Giving

Thanks to generous alumni, parents, and friends like you, Brown is making a difference—for Brunonians and for our society and the world.

Giving

Thanks to generous alumni, parents, and friends like you, Brown is making a difference—for Brunonians and for our society and the world.

Make a gift to Brown today and invest in what matters most to you.

Philanthropic support from Brown’s community advances groundbreaking research that saves lives, ensures access for exceptional students from all backgrounds, and spurs innovation that strengthens America’s competitiveness. 

Your gift at any level makes it possible for the University to sustain its mission of education, research, and discovery. 

What’s at Stake: Research and Impact

Brown research has a direct impact on the health, well-being, and experiences of people around the world, in addition to fueling discoveries and innovation that supports national security, the economy, and American competitiveness.

Ongoing threats to federal research funding have real-world consequences—not only for the Brown community, but also for the patients and communities that benefit from our research.

How You Can Help

  1. One of the best ways to provide critical, immediate-use resources to Brown is by making a gift through The Brown Fund.

    Give now to the Brown Fund

  2. Help sustain the strength and impact of Brown’s research enterprise by making an additional contribution to our new Research Resilience Fund. Gifts to this fund will provide direct, operational support for critical Brown research and essential scholarship facing delay or disruption due to the current instability in awarded federal funding.

    Give now to the Research Resilience Fund

How will you help shape Brown’s future?

Whether it’s advancing groundbreaking research that saves lives, or funding financial aid so Brown remains accessible to exceptional students from all backgrounds, or supporting our world-class faculty so they can continue bold academic exploration, your support will have an immediate impact.

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Explore Giving

Discover the key areas where your gift can have a lasting and transformational impact.

Brown Annual Fund

As one of the University's most powerful giving vehicles, the Brown Annual Fund provides the immediate-use support that fuels the Brown experience.
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Financial Aid

When the best and brightest students decide where to enroll, we want them to choose Brown.
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The Warren Alpert Medical School

Brown’s medical faculty, staff, and students are invested in discovery, service to society, and the health of individuals and communities.
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School of Engineering

Brown’s engineers are both deeply trained problem solvers and broadly trained problem seekers who grapple with complex issues that affect our daily lives.
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School of Public Health

Going beyond preventing disease to reshaping health care and safeguarding vulnerable populations, the school is improving human health on a large scale.
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Thomas J. Watson Jr. School of International and Public Affairs

Through rigorous scholarship that crosses traditional academic boundaries, the Watson School of International and Public Affairs is driven by the conviction that policy-focused learning experiences and informed policy research solutions can change systems and societies for the better.
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Athletics

Through gifts to the Brown University Sports Foundation, we're supporting our scholar-athletes on and off the field.
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Diversity & Inclusion

With philanthropic support, we’re creating a more diverse and inclusive Brown and advancing pathbreaking research focused on creating a more equitable and just world.
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Investing in Faculty

Brown is building its capacity to lead in areas of great consequence to society through world-class teaching, research and innovation.
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Other Areas of Support

Across disciplines, departments, schools, and centers, your support has the power to propel education and research in every corner of College Hill.
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Ways to Give

Learn more about the variety of ways you can support the University.

From online to stocks to bequests, find the giving method that best suits you.

Stories of Impact

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