Braverhood Ltd

Tax-deductible

Brooklyn, NY501(c)(3)Since 2006EducationEIN 20-4157876

Programs and support services to opw/dd individuals

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.9M 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: 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
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18.7M a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.9M
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 58% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $4K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10.5M
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$163.1M
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$142.8M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$117.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$163.1M
FY2025▲ +26%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$39.8M
FY2021$52.7M
FY2022$113.5M
FY2023$123.6M
FY2024$129.5M
FY2025$163.1M
Expenses
$142.8M
FY2025▲ +33%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$34.8M
FY2021$46.2M
FY2022$85.2M
FY2023$93.8M
FY2024$107.0M
FY2025$142.8M
Net assets
$117.9M
FY2025▲ +19%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.1M
FY2021$18.8M
FY2022$46.4M
FY2023$76.6M
FY2024$99.3M
FY2025$117.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2006.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $139.4M Management & general 2% · $3.4M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $1.9M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$520,760Pt VII · Sec A
Comptroller
$274,265Pt VII · Sec A
Compliance Officer
$267,548Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$177,431Pt VII · Sec A
$168,869Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Conroller
$168,851Pt VII · Sec A
HR Director
$160,561Pt VII · Sec A
Case Manager
$143,358Pt VII · Sec A

Israel Benedek’s $521K as Executive Director is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 674 $100M+ 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
Israel Benedek$520,760$459,682$401,001$306,827$251,781$251,166
Chaim Zelcer$274,265$238,746$200,806———
Chaya Miriam Rennert$267,548$231,201$185,660$189,225$151,522$140,580
Haim Zelcer———$181,044——
Shaya Ross$177,431$163,948$152,984$147,831——
Jane Katz$168,869$154,550$118,052———
David Russak$168,851$141,778$102,409———
Menucha Schwartz$160,561$156,673$129,342———

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides programs and support services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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1 program service account for $139.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Provides programs and support services to developmentally and emotionally disabled individuals

$139.4Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$4K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $6.3M · 2024–2024
Braver Investment Group INCNJ · FY2024$6,250,000
Agudath Israel of AmericaNY · FY2024$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$163.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$159.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Money outPt IX
$142.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$139.4M
Managementcol C$3.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$117.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49.4M
Total assetsLn 16$128.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$159.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Gains on assetsLn 7$284K
Total revenueLn 12$163.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.7M
SavingsLn 2$44.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$49.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$26.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.0M
Other assetsLn 15$912K
Total assetsLn 16$128.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.5M
Net assetsLn 32$117.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,633
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50.9M$49.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.5M$26.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.4M$10.0M
Total assetsLn 16$109.6M$128.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.3M$10.5M
Net assetsLn 32$99.3M$117.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6.3M$6.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.6M$521K$1.1M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$83.8M$83.4M$478K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.8M$2.6M$128K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6.4M$6.4M$79K
Legal feesLn 11b$127K$127K
Accounting feesLn 11c$111K$111K
Investment management feesLn 11f$69K$69K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10.0M$9.8M$241K
Information technologyLn 14$1.4M$1.1M$373K
RoyaltiesLn 15$566K$488K$78K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$367K$287K$80K
InsuranceLn 23$235K$196K$39K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28.4M$28.0M$420K
All other expensesLn 24e$480K$376K$103K
Total functional expensesLn 25$142.8M$139.4M$3.4M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $163.1M$142.8M$20.3M$117.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $129.5M$107.0M$22.4M$99.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $123.6M$93.8M$29.8M$76.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $113.5M$85.2M$28.2M$46.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $52.7M$46.2M$6.5M$18.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $39.8M$34.8M$5.0M$12.1M 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $163,059,998 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,250,859
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,250,859
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $159,236,530 · Unrelated business $0$159,236,530
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,222,845$2,222,845
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $65,499$65,499
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $284,265$284,265
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $159,302,029 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,507,110$163,059,998
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $142,766,169 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,325,000$6,325,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $521,493 · Management $1,063,469$1,584,962
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $83,362,658 · Management $478,499$83,841,157
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,633,158 · Management $128,154$2,761,312
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,359,628 · Management $79,204$6,438,832
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $126,571$126,571
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $111,483$111,483
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $69,211$69,211
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,779,198 · Management $241,087$10,020,285
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,051,174 · Management $373,377$1,424,551
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $488,069 · Management $77,915$565,984
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $287,494 · Management $79,601$367,095
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $196,045 · Management $39,017$235,062
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,995,350 · Management $419,802$28,415,152
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $376,465 · Management $103,047$479,512
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $139,375,732 · Management $3,390,437 · Fundraising $0$142,766,169
Part X · Balance sheet $128,394,277 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $394,072; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,480,760$4,652,643
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $48,420,037$44,751,720
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $34,868,245$41,455,719
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,387,321$10,020,229
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,526,511$19,111,425
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,016,279$7,096,278
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,235,814$912,191
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $109,560,667$128,394,277
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,395,937$9,308,616
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,510,347$1,191,758
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,289,671$10,500,374
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $99,270,996$117,893,903
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $99,270,996$117,893,903
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $109,560,667$128,394,277
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $117,893,903 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$163,059,998
XI-2 Total expenses$142,766,169
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$20,293,829
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$99,270,996
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$409,245
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$2,080,167
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$117,893,903

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