Brooklyn Art Library INC

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Brooklyn, NYUnknown exempt organization EIN 83-2541689Revenue $583K in FY2021

On file with the IRS28 Frost St · Brooklyn, NY

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Brooklyn Art Library is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that has been completely funded by participation since 2006. We work to ensure that we are fulfilling our mission of encouraging creative storytelling within a global community by keeping our physical library space free and open to the public, our digital library accessible worldwide, and making our collection as accessible as possible to people of all ages and skill levels through robust education programming.

84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$292K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$292K
to officers and key staff · 39% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 39% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $17
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$37K
135% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 135% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 10 voting members
Concern: none of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$583K
-63% vs prior year
Spent
$754K
To programs
84%
Net assets
−$10K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$583K
FY2021▼ -63%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$583K
Expenses
$754K
FY2021▼ -47%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$754K
Net assets
−$10K
FY2021▼ -106%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021−$10K

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

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

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $630K Management & general 12% · $88K Fundraising 5% · $36K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $292K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Managing Dir.
$77,665Pt VII · Sec A
Creative Dir.
$60,490Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$51,973Pt VII · Sec A
Brand Manager
$49,999Pt VII · Sec A
Community Corr.
$22,096Pt VII · Sec A
Library Corr.
$17,700Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$11,731Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Steven Peterman$77,665$135,577
Emma Huneck$51,973$65,374
Autumn Farina$60,490$41,916
Emma Harris$49,999—
Ellie Botoman$17,700$32,539
Alison Pirie$22,096$29,791
Jenna Carrens$11,731—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Encourages creative storytelling globally through free art library access and education.

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1 program · $630K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Encouraging creative storytelling within a global community by keeping our physical library space free and open to the public, our digital library accessible worldwide, and making our collection as accessible as possible to people of all ages and skill levels through robust education programming.

$630Kprogram 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$17

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$583K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$575K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8K
Money outPt IX
$754K
Ln 25
Programscol B$630K
Managementcol C$88K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
−$10K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$575K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$583K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$28K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
Net assetsLn 32−$10K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K$28K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$200K$28K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K$37K
Net assetsLn 32$161K−$10K
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$292K$212K$48K$31K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$86K$86K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$22K$5K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$5K$831
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K$208
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$1K$261
Advertising and promotionLn 12$77K$77K
Office expensesLn 13$34K$24K$8K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$66K$56K$10K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K$447$223
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$7K$6K$975
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$147K$134K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$225
Total functional expensesLn 25$754K$630K$88K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $583K$754K−$171K−$10K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.4M$161K$161K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $582,904 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $104,300$8,051
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,488,612$574,853
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,592,912$582,904
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $398,291$408,306
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,033,149$345,669
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,431,440$753,975
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $161,472−$171,071
Part VI · Governance 0 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $582,904 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,051
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,051
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $574,853$574,853
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-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $574,853$582,904
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $753,975 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 staffPrograms $212,441 · Management $48,444 · Fundraising $30,769$291,654
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $86,336$86,336
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,082 · Management $5,036 · Fundraising $3,198$30,316
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,707 · Management $831$5,538
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,178 · Management $208$1,386
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,478 · Management $261$1,739
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $76,924$76,924
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,504 · Management $8,395 · Fundraising $1,679$33,578
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $56,089 · Management $9,898$65,987
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,796 · Management $447 · Fundraising $223$4,466
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 $5,526 · Management $975$6,501
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $134,327 · Management $12,973$147,300
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,025 · Management $225$2,250
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $630,413 · Management $87,693 · Fundraising $35,869$753,975
Part X · Balance sheet $27,693 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $199,672$27,693
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
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 assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $199,672$27,693
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $38,200$37,292
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $38,200$37,292
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $161,472−$9,599
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $161,472−$9,599
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $199,672$27,693
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$9,599 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$582,904
XI-2 Total expenses$753,975
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$171,071
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$161,472
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$9,599

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