Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1999.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
59 people listed on the 990; $737K paid to officers and key staff.
Jocelynne Rainey’s $285K as CEO & President is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocelynne Rainey | $284,712 | $275,000 | — | — |
| Cecilia Clarke | — | — | $123,838 | $210,120 |
| Sarah Shannon | — | $186,433 | $157,965 | $159,865 |
| Liane Stegmaier | $163,981 | $137,052 | $104,638 | $111,194 |
| Marcella Tillett | — | — | — | $147,008 |
| Marcella Tillet | — | — | $145,667 | — |
| Jennifer Walski | — | $140,110 | — | — |
| Sabrina Hargrave | $128,404 | $117,039 | — | — |
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
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Mobilizes people, capital, and expertise to fund local social justice initiatives and support substance abuse recovery programs for a fairer Brooklyn.
Questions for Brooklyn Community Foundation
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Donor Advised Funds
This program provides customized support, guidance and services to donors who open a donor advised fund with the foundation. In FY21, the foundation issued over $7 million in donor directed grants - over 60% of which went to brooklyn nonprofits.
Bk Covid19 Response Fund
In march 2020, the foundation launched an emergency fund in response to the COVID19 pandemic, one of the first in the nation. The fund has since become the largest community-supported emergency response in the foundation's history. In the first phase of the fund, 420 grants were awarded to 246 organizations across our borough.
Invest in Youth Grant Portfolio
In FY21, the foundation invested over $2.34 million through a unique set of programs to 55 youth-serving nonprofits from our invest in youth grant program.
Donor Advised Funds
This program provides customized support, guidance and services to donors who open a donor advised fund with the foundation. From january to june 2020, the foundation issued over $2.1 million in donor directed grants - 70% of which went to brooklyn nonprofits.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $39.3M | $24.4M | $14.9M | $131.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $8.7M | $23.1M | −$14.3M | $121.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $36.1M | $15.6M | $20.5M | $114.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 Viewing | $42.8M | $15.2M | $27.6M | $115.8M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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