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Brown University

Discovering, communicating, and preserving knowledge

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (65.19)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 84.2%    
Administrative Expenses 12.6%    
Fundraising Expenses 3.1%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.06    
Efficiency Rating    
      (38.42)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 14.8%    
Program Expenses Growth 6.7%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 1.43    
Capacity Rating    
      (26.77)

Income Statement     (FYE 06/2007)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $673,724,793
Other Revenue $213,961,389
Total Revenue $887,686,182
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $570,397,176
Administrative Expenses $85,736,128
Fundraising Expenses $21,211,474
Total Functional Expenses $677,344,778
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $210,341,404
   
Net Assets $3,353,188,442

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Contact Information

Brown University
Brown Annual Fund
P.O. Box 1976
Providence, RI 02912
tel: (800) 662-2266
fax: (401) 863-3301
EIN: 05-0258809

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Leadership      (FYE 06/2007)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Ruth J. Simmons President (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $745,481 0.11%
Other Salaries of Note
Cynthia Frost VP, Chief Investment (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $908,460 0.13%

Donor Privacy Policy

NO, this charity does not have a written donor privacy policy.

Mission

Founded in 1764 as the College of Rhode Island in Warren, Rhode Island, Brown University serves 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. Approximately 5,900 students are enrolled in the Undergraduate College, 1,500 in the Graduate School and 340 in the Medical School. Brown's three schools offer nearly 100 programs of study. The mission of Brown University is 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.

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