Brown Emergency Medicine
Brown Emergency Medicine reported $95.6 million in revenue and $98.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.15 went to program services, $11.85 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 96.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $725,646 (PHYSICIAN). 13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 33% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $98MFor context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $96MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.1% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.9% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 2.2% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 96.7% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $725,646 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.74% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 13 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.4 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 0 of 9 | 88.9% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe organization undertakes multiple charitable, scientific, and educational purposes, including:(a) providing emergency medical services and urgent medical care to the sick and injured who may come for diagnosis, treatment, and care without regard to race, color, creed, sex, age or ability to pay for services, and to provide such medical services to all persons who may seek care at rih, tmh, hasbro, npt and wih.(b) coordinating, overseeing, and monitoring clinical programs and services.(c) participating in research to alleviate human suffering.(d) providing teaching services to medical…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $650,607 | $0 | $75,039 | $725,646 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $517,443 | $0 | $76,763 | $594,206 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $506,460 | $0 | $73,386 | $579,846 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $480,755 | $0 | $79,179 | $559,934 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $474,221 | $0 | $75,780 | $550,001 |
| TREASURER Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $471,685 | $0 | $57,260 | $528,945 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week | $429,043 | $0 | $75,777 | $504,820 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $421,007 | $0 | $63,121 | $484,128 |
13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Brown Emergency Medicine (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.2M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b9 · 0 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5397
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Brown Emergency Medicine totaling $166K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Brown Emergency Medicine's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Brown Emergency Medicine reported that 88.1% of its $98.3 million in expenses went to program services, 11.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Brown Emergency Medicine pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Brown Emergency Medicine reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $725,646, for the role of PHYSICIAN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Brown Emergency Medicine get its money?
Of $95.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 2.2% came from contributions and grants and 96.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Brown Emergency Medicine a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 05-0486254 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202622199349301207 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202522099349300347 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202432279349302568 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202302279349304545 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202232249349301673 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202142289349300604 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 05-0486254: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.