To promote health in the community, educate brown university medical students, and engage in medical research and education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2019 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $33K a year · 28% of revenue · last 7 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 23.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$8K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$103K
Spent
$200K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$103K
FY2019
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$103K
FY2020$79K
FY2021$151K
FY2022$124K
FY2023$69K
FY2024$131K
FY2025$163K
Expenses
$200K
FY2019
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$200K
FY2020$129K
FY2021$124K
FY2022$144K
FY2023$167K
FY2024$136K
FY2025$149K
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2019
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$1.8M
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.6M

From the FY2019 Form 990 (year ending September 2019) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1986.

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Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $123K Management & general 38% · $77K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2018); the FY2019 filing did not itemize Part VII
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes community health, educates medical students, and conducts medical research.

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1 program · $123K · in their own filed words · FY2018
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Provides support for the neurosurgery department of ri hospital; clinical and classroom instruction to brown university medical students and rhode island hospital interns and residents; teaching and research in the area of neurosurgery.

$123Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 16 grants · $366K · 2018–2024
Brown University Health Neurosurgery DepartmentFY2024$47,706
RI Hospital and Hasbro Children's HospitalFY2024$22,000
Neurosurgery Research & Education FoundationFY2024$5,000
Chordoma FoundationFY2024$3,750
Dystonia Medical Research FoundationFY2024$2,600
American Parkinson Disease AssociationFY2024$2,500
Miriam Hospital FoundationFY2024$2,400
Rhode Island Hospital Neurosurgery DepartmentFY2023$66,841
Neurosurgery Research & Education FoundationFY2023$5,000
Rhode Hospital FoundationFY2022$47,000
Rhode Island Hospital - Neurosurgery DepartmentFY2022$42,615
Neurosurgery Research & Education FoundationFY2022$5,000
Chordoma FoundationNC · FY2022$5,000
Rhode Island Hospital - Neurosurgery DepartmentFY2021$74,490
Rhode Island HospitalRI · FY2020$24,000
Rhode Island HospitalRI · FY2018$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$103K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$103K
Money outPt IX
$200K
Ln 25
Programscol B$123K
Managementcol C$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$395K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$103K
Gains on assetsLn 7$63K
Total revenueLn 12$103K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$395K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$395K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY19End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$572K$395K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$8K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$22K$22K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$52K$52K
Investment management feesLn 11f$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$19K
TravelLn 17$967$967
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$50K$50K
Total functional expensesLn 25$200K$123K$77K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $163K$149K$14K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $131K$136K−$5K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $69K$167K−$98K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $124K$144K−$20K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $151K$124K$27K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $79K$129K−$50K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2019 Viewing $103K$200K−$97K$1.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $103,214 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,906$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $79,576$103,214
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $100,482$103,214
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $13,350$21,672
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $154,709$178,494
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $168,059$200,166
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$67,577−$96,952
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $103,214 across 3 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $39,741$39,741
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $63,473$63,473
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $103,214$103,214
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $200,166 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $21,672$21,672
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,104$11,104
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $52,239$52,239
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $13,429$13,429
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,726$8,726
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,101$19,101
IX-17 TravelPrograms $967$967
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,761$10,761
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,214$1,214
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,244$11,244
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $49,709$49,709
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $123,394 · Management $76,772 · Fundraising $0$200,166
Part X · Balance sheet $1,848,011 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $571,896$394,742
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,034$1,820
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,395,501$1,451,449
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,970,431$1,848,011
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$8,047
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$8,047
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,970,431$1,839,964
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,970,431$1,848,011
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,839,964 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$103,214
XI-2 Total expenses$200,166
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$96,952
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,970,431
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$33,515
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,839,964

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