Brown Medicine
Brown Medicine is a non-profit, academic, multi-specialty medical group with practice locations in providence, ri and surrounding communities. Our three-part mission combines patient care, teaching, and research, enabling us to provide exceptional care locally, nationally, and globally.
Brown Medicine at a glance
In short: Brown Medicine gave $192K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $48K), mostly in Rhode Island. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $191,500
- +188.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $47,875
- +188.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,250
- Total assets
- $73,486,577
- -6.7% 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 Medicine funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Brown University the Warren Alpert Medical School ($169K). Together the top 4 received $192K.
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 19 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Brown Medicine gives
- Giving grew 584% 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 $26K (2021) to $221K (2020). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $192K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Brown University the Warren Alpert Medical School Providence, RI | To Assist with Teaching, Research & Residency Program | $169,000 |
| Dancing for a Cause Cumberland, RI | To Raise Money for Healthcare Programs | $8,500 |
| Rhode Island Hospital Foundation Providence, RI | Golf Tournament Sponsor | $8,000 |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI | Gala Sponsor | $6,000 |
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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 | $73,486,577 | $117,964,291 | $124,173,321 | $191,500 | 4 | $2,440,390 |
| 2024 | $78,726,500 | $109,459,302 | $110,832,580 | $66,500 | 4 | $1,715,022 |
| 2023 | $77,556,461 | $101,746,060 | $104,881,665 | $64,250 | 6 | $749,808 |
| 2022 | $77,600,109 | $95,654,316 | $98,952,782 | $28,000 | 3 | $509,840 |
| 2021 | $89,415,313 | $97,515,476 | $93,314,809 | $25,850 | 2 | $1,871,064 |
| 2020 | $80,715,945 | $92,992,826 | $88,159,799 | $221,000 | 7 | $564,276 |
| 2019 | $71,121,299 | $86,962,386 | $85,572,760 | $27,780 | 8 | $799,097 |
About Brown Medicine
Based on IRS filings
Brown Medicine 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 $73.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $192K. Net investment income was $2.4M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Brown Medicine is led by Louis B. Rice MD, President on every filing since 2019; 17 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Louis B. Rice MD
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Howard P. Safran MD
Div Director Hematology & Oncology
Physician → Div Director Hematology & Oncology, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$492K (2019) → $524K (2025)
Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie MD
Div Director & Hospital Medicine
Physician → Div Director & Hospital Medicine, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$523K (2019) → $449K (2025)
Christine Duffy MD
Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$188K (2020) → $180K (2025)
John Reagan MD
Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$319K (2020) → $395K (2025)
Carolynn Nassar MD
Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$180K (2022) → $71K (2025)
Cheston Cunha MD
Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$193K (2023) → $225K (2025)
Nadia Mujahid MD
Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$214K (2023) → $216K (2025)
George Bayliss MD
Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$206K (2024) → $248K (2025)
Laura Edmonds MD
Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$167K (2024) → $174K (2025)
Warren Licht MD
Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$369K (2024) → $381K (2025)
Katherine Sharkey MD
Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$270K (2025)
Sharon Rounds MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Angela Caliendo MD PhD
Executive Officer & Vice President
Vice President → Executive Director, 2024
Executive Director → Executive Officer & Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$541K (2019) → $683K (2025)
Ann Kashmanian
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Executive Officer → Chief Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$334K (2019) → $97K (2025)
Anthony Mega MD
Physician
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$406K (2019) → $433K (2025)
Peter Hollmann MD
CMO, Treasurer & Secretary
On filings since 2019
32 hrs/week
$225K (2019) → $253K (2025)
Tammy Lederer
Chief Hr Officer
Chief Human Resources Officer → Chief Human Res. Officer, 2022
Chief Human Res. Officer → Chief Hr Officer, 2024
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$181K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Benedito A. Carneiro MD
Physician
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$429K (2025)
Christopher Azzoli MD
Physician
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$427K (2025)
Former officers (19)
- Former: Corey Ventetuolo MD (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Harlan Rich MD (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kelly McGarry MD (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Mitchell Levy MD (2019–2024) — Div Director & Pulmonary
- Former: Susie Hu MD (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Thomas Bledsoe MD (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: David Hemendinger (2021–2024) — Chief Information Officer
- Former: Jonathan Leviss MD (2024) — Physician
- Former: Katie Sharkey MD (2024) — Director
- Former: Benedito A. Carneiro Filho MD (2019–2023) — Physician
- Former: Michael Blundin MD (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Wood MD (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Deepan Dalal MD (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Sandeep Arepally MD (2022) — Physician
- Former: Angela Taber MD (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Lynn McNicoll MD (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Margaret Van Bree (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: John O'Bell (2019) — Director
- Former: Mary Jane Zimmer (2019) — Former COO
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 $683K, to Angela Caliendo MD PHD (Executive Officer/ VP). 17 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Brown Medicine
How much does Brown Medicine give each year?
Brown Medicine gave $192K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $67K across 4 grants.
What is Brown Medicine's typical grant size?
Brown Medicine's median grant in 2025 was $8,250, and its average grant was $47,875, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Brown Medicine give grants?
Brown Medicine 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 (3 grants).
Does Brown Medicine give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Brown Medicine's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Brown Medicine?
Brown Medicine reported $73.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $118.0M.
What is Brown Medicine?
Brown Medicine is a public charity focused on Health, based in Providence, RI. It holds $73.5M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Brown Medicine's EIN?
Brown Medicine's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 05-0450410. 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 August 8, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 7, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
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