EXHIBIT 11.(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 "Fund") of the
New Providence Investment Trust on Form N-CSR for the period ended May 31, 2004,
as filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (the  "Report"),  the
undersigned,  C.  Douglas  Davenport,  chief  executive  officer (or  equivalent
thereof) and chief financial  officer (or equivalent  thereof) of the Fund, 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 Fund.


Date: August 5, 2004      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 Wisdom  Fund and will be  retained by the Wisdom Fund and
furnished to the Securities  and Exchange  Commission or its staff upon request.
This  certification  is being furnished to the Commission  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
ss. 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission.