Brown University

EIN: 050258809 501(c)(3) Community Improvement

Providence, RI

Total Revenue
$1,585,724,817
Total Expenses
$1,571,728,763
Total Assets
$9,401,196,408
Net Assets
$7,669,035,141
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1764
Legal Domicile
RI
Principal Officer
CHRISTINA PAXSON
Phone
4018632716
Tax Period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30

Brown University, founded in 1764, is a large national nonprofit in the Community Improvement sector that reported $1.6B in total revenue in fiscal year 2022. Revenue decreased 11% compared to the prior year. Net assets of $7.7B represent 58 months of operating reserves.

Mission

RESIDENCE FOR PERSONAL USE WAS PROVIDED TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL: PRESIDENT - AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT AND FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE EMPLOYER, THE PRESIDENT IS REQUIRED TO LIVE IN UNIVERSITY HOUSING. THEREFORE, NONE OF THE BENEFIT WAS TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION. THE PRESIDENT'S HOUSEHOLD SERVICES ASSISTANT PROVIDES SOME PERSONAL SERVICES FOR THE PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDENT REIMBURSES THE UNIVERSITY BY CHECK FOR THESE SERVICES. ONE KEY EMPLOYEE AND ONE HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A GROSS-UP PAYMENT IN 2022, WHICH ARE REPORTED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III). ONE HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE RECEIVES AN ALLOWANCE FOR SOCIAL CLUB DUES, WHICH IS REPORTED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III). THE UNIVERSITY PAYS FOR SOCIAL CLUB DUES ON BEHALF OF TWO KEY EMPLOYEES AND ONE HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE TO CONDUCT UNIVERSITY BUSINESS. THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED TAXABLE INCOME. ONE KEY EMPLOYEE AND TWO HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES TRAVELED FIRST CLASS FOR BUSINESS. THE REIMBURSEMENTS OF THIS BUSINESS TRAVEL EXPENSE ARE CONSIDERED NON-TAXABLE. ONE HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE TRAVELED WITH A SPOUSE WHO WERE BOTH ON BUSINESS. THE REIMBURSEMENT OF THIS BUSINESS TRAVEL EXPENSE IS CONSIDERED NON-TAXABLE. SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1B IN LIEU OF A STANDARDIZED WRITTEN POLICY, SENIOR OFFICERS WERE ISSUED AN ADDENDUM TO THEIR COMPENSATION LETTER APPROVED BY THE CHANCELLOR, OUTLINING THE TREATMENT OF THE HOUSING ITEM LISTED IN PART I, LINE 1A.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2022)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $671,560,189
Program Service Revenue $884,247,769
Investment Income $29,435,034
Other Revenue $481,825
TOTAL REVENUE $1,585,724,817

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $387,187,633
Salaries & Benefits $666,879,217
Fundraising Expenses $37,714,092
Program Expenses $1,407,904,994
Other Expenses $517,661,913
TOTAL EXPENSES $1,571,728,763

Year-over-Year Comparison

2022 2021 Change
Revenue $1,585,724,817 $1,790,921,493 -0.1%
Expenses $1,571,728,763 $1,416,794,449 +0.1%
Net Income $13,996,054 $374,127,044 -1.0%
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Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
53
Independent Members
50
Employees
13028
Volunteers
7220

