BROWN UNIVERSITY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1051909 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BROWN UK TRUST

The Charitable Trust supports the educational activities of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. All donations are paid directly to Brown University. Fund administration cost of the charity are less than 2% of annual donations.

Objects

UPON TRUST TO APPLY SUCH PART OR PARTS OR ALL OF THE INCOME AND CAPITAL FOR OR TOWARDS SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ADVANCE EDUCATION AT OR SUPPORT BROWN UNIVERSITY OF PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,(BUT NOT TO THE EXCLUSION OF ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE WHICH IS CONNECTED WITH BROWN UNIVERSITY) AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT,AND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS IN SUPPORT OF BROWN UNIVERSITY AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED -- IN PRACTICE PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND,UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates as a grant-making entity with a policy of not maintaining general reserves, holding only £10,000 for administration. Total unrestricted reserves decreased to £5,116 at year-end, while incoming resources fell to £5,336,981 from £9,201,151 in the prior period. The trustees confirm that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Nielsens. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrea Shen
• Joshua Taub
• Lawrence Small
• Sara Miwa Cunningham

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: United States

Income and spending

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