About Brown Physicians
Brown Physicians Incorporated is a community-based not-for-profit multi-specialty practice group founded and led by faculty affiliated with The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Our mission is to provide outstanding patient care, exceptional medical education, and groundbreaking advances in research to promote better health for the people of Rhode Island and its surrounding communities.
Focus Areas
medical researchmedical educationpatient carecommunity healthdiversity and inclusionclinical training
Who They Fund
higher education institutions (colleges, universities)faculty and academic researchersstudents (undergraduate and graduate)
Funding Style
general/unrestricted support
About Brown Physicians
Brown Physicians Inc’s largest recent grant went to Brown Urology Inc: $4,228,292 in 2025 for teaching and research. That pattern points to a funder that directs substantial resources to clinical departments and academic medicine rather than to individuals. The foundation’s mission, as described in its existing summary, is tied to patient care, medical education, and research for Rhode Island and surrounding communities, and its active grant programs are built around academic assessment, research, and education. Recent awards also show support for Brown Emergency Medicine at $1,600,421 and Brown Medicine at $1,269,708, both for teaching and research. Those grants place faculty-linked medical units at the center of the giving strategy. Brown University Health received $1,111,869, while University Surgical Associates Inc Dba Brown Surgical Associates received $801,887, extending that support across connected clinical and academic entities. The overall picture is of a local medical funder that uses institutional grants to strengthen teaching, research, and care delivery within Rhode Island’s health ecosystem. Smaller awards to hospitals, Brown University, and community organizations broaden that footprint without changing the core emphasis on academic medicine.
What Brown Physicians Funds
Teaching and research are the clearest through line in the recent grants. Brown Physicians Inc gave $4,228,292 to Brown Urology Inc for teaching and research, $1,600,421 to Brown Emergency Medicine for the same purpose, and $1,269,708 to Brown Medicine for teaching and research. The foundation also supports broader academic and institutional work. Brown University received $160,566 for teaching and research, while Brown Dermatology was awarded $323,503 for teaching and research. These grants align with the foundation’s active programs for academic assessment, research, and education. Beyond faculty and department support, the grant list includes general support for Rhode Island institutions. Rhode Island Hospital Foundation received $52,100, and The Miriam Hospital received $34,600. A smaller award to Boys and Girls Club of Providence shows that the giving reaches beyond academic medicine as well.
How Brown Physicians Gives
Brown Physicians Inc’s recent awards vary widely in size, from a p25 of $76,004 to a median of $323,503 and a p75 of $1,190,788. That distribution shows a mix of smaller institutional awards and much larger department-level grants. The 2025 list suggests a repeat emphasis on teaching and research rather than one-off issue campaigns. The foundation is structured as a medical institution rather than a family foundation or DAF, and it does not fund individuals. It also makes no program-related investments. Its active grants are competitive and accept unsolicited proposals through the BPI Academic Assessment Research and Education Grants program and the 2025 RFP.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.3M
Total Assets
$34.7M
Total Revenue
$21.6M
Total Expenses
$22.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $76K and $1.2M, with a median of $324K.
25th Percentile
$76K
Median
$324K
75th Percentile
$1.2M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DR ANGELA CALIENDO MD
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