IRS 990 Nonprofit Profile

Brown University

Overview

To serve the community, the nation, and the world by discovering, communicating, and preserving knowledge and understanding in a spirit of free inquiry, and by educating and preparing students to discharge the offices of life with usefulness and reputation. Brown accomplishes this through a partnership of students and teachers in a unified community called a university-college.

Brown University’s mission is to serve the community, the nation, and the world by discovering, communicating, and preserving knowledge and understanding through a spirit of free inquiry, and by educating and preparing students to discharge the offices of life with usefulness and reputation. Brown advances this mission through its partnership of students and teachers in a unified community (“university-college”), and supports academic priorities via its endowment and financial stewardship.

Sector
Public, Societal Benefit
Faith identity / affiliation
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Official website
http://www.brown.edu
Public contact
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EducationResearchFinancial AidGraduate Education

Programs and Current Appeals

  • Brown’s global centers

    Ongoing

  • Global Summer Program.

    Ongoing

Places of Operation

Public sources identify operations or appeals in 1 place.

Providence, Rhode Island

Official Sources and Evidence

This profile summarizes 5 official source pages and 60 evidence items alongside IRS Form 990 data.

Financials

Filing year
2023
Total revenue
$1.6B
Total expenses
$1.7B
Total assets
$10.0B
Program expenses
$1.6B
Administration
$119.9M
Fundraising
$41.4M
Program share of expenses
91%
EIN
50258809
Sector
Public, Societal Benefit
Location
Providence, RI

Leadership and Compensation

Jane Dietze - VP & Chief Investment Officer
$3.2M
Christina Paxson - President/fellow
$3.2M
Joshua T Kennedy - Managing Director
$1.4M
Peter Levine - Managing Director
$1.3M
Grace Calhoun - VP For Athletics & Recreation
$1.2M
Mukesh Jain - Dean Of Bio & Med
$1.1M
Erica Nourjian - Head Of Operations-investments
$1.0M
Sergio Gonzalez - SVP For Advancement
$916K
Sarah Latham - EVP Fin & Admin
$872K
Katie Galvin - Investment Director
$858K

Officers, directors and key employees with total reported compensation, from Form 990 Part VII.

Governance

Voting board members
50
Independent members
49

Grants

Grants to U.S. organizations and individuals
$421.6M
Grants outside the U.S.
$3.2M

Foreign Activity

Reported $3.2M in grants and assistance outside the United States (Form 990 Part IX line 3; detail on Schedule F).

http://www.brown.edu

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Financial data on this page is sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.