Brooklyn Charter School FY2023 filing

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Brooklyn, NY501(c)(3)Since 2001EducationEIN 13-4121937Revenue $3.8M in FY2023

On file with the IRSbrooklyncharter.org545 Willoughby Ave, 11206-6815 · Brooklyn, NYTax-exempt since Oct 2001School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Students are prepared to meet the needs of an ever changing technological and global society. We use the latest technology in our classrooms as an integral part of its curriculum approach. This approach is based on the latest research in effective education and combines "traditional teacher-directed and "student-centered or "project-based" approaches to effectively address the needs of all learners.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$974K 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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FY2023 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $90K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$974K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $127K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$638K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.8M
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$4.5M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.8M
FY2023▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$4.7M
FY2025$4.8M
Expenses
$4.5M
FY2023▼ -0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$4.8M
FY2025$4.9M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2023▼ -31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Oct 2001.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $3.4M Management & general 24% · $1.1M

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

12 people listed on the 990; $974K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$220,226Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. Principal
$167,182Pt VII · Sec A
Director of HR
$145,583Pt VII · Sec A
$118,881Pt VII · Sec A
Social Worker
$112,339Pt VII · Sec A
Technology Specialist
$108,110Pt VII · Sec A
Fiannce Manager
$101,640Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joanne Hunt’s $214K as Head of School is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joanne Hunt$214,339$207,681$220,226$217,972$203,762$177,973
Pamptata Sanders—$110,957$167,182$150,084$131,631—
Robert Morales$146,966$134,836$145,583$118,229——
Anna Toma$126,801$113,595————
Nurije Balla$125,697—$118,881$102,146——
Shannon Cullen$117,373$107,549$112,339$104,009$100,815—
Roger Redhead$111,657$107,281————
Wanda Jones——$108,110———

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

Programs and updates

Inspires academic excellence and lifelong learning, building self-respect and responsible citizens.

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1 program · $3.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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See schedule othe brooklyn charter school (BCS) is a k-5 elementary school that provides a range of educational SERVICES.BCS is the first charter approved by the new york city department of education.

$3.4Mprogram 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 · FY2024
50can INCFY2024$121K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$127K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Money outPt IX
$4.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.4M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$348K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$638K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Total revenueLn 12$3.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$273K
SavingsLn 2$75K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$348K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$235K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$638K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 574
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$706K$348K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$308K$235K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$580K$638K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$259K$207K$52K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.8M$2.2M$622K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$38K$30K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$504K$393K$111K
Payroll taxesLn 10$213K$167K$47K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$185K$121K$64K
Office expensesLn 13$40K$31K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$23K$15K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$82K$64K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$77K$60K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$200K$88K$112K
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$1K$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.5M$3.4M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.8M$4.9M−$38K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.7M$4.8M−$168K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $3.8M$4.5M−$639K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.3M$4.5M−$260K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.1M$3.8M$335K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.2M$4.0M$233K$1.7M 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,832,966 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,155,077$3,738,940
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $57,270$37,644
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $41,270$56,382
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,253,617$3,832,966
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,935,296$3,839,836
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $578,211$632,453
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,513,507$4,472,289
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$259,890−$639,323
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,832,966 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,589,588
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$149,352
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,738,940
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $37,644$37,644
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $56,382$56,382
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $94,026$3,832,966
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,472,289 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $207,062 · Management $51,766$258,828
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,203,663 · Management $622,013$2,825,676
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $29,585 · Management $8,279$37,864
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $393,239 · Management $110,879$504,118
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $166,701 · Management $46,649$213,350
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $120,898 · Management $64,453$185,351
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,038 · Management $8,482$39,520
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,627 · Management $8,442$23,069
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $63,728 · Management $17,834$81,562
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $60,283 · Management $16,869$77,152
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $88,100 · Management $111,680$199,780
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,006 · Management $25,013$26,019
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,379,930 · Management $1,092,359 · Fundraising $0$4,472,289
Part X · Balance sheet $1,917,446 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $705,546$272,885
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$75,337
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $294,900$108,861
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $47,655$45,769
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $308,291$235,342
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,078,541$1,179,252
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,434,933$1,917,446
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $551,872$471,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $16,800$167,282
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $580,384$638,282
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,318,803$742,458
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $535,746$536,706
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,854,549$1,279,164
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,434,933$1,917,446
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,279,164 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,832,966
XI-2 Total expenses$4,472,289
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$639,323
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,854,549
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$63,938
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,279,164

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