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Brown University of Providence

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990990-T FY2023
DBA: % CHARLENE SWEENEY
Community Development · PROVIDENCE, RI · EIN 05-0258809

About

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 & teachers in a unified community called a university college.

In care of Charlene Sweeney

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Community Development
Employees
13,028
Volunteers
7,220

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$1.6B
Expenses
$1.6B
Assets
$9.4B
Liabilities
$1.7B

Financial history

$1.8B$895.5M$0
1617181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $1.6B · Peak FY2022: $1.8B · Avg: $1.4B

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$3.5B
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
East Asia and the Pacific
North America
South America
Central America and the Caribbean
Middle East and North Africa
Russia and the Newly Independent States
East Asia and the Pacific
East Asia and the Pacific
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)
North America
South America
Sub-Saharan Africa
Central America and the Caribbean
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)
Sub-Saharan Africa

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$116K
Grants Given
$50.3M
BROWN UNIVERSITY OF PROVIDENCE
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Address

350 EDDY ST 4TH Floor BOX J
Providence, RI, 02903-420

Governance

Voting board members53
Independent members50
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planYes
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %14.0%
Permanent endowment %34.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
Public records
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