Brookfield Academy INC

Tax-deductible

Cherry Hill, NJ501(c)(3)Since 1978EducationEIN 22-2234460

The mission of brookfield schools is to provide innovative, practical and effective educational and clinical services for students with special emotional needs. Students served are from atlantic, burlington, camden, gloucester, and surrounding counties in southern new jersey.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$646K 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $188K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$646K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 53% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.5M
44% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 44% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.1M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$10.9M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$4.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$11.1M
FY2025▲ +6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.8M
FY2021$7.2M
FY2022$10.3M
FY2023$9.4M
FY2024$10.5M
FY2025$11.1M
Expenses
$10.9M
FY2025▲ +2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.0M
FY2021$7.5M
FY2022$8.7M
FY2023$9.5M
FY2024$10.7M
FY2025$10.9M
Net assets
$4.4M
FY2025▲ +5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$4.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 1981.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $9.2M Management & general 15% · $1.6M Fundraising 0% · $338

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $646K 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
Exe. Director
$227,726Pt VII · Sec A
School Business Administra
$162,993Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Special Projec
$139,804Pt VII · Sec A
Sup. of Spe. Edu.
$115,406Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patrick Kiernan’s $228K as Exe. Director is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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
Patrick Kiernan$227,726$215,311$215,036$199,968——
Patrick Kiernan————$184,701$173,602
Carrieann Olivero$162,993$157,008$136,074$84,778——
Edward Travis$115,406$128,004$132,277$150,046——
Dennis Zakroff————$148,777$121,865
Nancy Moran$139,804$133,032$114,109$110,074——
Edward Travis————$129,789$113,388
Kimberly Dieterie——$101,463———

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

Provides innovative education and clinical services for students with special emotional needs.

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1 program service account for $9.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Brookfield schools provide a community based non-profit school for emotionally disturbed students with a highly-developed therapeutic orientation. Schools include brookfield elementary for students in grades k-8 and brookfield academy for students in grades 9-12.

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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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$29K
Money outPt IX
$10.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.2M
Managementcol C$1.6M
Fundraisingcol D$338
Owns and owesPt X
$4.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$7.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$29K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$11.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$176K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M
Other assetsLn 15$446K
Total assetsLn 16$7.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5147
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$3.6M$3.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$166K$176K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$7.5M$7.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M$3.5M
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M$4.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$524K$441K$84K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.7M$4.8M$927K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$182K$147K$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$728K$591K$138K
Payroll taxesLn 10$694K$600K$94K
Accounting feesLn 11c$103K$103K
OccupancyLn 16$609K$609K
TravelLn 17$12K$2K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$231K$231K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.1M$1.8M$236K$338
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$8K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.9M$9.2M$1.6M$338

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $11.1M$10.9M$200K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $10.5M$10.7M−$143K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.4M$9.5M−$98K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.3M$8.7M$1.6M$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.2M$7.5M−$307K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.8M$8.0M−$135K$3.2M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,087,422 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,220 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$29,018
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$29,018
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,001,726$11,001,726
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $49,554$49,554
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,904$1,904
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,003,630 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $54,774$11,087,422
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,887,176 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $440,574 · Management $83,919$524,493
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,774,512 · Management $926,604$5,701,116
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $146,894 · Management $35,073$181,967
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $590,699 · Management $137,615$728,314
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $599,869 · Management $94,449$694,318
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $103,220$103,220
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $608,858$608,858
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,886 · Management $10,600$12,486
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $230,887$230,887
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,843,028 · Management $235,664 · Fundraising $338$2,079,030
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,002 · Management $14,485$22,487
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,245,209 · Management $1,641,629 · Fundraising $338$10,887,176
Part X · Balance sheet $7,830,354 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,582,747$3,694,972
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,399,705$1,337,056
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,294,500$2,176,836
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $166,229$175,720
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $74,522$445,770
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,517,703$7,830,354
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,180,860$1,020,624
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $73,331$443,226
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,344,861$3,460,750
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,360,655$3,352,790
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $812,187$1,016,814
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,172,842$4,369,604
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,517,703$7,830,354
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,369,604 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,087,422
XI-2 Total expenses$10,887,176
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$200,246
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,172,842
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$3,484
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,369,604

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