Brown Emergency Medicine Inc
To provide exceptional emergency medical care, education, research, and service to the people of Rhode Island and beyond.
Brown Emergency Medicine Inc at a glance
In short: Brown Emergency Medicine Inc gave $130K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $19K), mostly in Rhode Island. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $130,000
- +2066.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- +600.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $18,571
- +209.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $51,004,340
- +6.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Rhode Island (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Brown Emergency Medicine Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 7 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Boys and Girls Club of Providence ($25K). Together the top 7 received $130K.
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 11 (91%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Brown Emergency Medicine Inc gives
- Giving grew 767% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2023) to $130K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $130K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Boys and Girls Club of Providence Providence, RI | Supprt its misson to enable and inspire children and youh. | $25,000 |
| Project Weberrenew Providence, RI | Support its mission to provide peer-lead harm reduction and recovery support service in drop-in center and through street outreach | $20,000 |
| Southside Community Land Trust Providence, RI | Support its mission to bring healthy food to people with the least access to build a more just and sustainable food system | $20,000 |
| The Refugee Dream Center Providence, RI | Support its mission to empower and support refugee in finding new opportunities, developing independence, and integrating into ri community | $20,000 |
| Youth Pride Rhode Island Providence, RI | Support its mission to meet the unique, ongoing needs of lgbtqia2s+ you and young adult thourgh dirent service, support, advocacy, and education | $20,000 |
| Nonviolence Insitute Providence, RI | Support Its Mission to Nonviolence Institute | $15,000 |
| Clinica Esperanzahope Clinic Providence, RI | Support its commitment to advancing comunity health and supporting the well-being of our patients | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $51,004,340 | $95,570,304 | $98,291,215 | $130,000 | 7 | $1,059,066 |
| 2024 | $48,053,461 | $89,109,056 | $86,219,251 | $6,000 | 1 | $552,654 |
| 2023 | $36,445,280 | $73,436,475 | $72,866,976 | $6,000 | 1 | $439,863 |
| 2022 | $33,353,494 | $68,493,704 | $67,466,488 | $15,000 | 1 | $422,750 |
| 2021 | $33,521,686 | $72,293,129 | $67,645,100 | $75,325 | 1 | $163,209 |
| 2020 | $27,807,802 | $72,035,672 | $63,136,288 | $75,044 | 1 | $1,301,584 |
| 2019 | $19,176,002 | $65,075,969 | $65,373,210 | $83,841 | 3 | $111,856 |
About Brown Emergency Medicine Inc
Based on IRS filings
Brown Emergency Medicine Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Providence, RI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $51.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $130K. Net investment income was $1.1M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Brown Emergency Medicine Inc is led by Linda Brown, President & Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2019); all 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Linda Brown
President & Chair
Secretary & Interim Chair → Secretary, Interim Chair & President, 2023
Secretary, Interim Chair & President → President & Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$264K (2019) → $65K (2025)
Achyut Kamat
Director
Physician → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$357K (2019) → $429K (2025)
Andrew Nathanson
Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$337K (2022) → $357K (2025)
Christopher Merritt
Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$301K (2022) → $320K (2025)
William Binder
Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$217K (2022) → $303K (2025)
Elizabeth Jacobs
Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$337K (2025)
Anthony Napoli
Physician
Former Treasurer & Physician → Physician, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$376K (2019) → $651K (2025)
Brian Clyne
Physician
Chairman → Physician, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$421K (2019) → $474K (2025)
Gary Bubly
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$396K (2019) → $472K (2025)
Gregory Jay
Physician
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$417K (2019) → $506K (2025)
James Monti
Physician
Former Secretary & Physician → Physician, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$377K (2019) → $517K (2025)
Alexis Kearney
Secretary
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$290K (2023) → $367K (2025)
Mark Zonfrillo
Physician
Director → Physician, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$339K (2023) → $421K (2025)
Selim Suner
Physician
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$458K (2023) → $481K (2025)
Former officers (23)
- Former: Charles Stengel (2019–2024) — Physician
- Former: Angela Caliendo (2024) — Director
- Former: Jeremiah Schuur (2019–2023) — President & Chairman
- Former: Stephen Traub (2022–2023) — Physician
- Former: Catherine Cummings (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: David Portelli (2019–2022) — Physician
- Former: Elizabeth Goldberg (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jessica Smith (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Wood (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Naz Karim (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Ilse Jenouri (2022) — Physician
- Former: Francesca Beaudoin (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Jamieson Cohn (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kim Galligan (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Christian Arbelaez (2020–2021) — Physician
- Former: Michael Mello (2020–2021) — Physician
- Former: Mihir Kamat (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Isle Jenouri (2021) — Physician
- Former: Steve Traub (2021) — Physician
- Former: John Murphy (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Matthew Kopp (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Frank Overly (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Kenneth Williams (2019) — Physician
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $651K, to Anthony Napoli (Physician). 14 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Brown Emergency Medicine Inc
How much does Brown Emergency Medicine Inc give each year?
Brown Emergency Medicine Inc gave $130K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6K across 1 grant.
What is Brown Emergency Medicine Inc's typical grant size?
Brown Emergency Medicine Inc's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $18,571, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Brown Emergency Medicine Inc give grants?
Brown Emergency Medicine Inc gives mostly in Rhode Island: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Providence, RI (7 grants).
Does Brown Emergency Medicine Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Brown Emergency Medicine Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Brown Emergency Medicine Inc's largest grantees?
Brown Emergency Medicine Inc's largest 2025 grantees include The Boys and Girls Club of Providence ($25,000), Project Weberrenew ($20,000) and Southside Community Land Trust ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Brown Emergency Medicine Inc?
Brown Emergency Medicine Inc reported $51.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $95.6M.
What is Brown Emergency Medicine Inc?
Brown Emergency Medicine Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Providence, RI. It holds $51.0M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Brown Emergency Medicine Inc's EIN?
Brown Emergency Medicine Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 05-0486254. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 28, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 7, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
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