Ernest Brooks Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 83-0894477)

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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

Programs and updates

Educates and promotes visual media creators who shape our understanding of the world.

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2 programs · $3K · in their own filed words · FY2021

01

Brooks at Ucsb

8 internet based photography courses taught in collaboration with UCSB. Serving Approximately 100 Students

$1Kprogram expense

02

Brooks Workshops

Delivered internet based photography workshops. Serving Approximately 40 students remotely

$1Kprogram 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

Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$19

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$19

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$11K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11K

Money outPt IX

$13K

Ln 25

Programscol B$3K

Managementcol C$10K

Owns and owesPt X

$6K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$499

Total assetsLn 16$6K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

8

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Total revenueLn 12$11K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$499

SavingsLn 2$0

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$499

InvestmentsLn 11–13$6K

Other assetsLn 15$0

Total assetsLn 16$6K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$6K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 67

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$3K	$499
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$0	$6K
Total assetsLn 16	$3K	$6K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$202K	$0
Net assetsLn 32	−$199K	$6K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c	$3K		$3K
Office expensesLn 13	$7K	$3K	$4K
Information technologyLn 14	$2K		$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$631	$0	$631	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$13K	$3K	$10K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2021 Latest Viewing	$11K	$13K	−$2K	$6K	990 PDF
FY2020	$4K			−$199K	990 PDF
FY2019	$101K			−$140K	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

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Part I · Summary $10,925 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,928$10,925

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,928$10,925

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $17,467$13,223

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $17,467$13,223

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,539−$2,298

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

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 $10,925 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,925

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,925

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$10,925

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,223 across 4 lines filed

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,309$3,309

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,787 · Management $4,191$6,978

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,305$2,305

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $631 · Fundraising $0$631

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,787 · Management $10,436 · Fundraising $0$13,223

Part X · Balance sheet $6,212 assets, 21 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,797$499

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$5,713

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0

X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,797$6,212

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $201,787$0

X-18 Grants payable$0

X-19 Deferred revenue$0

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilities$0

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$0

X-25 Other liabilities$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $201,787$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$198,990$6,212

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,797$6,212

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,212 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$10,925

XI-2 Total expenses$13,223

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,298

XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$198,990

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$207,500

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,212

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

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