Moses Brown School Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Providence, RI EIN: 23-7067506

Moses Brown School Foundation operates exclusively for the support and benefit of moses brown school, a non-profit educational institution in providence, Rhode Island. The foundation holds an endowment fund that is invested in a medium through which future as well as present financial needs of the school may be fulfilled.

Moses Brown School Foundation at a glance

In short: Moses Brown School Foundation gave $2.4M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.4M), mostly in Rhode Island. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,395,355
+3.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,395,355
+3.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,395,355
Total assets
$60,956,357
+10.7% 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 Moses Brown School Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Moses Brown School: $2.4MMoses Brown School$2.4M

The largest 2025 recipient was Moses Brown School ($2.4M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Providence

How Moses Brown School Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 36% 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

$0$1M$2M$3M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.5M (2020) to $2.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.4M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Moses Brown School Providence, RISupport for the general operations of moses brown school$2,395,355
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$60,956,357$11,149,670$2,511,326$2,395,3551$10,810,125
2024$55,058,917$2,441,286$2,432,959$2,321,7151$935,294
2023$49,407,329$3,102,783$2,257,078$2,164,2651$1,718,569
2022$46,744,362$2,826,676$1,872,656$1,761,5351$1,494,610
2021$53,523,109$5,059,972$1,643,459$1,514,6951$3,320,751
2020$40,991,129$3,351,595$1,636,990$1,495,7041$1,784,918

About Moses Brown School Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Moses Brown School Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Providence, RI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $61.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.4M. Net investment income was $10.8M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Moses Brown School Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jane Ritson-Parsons

    Trustee & Clerk Moses Brown

    Trustee & Clerk Moses Brown School → Trustee & Clerk Moses Brown, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Reza Taleghani

    Trustee & Clerk Moses Brown

    Trustee & Clerk Moses Brown School → Trustee & Clerk Moses Brown, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dawn Tripp

    Trustee, Clerk & Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Ramsden

    Trustee & Treasurer Moses Brown

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Shaun Levesque Trustee (2024) — Treasurer Moses Brown
  • Former: Shaun Levesque (2020–2023) — Trustee & Treasurer Moses B
  • Former: Paul Salem Trustee (2022) — Jan. - Clerk Moses Brown School · Filing note: Through
  • Former: Matt Glendinning (2020–2021) — Trustee & Executive Officio
  • Former: Paul Salem (2020–2021) — Clerk
  • Former: Bank Of America NA (2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Moses Brown School Foundation

How much does Moses Brown School Foundation give each year?

Moses Brown School Foundation gave $2.4M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.3M across 1 grant.

How large is Moses Brown School Foundation?

Moses Brown School Foundation reported $61.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $11.1M.

What is Moses Brown School Foundation?

Moses Brown School Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Providence, RI. It holds $61.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Moses Brown School Foundation operate?

Moses Brown School Foundation has awarded grants in Rhode Island.

What is Moses Brown School Foundation's EIN?

Moses Brown School Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7067506. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 18, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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