Bk Rot INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Brooklyn, NY501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 47-3925112Revenue $345K in FY2021

On file with the IRSPo Box 370538, 11237-0538 · Brooklyn, NYTax-exempt since Aug 2015Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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BK ROT is a community centered, closed loop, fossil-fuel free approach to hauling and composting food waste in NYC. We represent a localized green economy rooted in the principles and values of environmental justice. BK ROT creates space for the leadership of young people of color who disproportionately face the consequences of environmental destruction and yet whose visions and values are excluded from the dominant policy and design strategies for urban sustainability.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$163K 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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FY2021 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$163K
to officers and key staff · 62% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 62% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $240K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$345K
Spent
$262K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$157K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$345K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$345K
FY2022$275K
FY2023$507K
FY2024$608K
FY2025$319K
Expenses
$262K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$262K
FY2022$339K
FY2023$424K
FY2024$439K
FY2025$479K
Net assets
$157K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$157K
FY2022$213K
FY2023$297K
FY2024$466K
FY2025$306K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2015.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $173K Management & general 30% · $79K Fundraising 7% · $19K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $163K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Co Director
$45,750Pt VII · Sec A
Co Director
$45,750Pt VII · Sec A
Co Director
$35,750Pt VII · Sec A
Co Director
$35,750Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nora Tjossem’s $83K as Executive Director is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Nora Tjossem$82,810$53,248——$45,750
Dior St Hillaire$57,578$53,248$39,861$21,334$35,750
Nora Tjossen——$48,227$38,062—

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

Programs and updates

Compost food waste using a community-centered, fossil-fuel-free approach.

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2 programs · $338K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Youth Leaders program (education, workforce training); microhauling (environmental justice, waste transformation); compost processing (similar to microhauling, paying workforce)

$173Kprogram expense
02

Youth Leaders program (education, workforce training); microhauling (environmental justice, waste transformation); compost processing (similar to microhauling, paying workforce)

$165Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$240K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $94K · 2021–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$55,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$39,231

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$345K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$353K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$84K
Money outPt IX
$262K
Ln 25
Programscol B$173K
Managementcol C$79K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$157K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$156K
Total assetsLn 16$157K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$353K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$84K
Total revenueLn 12$345K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$156K
Total assetsLn 16$157K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$157K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $319K$479K−$160K$306K 990 PDF
FY2024 $608K$439K$169K$466K 990 PDF
FY2023 $507K$424K$83K$297K 990 PDF
FY2022 $275K$339K−$64K$213K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $345K$262K$82K$157K 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 FY2021 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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