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Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12 (B29) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$8.19M (2023)

Expenses
$8.25M (2023)

Total Assets
$20.2M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$16.5M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2012 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,187,373
Expenses
$8,246,322
Net Income
-$58,949
Net Assets
$3,684,200
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,029,351
98.1%
Program Services $48,558
0.6%
Investment Income $109,464
1.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $321,271
3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,584,399
55.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $20,165,805
Total Liabilities $16,481,605
Net Assets $3,684,200
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Susan Tenner (Executive Dir.) $166,133 $0 $4,943
Wynette Caesar (Principal) $144,687 $0 $5,509
Catherine Tolson (Director Of Operations) $134,332 $0 $0
Lucie Davis (Teacher) $102,365 $0 $0
Jackie Piccolo (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Felice Ekelman (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jamal Deek (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Regina Fechter (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Hallie Iannoli (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Christine Kang (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Louis Green (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Don Mabrey (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Adam Drucker (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Erin Walker (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,776,071
Expenses
$7,180,826
Net Income
$595,245
Net Assets
$3,743,149
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,730,614
99.4%
Program Services $34,658
0.4%
Investment Income $10,799
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $363,421
5.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,873,752
53.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,503,900
Total Liabilities $760,751
Net Assets $3,743,149
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Susan Tenner (Executive Dir.) $148,693 $0 $4,465
Wynette Caesar (Principal) $138,403 $0 $4,424
Jackie Piccolo (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Felice Ekelman (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jamal Deek (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Regina Fechter (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Hallie Iannoli (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Christine Kang (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Louis Green (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Don Mabrey (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Adam Drucker (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Erin Walker (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ana Bast (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,196,905
Expenses
$7,434,667
Net Income
$762,238
Net Assets
$3,147,904
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,165,272
99.6%
Program Services $7,675
0.1%
Investment Income $23,958
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $286,540
3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,316,776
58.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,919,931
Total Liabilities $772,027
Net Assets $3,147,904
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Susan Tenner (Executive Dir.) $132,608 $0 $4,158
Wynette Caesar (Principal) $129,887 $0 $5,847
Brooks Tanner (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Cathy Boeckmann (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Christine Kang (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jackie Piccolo (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Regina Fechter (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Hallie Iannoli (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jamal Deek (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Louis Green (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Don Mabrey (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Felice Ekelman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Charles Hertzog (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Adam Drucker (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Erin Walker (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,247,106
Expenses
$6,815,608
Net Income
$431,498
Net Assets
$2,385,666
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,197,270
99.3%
Program Services $16,983
0.2%
Investment Income $32,853
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $276,243
4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,002,052
58.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,112,760
Total Liabilities $1,727,094
Net Assets $2,385,666
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Susan Tenner (Executive Dir.) $129,944 $0 $4,081
Wynette Caesar (Principal) $127,409 $0 $5,674
Brooks Tanner (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Cathy Boeckmann (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Christine Kang (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jackie Piccolo (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Regina Fechter (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Hallie Iannoli (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jamal Deek (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Louis Green (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Don Mabrey (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Felice Ekelman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Charles Hertzog (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Adam Drucker (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Erin Walker (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,660,711
Expenses
$6,400,141
Net Income
$260,570
Net Assets
$1,954,168
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,225,284
18.4%
Program Services $5,413,007
81.3%
Investment Income $22,420
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $288,659
4.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,610,827
56.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,701,145
Total Liabilities $746,977
Net Assets $1,954,168
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Susan Tenner (Executive Director) $124,255 $0 $3,892
Wynette Caesar (Principal) $113,224 $0 $11,692
Linda Rosenbury (Principal (Through 8/20/18)) $96,443 $0 $9,160
Brooks Tanner (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Cathy Boeckmann (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Christine Kang (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jackie Piccolo (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Angela Ortiz (Secretary (Through 6/25/19)) $0 $0 $0
