Brooklyn Free Space is a private, cooperative preschool that fulfills the needs of young children by offering them age-appropriate experiences that enhance their growth and social/emotional development. We believe that learning through play is at the heart of learning for the preschool child, and we provide this educational philosophy in a warm, child-centered and family-friendly environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$73K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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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
6 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $147K a year · 9% of revenue · last 7 filings
Fine: a surplus in 6 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$73K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $28K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$258K
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$426K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2019
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$1.3M
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2019
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$1.3M
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$426K
FY2019
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$426K
FY2020$457K
FY2021$568K
FY2022$957K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2019 Form 990 (year ending June 2019) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1993.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $938K Management & general 19% · $244K Fundraising 7% · $89K

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; $73K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2018); the FY2019 filing did not itemize Part VII
Educational Director
$72,960Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$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

NameFY2021FY2020FY2019
Nadeja Ross$79,137——
Medina Khalil$21,083$48,729$72,960

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $938K · in their own filed words · FY2018
01

A cooperative nondenominational preschool. The organization also provides before school, after school and summer camp programs.

$938Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$28K

By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$861K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$444K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$938K
Managementcol C$244K
Fundraisingcol D$89K
Owns and owesPt X
$426K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$615K
Total assetsLn 16$685K
LiabilitiesLn 26$258K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$444K
Government grantsLn 1e$321K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$861K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$413K
SavingsLn 2$202K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$615K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$685K
LiabilitiesLn 26$258K
Net assetsLn 32$426K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 656
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$476K$615K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$601K$685K
LiabilitiesLn 26$221K$258K
Net assetsLn 32$380K$426K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$41K$16K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$679K$541K$106K$32K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$20K$15K$3K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$113K$86K$18K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$69K$53K$11K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$0$15K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$17K$813$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$411$411$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$10K$0$10K$0
OccupancyLn 16$200K$153K$32K$15K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$14K$10K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$7K$9K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$35K$12K$21K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$938K$244K$89K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.0M$1.7M$329K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.6M−$10K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.6M$130K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.4M$389K$957K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.2M$111K$568K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.3M$30K$457K 990 PDF
FY2019 Viewing $1.3M$1.3M$46K$426K 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 $1,317,686 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $485,669$443,916
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $740,606$861,302
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,150$2,570
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,883$9,898
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,241,308$1,317,686
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $915,195$962,201
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $285,502$309,196
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,200,697$1,271,397
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $40,611$46,289
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,317,686 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$320,814
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$123,102
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$443,916
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$861,302
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,570$2,570
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $9,898$9,898
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $861,302 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,468$1,317,686
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,271,397 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,800 · Management $16,320 · Fundraising $24,480$81,600
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $541,178 · Management $106,122 · Fundraising $32,061$679,361
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $15,162 · Management $3,190 · Fundraising $1,473$19,825
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $86,137 · Management $18,123 · Fundraising $8,369$112,629
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $52,607 · Management $11,068 · Fundraising $5,111$68,786
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $15,115 · Fundraising $0$15,115
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,230 · Management $813 · Fundraising $0$18,043
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $411 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$411
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $9,732 · Fundraising $0$9,732
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $152,851 · Management $32,158 · Fundraising $14,850$199,859
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,384 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,384
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,411 · Management $2,190 · Fundraising $1,011$13,612
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,746 · Management $8,543 · Fundraising $0$15,289
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,197 · Management $20,751 · Fundraising $1,803$34,751
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $938,114 · Management $244,125 · Fundraising $89,158$1,271,397
Part X · Balance sheet $684,737 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $275,838$412,873
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $200,000$202,012
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $68,916$32,081
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $31,935$26,118
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,954$3,653
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,000$8,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $600,643$684,737
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,900$24,079
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $196,662$234,288
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $220,562$258,367
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $380,081$426,370
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $600,643$684,737
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $426,370 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,317,686
XI-2 Total expenses$1,271,397
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$46,289
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$380,081
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$426,370

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