Mission
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Public Charity
BROWN UNIVERSITY
Based in PROVIDENCE, RI, BROWN UNIVERSITY operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.1B in revenue, $1.8B in expenses, $11.3B in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 1,198 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $706.2M.
EIN: 050258809
PROVIDENCE, RI
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues
NTEE: S41
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.1B
Total Expenses$1.8B
Total Assets$11.3B
Grant Records1,198
Funding Total$706.2M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Brown University
How Brown University divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$90
Programs
the work itself
$8
Management
running the organization
$2
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $90 for programs
$55
Instruction / enrollment includes cost of supplies, salaries and benefits associated with teaching approximately 12,000 students (66% undergraduate; 29% graduate; 5% medical)
$25
Student aid, fellowships and scholarships
$10
Auxiliary services / activities includes the operation of the dormitories, dining services, health services, the bookstore, etc
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
$460,000
GRANT, INNOVATIONS IN PROACTIVE COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT FOR STEM SUCCESS
$410,000
TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS
$326,812
Support for work performed on the Africa Health Security Index
$300,000
To support projects that apply AI to mathematics
$178,450
Showing up to 5 of 1,198 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TRUSTEE
Alan G Hassenfeld
FELLOW
Alison S Ressler
TRUSTEE
Amra Sabic-El-Rayess
TRUSTEE
Angelique G Brunner
TRUSTEE
Anne Beal
TRUSTEE
A Richard Caputo Jr
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.1B | $1.8B | $11.3B |
| 2024 | $1.6B | $1.7B | $10.0B |
| 2023 | $1.6B | $1.6B | $9.4B |
| 2022 | $1.8B | $1.4B | $9.2B |
| 2021 | $2.2B | $1.3B | $9.8B |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.2B to $2.1B (-5%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.3B.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.