Refoundry INC

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Brooklyn, NYUnknown exempt organization EIN 47-3502776Revenue $548K in FY2021Latest filing we have: 2021. Newer ones may not be in our data yet. Filed since? Tell us.

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Refoundry provides formerly incarcerated people with the skills and opportunity to achieve financial independence and become job creators, disrupting the forces that drive mass incarceration and generational poverty. Refoundry Maker Training program teaches high-level crafts skills, creates career pathways, and supports entrepreneurship. Refoundry Makers learn to repurpose discarded materials into home furnishings, sell their own products, and start their own businesses.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-3502776) · Dispute this line
57¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 32 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
The IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $132K a year · 18% of revenue · last 3 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
57%
of spending
57% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$40K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
3.3 mo
of spending, in cash
3.3 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $3K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$97K
19% of total assets
Liabilities are 19% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
3 of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$548K
-40% vs prior year
Spent
$639K
To programs
57%
Net assets
$408K
By yearFY2019–FY2021
Revenue
$548K
FY2021▼ -40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$791K
FY2020$916K
FY2021$548K
Expenses
$639K
FY2021▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$567K
FY2020$652K
FY2021$639K
Net assets
$408K
FY2021▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$215K
FY2020$479K
FY2021$408K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2025

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing we have: FY2021.

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

Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $364K Management & general 33% · $210K Fundraising 10% · $65K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $40K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director & Board Member
$39,686Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, Secr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020FY2019
Thomas Safian$39,686$108,000$84,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains formerly incarcerated people in high-level crafts to build financial independence and create jobs.

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1 program · $364K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Refoundry provides skills training in the form of workshops in Refoundrys wood working space in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Our central program is a 20 week workshop.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-3502776) · Dispute this line
$364Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$3K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$548K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$513K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Money outPt IX
$639K
Ln 25
Programscol B$364K
Managementcol C$210K
Fundraisingcol D$65K
Owns and owesPt X
$408K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$176K
Total assetsLn 16$505K
LiabilitiesLn 26$97K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$513K
Government grantsLn 1e$53K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$127K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$548K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$176K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$176K
Accounts receivableLn 4$27K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$228K
Other assetsLn 15$74K
Total assetsLn 16$505K
LiabilitiesLn 26$97K
Net assetsLn 32$408K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 632
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$127K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$437K$176K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48K$228K
Total assetsLn 16$565K$505K
LiabilitiesLn 26$86K$97K
Net assetsLn 32$479K$408K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$158K$126K$21K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$12K$2K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$12K$2K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$45K$45K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$74K$28K$39K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$66K$61K$5K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$58K$58K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$151K$121K$30K$534
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$2K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$639K$364K$210K$65K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $548K$639K−$91K$408K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $916K$652K$265K$479K 990 PDF
FY2019Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2021 $791K$567K$224K$215K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $548,018 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $698,597$512,864
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,445$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$35,154
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $708,042$548,018
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $294,536$188,969
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$44,573
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $357,188$405,715
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $651,724$639,257
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $56,318−$91,239
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $548,018 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$53,400
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$459,464
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$127,431
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$512,864
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $35,154$35,154
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,154$548,018
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $639,257 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $126,329 · Management $20,528 · Fundraising $11,053$157,910
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,499 · Management $2,031 · Fundraising $1,094$15,624
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,348 · Management $2,007 · Fundraising $1,080$15,435
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,928$29,928
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $44,573$44,573
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,430 · Management $38,768 · Fundraising $7,022$74,220
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,307$6,307
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $61,319 · Management $4,615$65,934
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $57,519$57,519
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $14,219$14,219
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $120,589 · Management $30,265 · Fundraising $534$151,388
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,232 · Management $3,968$6,200
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $363,746 · Management $210,155 · Fundraising $65,356$639,257
Part X · Balance sheet $505,163 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $437,425$176,381
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$26,815
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $69$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $48,148$228,147
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $79,553$73,820
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $565,195$505,163
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,364$56,687
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $20,283$40,567
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $86,047$97,254
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $464,565$407,909
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $479,148$407,909
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $565,195$505,163
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $407,909 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$548,018
XI-2 Total expenses$639,257
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$91,239
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$479,148
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$20,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$407,909

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