Brooklyn Emerge INC

Tax-deductible

Brooklyn, NY501(c)(3)Since 2020Human ServicesEIN 85-1491905Revenue $617K in FY2025

On file with the IRSbroklynemerge.org1001 Newkirk Ave Ste Suite Ll, 11230-1417 · Brooklyn, NYTax-exempt since Sep 2020Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Working towards a fair society in Brooklyn and beyond

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $56K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 90% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$344K
100% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 100% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$617K
+44% vs prior year
Spent
$557K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$617K
FY2025▲ +44%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$170K
FY2021$347K
FY2022$387K
FY2023$605K
FY2024$428K
FY2025$617K
Expenses
$557K
FY2025▲ +51%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$331K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$479K
FY2024$368K
FY2025$557K
Net assets
$0
FY2025
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15K
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2020.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $412K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$18,500Pt VII · Sec A
Program Manager
$15,431Pt VII · Sec A
$14,320Pt VII · Sec A
$12,541Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$12,500Pt VII · Sec A
Program Manager
$11,564Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nisar Khan’s $18K as Director is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alim Barry——$55,769—$21,346$16,545
Taimoor Ahmad——$54,600———
Gayle Payne——$48,764———
Fatimah Muhammad———$40,762$20,681$11,740
Alia Hanif——$40,650———
Alim Bari———$39,346——
Anthony Stevens———$35,745——
Salman Rehman—$35,500————

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 15aYes

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Advocates for a fair and just society in Brooklyn and beyond.

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3 programs · $267K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Halal mealshare program

$154Kprogram expense
02

Youth program

$68Kprogram expense
03

Immigration services

$46Kprogram 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$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$617K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$313K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$304K
Money outPt IX
$557K
Ln 25
Programscol B$412K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$344K
LiabilitiesLn 26$344K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$313K
Government grantsLn 1e$88K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$304K
Total revenueLn 12$617K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$256K
Total assetsLn 16$344K
LiabilitiesLn 26$344K
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 640
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$256K$256K
Total assetsLn 16$344K$344K
LiabilitiesLn 26$344K$344K
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$55K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$38K$38K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$79K$79K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$18K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$37K$37K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$26K$26K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$263K$173K
Total functional expensesLn 25$557K$412K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $617K$557K$60K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $428K$368K$59K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $605K$479K$126K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $387K$369K$18K$0 990 PDF
FY2021 $347K$331K$16K$0 990 PDF
FY2020 $170K$15K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $616,757 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $382,560$313,040
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $45,180$303,717
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $427,740$616,757
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $75,500$55,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $27,560$37,640
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $89,826$96,290
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $189,750$368,057
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $382,636$556,987
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $45,104$59,770
Part VI · Governance 7 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $616,757 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$149,000
VIII-1b Membership dues$76,540
VIII-1e Government grants$87,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$313,040
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $303,717$303,717
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $303,717 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$616,757
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $556,987 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$55,000
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $37,640$37,640
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $78,650$78,650
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,640$17,640
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,400$5,400
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,780$3,780
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,760$8,760
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,664$5,664
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,520$6,520
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $37,200$37,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,760$4,760
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,980$3,980
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $25,500$25,500
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,750$3,750
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $173,093$262,743
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $412,337 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$556,987
Part X · Balance sheet $343,500 assets, 9 lines filed
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $87,500$87,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $256,000$256,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $343,500$343,500
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $76,500$76,500
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $65,400$65,400
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$123,300
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $343,500$343,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $343,500$343,500
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$616,757
XI-2 Total expenses$556,987
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$59,770
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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