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
5
$1,868,698
Total Directors
53
$1,874,948
Key Employees
11
$10,121,633
Highest Compensated
5
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
JANE DIETZE VP & Chief Investment Officer 55.0
Key Emp
$2,825,591 $57,332 $2,882,923
CHRISTINA PAXSON PRESIDENT/FELLOW 55.0
Officer Director
$1,678,630 $152,568 $1,831,198
Joshua T Kennedy MANAGING DIRECTOR 55.0
Highest
$1,235,037 $50,016 $1,285,053
PETER LEVINE MANAGING DIRECTOR 55.0
Highest
$1,035,755 $63,959 $1,099,714
GRACE CALHOUN VP FOR ATHLETICS AND RECREATIO 55.0
Highest
$921,940 $142,993 $1,064,933
JACK ELIAS SVP HEALTH AFFAIRS(UNTIL 2/22) 55.0
Key Emp
$1,019,753 $44,962 $1,064,715
RICHARD LOCKE PROVOST (UNTIL 1/9/2023) 55.0
Key Emp
$932,984 $46,409 $979,393
ERICA NOURJIAN HEAD OF OPERATIONS-INVESTMENTS 55.0
Highest
$892,704 $51,144 $943,848
MUKESH JAIN DEAN OF BIO & MED (3/1/22-ON) 55.0
Key Emp
$912,280 $21,188 $933,468
SARAH LATHAM VP OF FIN & ADMIN (1/3/22-ON) 55.0
Key Emp
$878,039 $25,412 $903,451
SERGIO GONZALEZ SVP FOR ADVANCEMENT 55.0
Key Emp
$834,312 $52,546 $886,858
KATIE GALVIN INVESTMENT DIRECTOR 55.0
Highest
$769,464 $34,144 $803,608
KEVIN MCLAUGHLIN DEAN OF THE FACULTY 55.0
Key Emp
$459,764 $70,251 $530,015
MICHAEL WHITE VICE PRESIDENT FOR FIN & CFO 55.0
Key Emp
$493,442 $27,178 $520,620
RUSSELL CAREY INTERIM EVP FIN (UNTIL 1/2/22) 55.0
Key Emp
$446,364 $71,785 $518,149
JILL PIPHER VP FOR RESEARCH 55.0
Key Emp
$425,674 $38,053 $463,727
MICHAEL GUGLIELMO VP FOR FACILITIES MGMT 55.0
Key Emp
$352,448 $85,866 $438,314
BARBARA CHERNOW FORMER EVP OF FIN & ADMIN 0.0
$150,212 $3,260 $153,472
PAMELA REEVES VICE CHANCELLOR/TRUSTEE 2.0
Officer Director
$37,500 $0 $37,500
JIM YONG KIM FELLOW 2.0
Director
$6,250 $0 $6,250
JOHN C ATWATER FELLOW 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
SANGEETA N BHATIA FELLOW 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
RICHARD A FRIEDMAN SECRETARY/FELLOW 2.0
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
JEFFREY F HINES FELLOW 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
ROBERT P GOODMAN FELLOW 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
BRIAN T MOYNIHAN FELLOW 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
ALISON S RESSLER FELLOW 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
JOAN WERNIG SORENSON FELLOW 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
NANCY G ZIMMERMAN FELLOW 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
BERNADETTE AULESTIA TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
PREETHA BASAVIAH TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
ORLANDO BRAVO TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
ANGELIQUE G BRUNNER TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
A RICHARD CAPUTO JR TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
GUOQING CHEN TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
SUSAN Y CHON TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
MARCIA J DUNN TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
JOSEPH DOWLING TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
JOSEPH E EDELMAN TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
James P Esposito TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
JILL FURMAN TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Xochitl Gonzalez TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
THERESIA GOUW TREASURER/TRUSTEE 2.0
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
OLIVER HAARMANN TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Alan G Hassenfeld TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Joseph P Healey TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
LIBBY A HEIMARK TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
GALEN V HENDERSON TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Ayanna MacCalla Howard TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Earl E Hunt II TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
MITCHELL R JULIS TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
PABLO G LEGORRETA TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
CARLOS LEJNIEKS TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
FRAYDA B LINDEMANN TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
RUSSELL E MALBROUGH TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
DENISE MARTE TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Divya Mehta TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
SAMUEL M MENCOFF CHANCELLOR/TRUSTEE 2.0
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Harald O Mix TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
JENNIFER B MOSES TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Joelle A Murchison TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
PERRI A PELTZ TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
GREG PENNER TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
SRIDHAR RAMASWAMY TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mya L Roberson TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
SARA LEPPO SAVAGE TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Omar K Shoman TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
DONNA MCGRAW WEISS TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
William Zhou TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
MARIA T ZUBER TRUSTEE 2.0
Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 No data No data No data No data
2024 No data No data No data No data
2023 $1,585,724,817 $1,571,728,763 $9,401,196,408 $13,996,054
2022 $1,790,921,493 $1,416,794,449 $9,240,581,030 $374,127,044
2021 $2,168,375,421 $1,263,386,793 $9,768,989,460 $904,988,628
2020 $1,482,840,270 $1,196,799,161 $6,878,444,251 $286,041,109
2019 $1,590,495,113 $1,178,083,159 $6,193,056,294 $412,411,954
2018 $1,331,598,997 $1,141,377,207 $5,776,361,953 $190,221,790
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