Hallie Lannoli (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jamal Deek (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Regina Fechter (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,998,466
Expenses
$5,827,204
Net Income
$171,262
Net Assets
$1,693,598
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,010,818
16.9%
Program Services $4,987,611
83.1%
Investment Income $37
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $285,624
4.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,241,423
55.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,286,570
Total Liabilities $592,972
Net Assets $1,693,598
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Linda Rosenbury (Principal) $145,485 $0 $13,214
Susan Tenner (Executive Director) $120,636 $0 $3,713
Jane Steffen (Assistant Principal) $108,913 $0 $3,847
Wynette Caesar (Assistant Principal) $104,541 $0 $9,761
Brooks Tanner (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Christine Kang (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Angela Ortiz (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Will Staton (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Cathy Boeckmann (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Blake Sturcke (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Regina Fechter (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jose Luis Orbegozo (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Hallie Iannoli (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,595,876
Expenses
$5,492,424
Net Income
$103,452
Net Assets
$1,522,336
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $843,643
15.1%
Program Services $4,752,196
84.9%
Investment Income $37
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $276,259
5.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,992,527
54.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,073,122
Total Liabilities $550,786
Net Assets $1,522,336
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Linda Rosenbury (Principal) $138,809 $0 $12,785
Susan Tenner (Executive Director) $111,417 $0 $3,521
Jane Steffen (Assistant Principal) $109,970 $0 $5,106
Brooks Tanner (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Holly Kilpatrick (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Christine Kang (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Angela Ortiz (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Will Staton (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Cathy Boeckmann (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Blake Sturcke (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Regina Fechter (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jose Luis Orbegezo (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,656,575
Expenses
$5,320,029
Net Income
$336,546
Net Assets
$1,418,884
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $761,717
13.5%
Program Services $4,894,818
86.5%
Investment Income $40
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $256,462
4.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,647,924
49.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,913,590
Total Liabilities $494,706
Net Assets $1,418,884
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Linda Rosenbury (Principal) $133,438 $0 $12,414
Susan Tenner (Executive Director) $98,906 $0 $3,173
Holly Kilpatrick (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Brooks Tanner (Vice Chair & Co Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Elena Day (Co Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Angela Ortiz (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Cathy Boeckmann (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Will Staton (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Larissa Killough (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mark Lauterbach (Trustee (Through 8/20/15)) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,893,161
Expenses
$3,379,998
Net Income
$513,163
Net Assets
$1,082,338
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $579,518
14.9%
Program Services $3,313,607
85.1%
Investment Income $36
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $231,537
6.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,657,633
49.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,466,404
Total Liabilities $384,066
Net Assets $1,082,338
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Linda Rosenbury (Principal) $131,936 $0 $11,965
Susan Tenner (Executive Director) $66,969 $0 $2,524
Holly Kilpatrick (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Brooks Tanner (Co Treasurer; Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Angela Ortiz (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Elena Day (Co Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Teri West (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Gold (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mark Lauterbach (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,501,729
Expenses
$2,045,978
Net Income
$455,751
Net Assets
$569,175
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $500,501
20.0%
Program Services $2,001,218
80.0%
Investment Income $10
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $269,451
13.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $846,762
41.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $742,964
Total Liabilities $173,789
Net Assets $569,175
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Linda Rosenbury (Principal) $59,223 $0 $3,533
Susan Tenner (Co Executive Director) $28,645 $0 $860
Miriam Nunberg (Co Executive Director) $28,645 $0 $919
Holly Kilpatrick (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Brooks Tanner (Co Treasurer; Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Angela Ortiz (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Elena Day (Co Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Teri West (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Gold (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mark Lauterbach (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Shannon Sharp (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$511,345
Expenses
$398,021
Net Income
$113,324
Net Assets
$113,424
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $511,345
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $203,641
Total Liabilities $90,217
Net Assets $113,424

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$100
Expenses
$0
Net Income
$100
Net Assets
$100
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $100
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $100
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $100

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