The Bronx Letters Foundation was formed to support and operate programs that enhance the educational experience of students of the Bronx Academy of Letters (the Academy). The Academy, a public high school in the Bronx, New York, serves low income middle and high school students and emphasizes the importance of reading and writing in its programs and activities. The Foundation acts as an informal PTA to the Academy and supports and operates various enrichment programs and activities for the Academys student body, in cooperation with the schools administration.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $61K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $566K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.1 months of spending in cash, plus $566K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $191K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 21 voting members
Concern: none of 21 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$296K
-36% vs prior year
Spent
$513K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$699K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$296K
FY2025▼ -36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$450K
FY2022$467K
FY2023$332K
FY2024$460K
FY2025$296K
Expenses
$513K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$303K
FY2022$382K
FY2023$584K
FY2024$529K
FY2025$513K
Net assets
$699K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$922K
FY2024$889K
FY2025$699K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2016.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $444K Management & general 7% · $35K Fundraising 7% · $34K

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

21 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Enhances student education through enrichment programs and activities at a Bronx public high school.

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1 program · $444K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The Bronx Letters Foundation was formed to support and operate programs that enhance the educational experience of students of the Bronx Academy of Letters (the Academy). The Academy, a public high school in the Bronx, New York, serves low income middle and high school students and emphasizes the importance of reading and writing in its…

$444Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$296K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$273K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Money outPt IX
$513K
Ln 25
Programscol B$444K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$699K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K
Total assetsLn 16$714K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$273K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$296K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$566K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$714K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$699K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$111K$4K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$777K$566K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$901K$714K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$889K$699K
4Every 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 current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$178K$142K$27K$9K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$12K$2K$774
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$9K$2K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$1K$260$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
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$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$221$111
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$294K$277K$528$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$491$245$50$196
Total functional expensesLn 25$513K$444K$35K$34K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $296K$513K−$217K$699K 990 PDF
FY2024 $460K$529K−$69K$889K 990 PDF
FY2023 $332K$584K−$252K$922K 990 PDF
FY2022 $467K$382K$85K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $450K$303K$147K$1.1M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $295,867 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $166,480$272,505
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,465$23,362
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $265,420$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $460,365$295,867
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $155,097$193,584
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $374,099$319,155
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $529,196$512,739
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$68,831−$216,872
Part VI · Governance 0 of 21 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $295,867 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$272,505
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$272,505
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,773$21,773
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,589$1,589
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $23,362$295,867
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $512,739 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 current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $142,480 · Management $26,715 · Fundraising $8,905$178,100
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,387 · Management $2,323 · Fundraising $774$15,484
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,525 · Management $1,705 · Fundraising $6,820$17,050
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,806$2,806
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,292 · Management $260 · Fundraising $1,034$2,586
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
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 amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,881 · Management $221 · Fundraising $111$2,213
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $277,431 · Management $528 · Fundraising $16,050$294,009
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $245 · Management $50 · Fundraising $196$491
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $444,241 · Management $34,608 · Fundraising $33,890$512,739
Part X · Balance sheet $713,763 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $111,393$4,092
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$129,083
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,340$15,075
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $777,464$565,513
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $901,197$713,763
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,393$14,308
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,393$14,308
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $843,492$652,097
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $45,312$47,358
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $888,804$699,455
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $901,197$713,763
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $699,455 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$295,867
XI-2 Total expenses$512,739
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$216,872
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$888,804
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$27,523
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$699,455

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