The Miriam Hospital is a nonprofit hospital in Providence, Rhode Island and part of Brown University Health. 1 It has received some donations from George Soros’s Open Society Foundations, 2 and one of its employees worked on a harm-reduction study funded by OSF on a prescription syringe program for intravenous drug users. 2
A Miriam Hospital physician, Josiah Rich, was the lead investigator of a 2001 study partially funded by the Open Society Institute (now Open Society Foundations) that found that a “prescription syringe program help[ed] IV drug users seek treatment” and decrease the risk of transmitting HIV.” 2
In 2024, Miriam Hospital was supported by dozens of family foundations and couples, as well as Amica Insurance, ACS Industries, Amgen Inc., AAA Northeast, Marcum LLP, Sodexo Inc. and Affiliates, and KPMG LLP. 4
Leadership
As of mid-February 2026, Maria Ducharme was president of the Miriam Hospital; Julie Abilheira was senior vice president of medicine, cancer, radiation, oncology, and dermatology; and Frank Byrne was vice president of finance. 5
All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:
Total Grant Value:$82,979,067
Number of Grants:472
Number of Funders:113
Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:
Amount
Year
Funder
Subject
$5,292,726
2022
The Miriam Hospital Foundation
Philanthropy
$3,898,652
2023
The Miriam Hospital Foundation
Philanthropy
$3,653,841
2024
The Miriam Hospital Foundation
Philanthropy
$3,355,645
2020
The Miriam Hospital Foundation
See Form 990, Part III, Lines 4a-c
$3,100,740
2021
The Miriam Hospital Foundation
Philanthropy
$984,651
2020
National Institutes of Health
Providence/boston center for aids research (cfar)
$941,638
2021
The Champlin Foundation
FLUOROSCOPY EQUIPMENT PURCHASE
$863,664
2020
Brown University of Providence
Subcontract grant award
$691,639
2020
National Institutes of Health
Addressing HIV drug resistance research gaps in a cohort of perinatally infected kenyan children and adolescents
$690,898
2022
Brown University of Providence
Subcontract Grant Award
$683,471
2021
Brown University of Providence
Subcontract Grant Award
$673,502
2020
National Institutes of Health
Real time phylogeny and contact tracing to disrupt HIV transmission
$656,146
2020
National Institutes of Health
Characterizing the HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis care continuum for african american and hispanic/latino men who have sex with men
$648,035
2020
National Institutes of Health
Pragmatic trial of technology-supported behavioral obesity treatment in the primary care setting: a multiphase effectiveness and implementation hybrid design
$645,949
2020
National Institutes of Health
Electronic cigarettes during pregnancy: impact on fetal development
$601,047
2020
National Institutes of Health
Heterogeneity and predictors of stress reactivity in takotsubo syndrome
$592,164
2020
National Institutes of Health
Rapid evaluation of innovative intervention components to maximize the health benefits of behavioral obesity treatment delivered online: an application of multiphase optimization strategy
Executive functioning, weight trajectories, and loss of control eating in children with overweight/obesity: a prospective study
$507,997
2020
National Institutes of Health
Teaching novel values-based skills to improve long-term weight loss: a randomized trial examining the efficacy of a weight loss maintenance intervention based on acceptance and commitment therapy
$436,656
2020
National Institutes of Health
Phone coaching as a rescue strategy for early non-responders enrolled in an internet-delivered weight loss program
$354,901
2020
National Institutes of Health
12/16 Action for health in diabetes extension study research project
$335,238
2023
Brown University of Providence
SUBCONTRACT GRANT
$315,230
2023
University of Pittsburgh
RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT
All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:
Total Grant Value:$2,961,031
Number of Grants:70
Number of Recipients:20
Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:
1. “The Miriam Hospital Statistics and Reports | Brown University Health.” 2024. Brown University Health. 2024. https://www.brownhealth.org/locations/miriam-hospital/about-miriam-hospital/statistics-reports.
2. “Prescription Syringe Program Helps IV Drug Users Seek Treatment, Reduce Risk of HIV Transmission, Study Says – KFF Health News.” KFF Health News, 7 May 2001, kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/dr00004439/.
3. “Open Society Institute Awards Millions to Expand Drug and Alcohol Treatment.” Opensocietyfoundations.org, 6 Oct. 2008, www.opensocietyfoundations.org/newsroom/open-society-institute-awards-millions-expand-drug-and-alcohol-treatment.
4. “Honor Roll of Supporters | Brown University Health.” Brown University Health, 2024, www.brownhealth.org/miriam-hospital/honor-roll-supporters.
5. “The Miriam Hospital Leadership | Brown University Health.” Brown University Health, 2026, www.brownhealth.org/locations/miriam-hospital/about-miriam-hospital/leadership.
