, 2003     By: /s/ C. Douglas Davenport
                            ________________________
                            C. Douglas Davenport
                            President, Treasurer, Principal Executive Officer
                            and Principal Financial Officer
                            New Providence Investment Trust


     A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has
been  provided to the Funds and will be retained by the Funds and  furnished  to
the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.