Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Elementary creates and provides diverse superior educational opportunities for a Community of learners, built on a foundation of character education in a safe environment, ensuring the success of all children in our advancing ....technological society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$28K 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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FY2020 · 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 $614K a year · 13% 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$28K
to officers and key staff · 0.7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$12.1M
128% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 128% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.0M
Spent
$3.8M
To programs
80%
Net assets
−$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$5.4M
Expenses
$3.8M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$5.0M
Net assets
−$2.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$2.6M
FY2021−$2.1M
FY2022−$1.2M
FY2023−$224K
FY2024$402K
FY2025$872K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Dec 1997.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $3.0M Management & general 20% · $764K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $28K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$11,574Pt VII · Sec A
Legal Council
$8,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$6,572Pt VII · Sec A
Til 6/19
$506Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$344Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$313Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$313Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$281Pt VII · Sec A

Rebecca Keeney’s $15K as Executive Director is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $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

NameFY2021FY2020
Rebecca Keeney$15,206$11,574
Rick Lukich$8,639$8,000
Caroline Zito$7,388$6,572
Thomas Babb—$506
Jerome Bednar$375$313
John Noga$375$344
Bert Butts$344$219
Mary Wideman$344$313

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps students with learning difficulties through individual attention and small classes.

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1 program · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Primary Education

Served 355 students in kindergarten through fourth grade.

$3.0Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$777K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Money outPt IX
$3.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$764K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
−$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$9.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$777K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Total revenueLn 12$4.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
SavingsLn 2$353K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$817K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.8M
Other assetsLn 15$964K
Total assetsLn 16$9.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.1M
Net assetsLn 32−$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$790K$817K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.9M$4.8M
Total assetsLn 16$9.7M$9.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.3M$12.1M
Net assetsLn 32−$2.6M−$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$33K$33K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.4M$118K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$217K$200K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$212K$211K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$31K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$331K$331K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$145K$145K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$140K$131K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$32K$29K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$136K$123K$14K
TravelLn 17$125$125
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$13K$1K
InterestLn 20$512K$461K$51K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$238K$214K$24K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$15K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$151K$19K$130K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K$296
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.8M$3.0M$764K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.4M$5.0M$471K$872K 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.2M$4.6M$626K$402K 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.6M$3.6M$1.0M−$224K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.8M$2.9M$873K−$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.5M$4.0M$515K−$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $4.0M$3.8M$194K−$2.6M 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 $3,971,238 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,893,192$3,153,721
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $774,527$777,234
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,010$7,418
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $38,901$32,865
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,718,630$3,971,238
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 $1,949,687$2,032,811
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,740,416$1,744,820
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,690,103$3,777,631
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $28,527$193,607
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $3,971,238 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,144,420
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,301
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,153,721
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $777,234$777,234
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,418$7,418
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $32,865$32,865
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $810,099 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,418$3,971,238
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,777,631 across 20 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $33,362$33,362
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,419,631 · Management $117,594$1,537,225
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $200,137 · Management $16,770$216,907
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $210,613 · Management $1,223$211,836
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,474 · Management $2,007$33,481
IX-11a Management feesManagement $331,153$331,153
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,152$3,152
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,719$16,719
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $145,066$145,066
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,106$5,106
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $130,564 · Management $9,385$139,949
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $28,543 · Management $3,171$31,714
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $122,776 · Management $13,642$136,418
IX-17 TravelPrograms $125$125
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,260 · Management $1,473$14,733
IX-20 InterestPrograms $460,504 · Management $51,167$511,671
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $213,807 · Management $23,756$237,563
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,273 · Management $4,123$19,396
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,696 · Management $130,311 · Fundraising $1,655$150,662
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,097 · Management $296$1,393
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,011,566 · Management $764,410 · Fundraising $1,655$3,777,631
Part X · Balance sheet $9,519,257 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,095,307$1,501,428
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $353,524$353,107
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $47,234$27,355
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $50,427$95,497
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,434,935$995,945
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,892,359$4,764,479
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $789,675$817,350
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,050,302$964,096
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,713,763$9,519,257
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $457,421$455,419
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $3,831$22,357
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $621,828$722,172
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $7,757,822$7,626,560
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,477,138$3,263,018
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,318,040$12,138,026
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$3,158,296−$3,178,636
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $554,019$559,867
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$2,604,277−$2,618,769
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,713,763$9,519,257
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$2,618,769 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,971,238
XI-2 Total expenses$3,777,631
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$193,607
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$2,604,277
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$208,099
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$2,618,769

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