Brooklyn Scholars Charter School

Tax-deductible

Brooklyn, NY501(c)(3)Since 2009EducationEIN 61-1591986Revenue $16.2M in FY2025

This page gets seen. Tell your story. Claim this org.

To operate a public Charter School which provides education based on rigorous teaching methods, parental involvement, student responsibility, and basic moral values.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 $33K a year · under 1% 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
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.2M
93% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 93% of assets; over 80%.
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
$16.2M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$16.2M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$223K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$16.2M
FY2025▲ +3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.8M
FY2021$13.1M
FY2022$14.0M
FY2023$15.5M
FY2024$15.7M
FY2025$16.2M
Expenses
$16.2M
FY2025▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$12.8M
FY2021$13.1M
FY2022$13.9M
FY2023$15.5M
FY2024$15.7M
FY2025$16.2M
Net assets
$223K
FY2025▲ +4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$31K
FY2021$47K
FY2022$105K
FY2023$195K
FY2024$215K
FY2025$223K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2010.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $15.2M Management & general 6% · $996K

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

Something off? The org can add a note here. Request edit privileges.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
See Brooklyn Scholars Charter School executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Something off? The org can add a note here. Request edit privileges.

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

Operates a public charter school offering rigorous education with parental involvement and moral values.

Provided by the organization

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

2 programs · $15.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Operated an educational institution organized as a public charter school. The school provides education, at no cost to the parent, to students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The school operates under a charter approved by the new york city department of education.

$14.5Mprogram expense
02

Operated a school food service program at the public charter school described above. The school offers free or reduced breakfast AND/OR lunch for families that qualify. Research has shown that students who eat their breakfast in the morning exhibit better memory retention.

$757Kprogram expense

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$16.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$80K
Other incomeLn 4–11$70K
Money outPt IX
$16.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.2M
Managementcol C$996K
Owns and owesPt X
$223K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$16.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$80K
Other incomeLn 4–11$70K
Total revenueLn 12$16.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M
Net assetsLn 32$223K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6200
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$2.9M$3.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M$3.2M
Net assetsLn 32$215K$223K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.2M$6.2M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$128K$128K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$450K$450K
Payroll taxesLn 10$573K$573K
Accounting feesLn 11c$540K$24K$516K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$474K$474K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$430K$281K$149K
Office expensesLn 13$380K$380K
Information technologyLn 14$190K$20K$170K
OccupancyLn 16$3.1M$3.1M$90K
TravelLn 17$123K$123K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$69K$69K
InsuranceLn 23$52K$52K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.7M$2.7M
All other expensesLn 24e$712K$642K$70K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$16.2M$15.2M$996K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $16.2M$16.2M$8K$223K 990 PDF
FY2024 $15.7M$15.7M$20K$215K 990 PDF
FY2023 $15.5M$15.5M$90K$195K 990 PDF
FY2022 $14.0M$13.9M$58K$105K 990 PDF
FY2021 $13.1M$13.1M$16K$47K 990 PDF
FY2020 $12.8M$12.8M$8K$31K 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $16,214,244 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,615,560$16,064,491
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $66,925$79,753
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,173$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $50,000$70,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $15,734,658$16,214,244
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,983,107$7,350,863
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,731,976$8,855,534
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $15,715,083$16,206,397
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,575$7,847
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $16,214,244 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$16,064,491
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$16,064,491
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $79,753$79,753
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $70,000$70,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $149,753 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$16,214,244
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,206,397 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,199,494$6,199,494
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $128,337$128,337
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $450,171$450,171
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $572,861$572,861
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $24,099 · Management $516,392$540,491
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $474,212 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$474,212
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $280,785 · Management $149,043$429,828
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $379,942$379,942
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,815 · Management $170,427$190,242
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,057,081 · Management $89,659$3,146,740
IX-17 TravelPrograms $123,173$123,173
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $68,776$68,776
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $51,968$51,968
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,738,042$2,738,042
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $642,120 · Management $70,000 · Fundraising $0$712,120
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,210,876 · Management $995,521 · Fundraising $0$16,206,397
Part X · Balance sheet $3,381,971 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,906,428$3,122,679
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $539,223$259,292
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,445,651$3,381,971
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,538
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $120,889$9,605
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,109,846$3,147,065
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,230,735$3,159,208
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $214,916$222,763
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $214,916$222,763
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,445,651$3,381,971
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $222,763 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$16,214,244
XI-2 Total expenses$16,206,397
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,847
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$214,916
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$222,763

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.
Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.