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Brown University Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Providence, Rhode Island · EIN 137070437

Brown University Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Providence, Rhode Island. In tax year 2024 it gave $6.8 million in 1 grant; the typical grant was $6.8 million and the largest $6.8 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $10.6 million the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$10.6 million1$43,271
2024$6.8 million1$11,882

How to apply

Brown University Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Brown University Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Rhode Island.

StateGrantsAmount
Rhode Island1$6.8 million

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Brown University - Division of Advancement
Providence, RI
Educational$6.8 million

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Brown University Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Brown University Charitable Trust give?

$6.8 million in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $6.8 million.

Who runs Brown University Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Joshua E Taub (Trustee), Peter C Hansen (Trustee), Gregory W Conway (Trustee) and Andrea C Shen (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Brown University Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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