Brooklyn Benevolent Society

Tax-deductible

Brooklyn, NY501(c)(3)EIN 11-1661344

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$11K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990-PFIndependent: 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-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$11K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
990-PF Pt VIII
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$64K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$666K
+275% vs prior year
Spent
$521K
Net assets
$6.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$666K
FY2025▲ +275%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$121K
FY2021$597K
FY2022$225K
FY2023$511K
FY2024$177K
FY2025$666K
Expenses
$521K
FY2025▲ +28%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$342K
FY2021$343K
FY2022$344K
FY2023$313K
FY2024$407K
FY2025$521K
Net assets
$6.2M
FY2025▲ +6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$5.8M
FY2025$6.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1958.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 79% · $414K Operating & administrative 21% · $108K

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

9 people listed on the 990-PF; $11K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Trustee, Treasurer
$7,691Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Agent
$3,574Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee, President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Brian C Deane$7,691$7,800
Anisa Harka$3,574$6,208

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Brooklyn, NY.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 37 grants · $414K · 2025–2025
Xavier High SchoolFY2025$45,000
Brooklyn Jesuit PrepNY · FY2025$30,000
Bay Ridge Catholic AcademyNY · FY2025$30,000
Saint Francis Preparatory SchoolFY2025$25,000
St Jean Baptiste High SchoolFY2025$20,000
Oratory of St Phillip NeriFY2025$20,000
Xaverian High School INCNY · FY2025$10,000
The Mary Louis AcademyFY2025$10,000
St Saviour High SchoolNY · FY2025$10,000
St Patrick Catholic AcademyFY2025$10,000
St Joseph's School for the DeafFY2025$10,000
St Ignatius SchoolFY2025$10,000
Saint Edmund Preparatory High SchoolFY2025$10,000
Monsignor McClancy Memorial High SchoolFY2025$10,000
La Salle AcademyFY2025$10,000
Hour Children INCNY · FY2025$10,000
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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Distinct granteesPart XV13
Average grantPart XV$11K
Median grantPart XV$10K
Largest grantPart XV$45K
Top cause focusNTEEEducation (8%)

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$666K
Investment income$656K
Other income$10K
Money out
$521K
Grants paid$414K
Running costs$108K
Owns and owes
$6.2M
net assets
Cash and savings$84K
Total assets$6.2M
Liabilities$64K
People
9
listed
Paid2
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$656K
Other income$10K
Total revenue$666K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$84K
Total assets$6.2M
Liabilities$64K
Net assets$6.2M
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $666K$521K$144K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $177K$407K−$229K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $511K$313K$198K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $225K$344K−$119K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $597K$343K$254K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $121K$342K−$221K$5.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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