Mayday Space was formed for the charitable and educational purposes of fostering the arts, education, nutrition, and healthy living for residents of the local community in Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
38¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
38%
of spending
Concern: 38% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $40K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$158K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$221K
To programs
38%
Net assets
$49K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$158K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$215K
FY2021$132K
FY2022$363K
FY2023$153K
FY2024$158K
Expenses
$221K
FY2024▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$174K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$232K
FY2023$251K
FY2024$221K
Net assets
$49K
FY2024▼ -56%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$114K
FY2021$82K
FY2022$210K
FY2023$112K
FY2024$49K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2019.

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

Where the money goes

38 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 38% · $85K Management & general 28% · $62K Fundraising 34% · $74K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$40,854Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$9,000Pt VII · Sec A
President, Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marilyn Alexander’s $41K as Member is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Marilyn Alexander$40,854$17,415——
Joshua Carrera———$31,531
Ingrid Romero——$26,131—
Rahel Biru——$4,060$12,220
Ryan Page$9,000———

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes arts, education, nutrition, and healthy living in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

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3 programs · $58K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Mayday space continues to rent our space to social justice-oriented local community groups, mutual aid collectives and non-profit organizations for their in-person activities. This includes food and clothing distributions, strategic planning retreats, fundrraisers, and film screenings.

$32Kprogram expense
02

In 2023, mayday space offered two season of spanish for social justice classes in three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Classes were priced on sliding scale according to participants ability to pay.

$13Kprogram expense
03

We continue to offer classes, events and workshops designed by the mayday collective (bod), staff, and mayday volunteers these were in several priority areas including health and well-being, political education, and visual arts and music education.

$13Kprogram expense

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
Tides CenterFY2024$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$40K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,475

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$158K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$119K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Money outPt IX
$221K
Ln 25
Programscol B$85K
Managementcol C$62K
Fundraisingcol D$74K
Owns and owesPt X
$49K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48K
Total assetsLn 16$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$119K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$50
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Total revenueLn 12$158K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48K
SavingsLn 2$179
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$48K
Total assetsLn 16$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$49K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$91K$48K
Total assetsLn 16$114K$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$112K$49K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4K$4K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$10K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$101K$18K$25K$58K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$751$1K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$2K$2K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$14K$3K$0
OccupancyLn 16$34K$15K$19K$0
TravelLn 17$1K$0$0$1K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$2K$2K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$19K$5K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$164$429$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$221K$85K$62K$74K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $158K$221K−$63K$49K 990 PDF
FY2023 $153K$251K−$98K$112K 990 PDF
FY2022 $363K$232K$131K$210K 990 PDF
FY2021 $132K$82K 990 PDF
FY2020 $215K$174K$41K$114K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $158,251 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $84,151$119,104
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,783$10,780
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $162$50
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $42,511$28,317
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $152,607$158,251
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,241$14,550
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $136,059$113,892
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $107,408$92,583
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $250,708$221,025
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$98,101−$62,774
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $158,251 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,302 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$119,104
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$119,104
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$10,780
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $50$50
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $27,015$27,015
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,780 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $28,367$158,251
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $221,025 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,075$4,075
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,475$10,475
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,659 · Management $25,228 · Fundraising $58,024$100,911
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $751 · Management $1,073 · Fundraising $2,469$4,293
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,520 · Management $2,173 · Fundraising $4,995$8,688
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,122 · Fundraising $0$4,122
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,364 · Management $3,275 · Fundraising $0$17,639
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,181 · Management $18,672 · Fundraising $0$33,853
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,148$1,148
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,538 · Management $2,196 · Fundraising $5,052$8,786
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,278 · Management $4,641 · Fundraising $0$23,919
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $164 · Management $429 · Fundraising $2,523$3,116
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $85,005 · Management $61,809 · Fundraising $74,211$221,025
Part X · Balance sheet $53,120 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,001$48,021
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $83,642$179
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,520$4,920
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $114,163$53,120
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,952$3,683
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,952$3,683
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $70,511$49,437
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $112,211$49,437
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $114,163$53,120
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $49,437 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$158,251
XI-2 Total expenses$221,025
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$62,774
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$112,211
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$49,437

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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