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Brooklyn Poets Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2014 • EIN 45-5515074

Jan 01, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014 • Filed on Apr 15, 2015

Organization Profilewww.brooklynpoets.org
3 Meserole StreetBrooklyn, NY 11206

(718) 374-1953

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

90th percentile

0.82x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 90% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Liabilities / Revenue

84th percentile

0.18x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 84% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Net Margin

8th percentile

-49%

Higher net margin than 8% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Top Officer Pay

70th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 70% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2014 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Asset Growth

6th percentile

-58%

Faster asset growth than 6% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Revenue Growth

17th percentile

-31%

Faster revenue growth than 17% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets90th percentile

Assets

Down

$7,378

Down $10,086 (-58%) from 2013

Net Assets

$1,326

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Up

$6,052

Up $6,052 from 2013

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue84th percentileNet Margin8th percentile

Revenue

Down

$32,725

Down $14,992 (-31%) from 2013

Expenses

Up

$48,863

Up $24,404 (+100%) from 2013

Net Income

Down

-$16,138

Down $39,396 (-169%) from 2013

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth6th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KAssets 2013: $17,464Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $7,378Liabilities 2014: $6,052Net Assets 2014: $1,3262014Assets 2015: $8,696Liabilities 2015: $8,805Net Assets 2015: -$1092015Assets 2016: $1,591Liabilities 2016: $2,344Net Assets 2016: -$7532016Assets 2017: $16,066Liabilities 2017: $10,9942017Assets 2018: $7,364Liabilities 2018: $2,113Net Assets 2018: $5,2512018Assets 2019: $27,798Liabilities 2019: $2,416Net Assets 2019: $25,3822019Assets 2020: $96,957Liabilities 2020: $9,726Net Assets 2020: $87,2312020Assets 2021: $187,945Liabilities 2021: $8,338Net Assets 2021: $179,6072021Assets 2022: $188,976Liabilities 2022: $17,280Net Assets 2022: $171,6962022Assets 2023: $821,930Liabilities 2023: $625,777Net Assets 2023: $196,1532023Assets 2024: $650,269Liabilities 2024: $505,450Net Assets 2024: $144,8192024

Highlighted filing

2014

Assets$7,378
Liabilities$6,052
Net Assets$1,326
Open 2014 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth17th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2013: $47,717Expenses 2013: $24,459Net Income 2013: $23,2582013Revenue 2014: $32,725Expenses 2014: $48,863Net Income 2014: -$16,1382014Revenue 2015: $50,384Expenses 2015: $51,819Net Income 2015: -$1,4352015Revenue 2016: $69,369Expenses 2016: $70,013Net Income 2016: -$6442016Revenue 2017: $98,738Expenses 2017: $92,913Net Income 2017: $5,8252017Revenue 2018: $109,654Expenses 2018: $109,475Net Income 2018: $1792018Revenue 2019: $166,530Expenses 2019: $146,399Net Income 2019: $20,1312019Revenue 2020: $175,377Expenses 2020: $131,809Net Income 2020: $43,5682020Revenue 2021: $315,421Expenses 2021: $219,013Net Income 2021: $96,4082021Revenue 2022: $518,967Expenses 2022: $469,498Net Income 2022: $49,4692022Revenue 2023: $446,278Expenses 2023: $485,326Net Income 2023: -$39,0482023Revenue 2024: $468,437Expenses 2024: $519,771Net Income 2024: -$51,3342024

Highlighted filing

2014

Revenue$32,725
Expenses$48,863
Net Income-$16,138
Open 2014 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014
Signed
Apr 15, 2015
Return Version
2014v5.0
Gross Receipts
$38,455
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Celebrate & Cultivate Brooklyn Poetry

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
We hired poets to teach 5-week poetry workshops and hosted 8 poetry readings and 12 monthly workshop & open mic events The events drew and served more than 750 people-$19,211
We hosted a weekend retreat in the Hamptons for poets involving writing classes workshops and readings The retreat served 12 people-$1,034
Weekly on our website we featured a poem and interview with a Poet of the Week-$102
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay70th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Jason KooFounderexecutive DirectortreasurePT$0--
Gunny ScarfoBoard President-$0--
Caroline GonzalezBoard Director-$0--
Tiffany GibertBoard Secretary-$0--
Dorothea LaskyBoard Director-$0--
Modesto JimenezBoard Vice President-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Brooklyn Poets Inc
EIN
45-5515074
Address
3 Meserole Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206

Signing Officer

Name
Jason Koo
Title
FounderExecuti
Phone
7183741953
Signed
2015-04-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Custom Accounting Inc
Address
150 Corbin Pl Apt 3V, Brooklyn, NY 11235
Preparer
Natalya Grigoriev
Phone
3477024962
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Description of other revenue Part I line 8

“Description AmountDiscounts and Refunds 1,169”

Description of other expenses Part I line 16

“Description AmountDepreciation from 4562 209Advertising 313Bank Charges 41Dues and Subscriptions 358Interest 240Meals and Entertainment 3,084Office Expenses 1,087Misc Exp 416Travel 89Promotional 212Licenses 3”

Description of other assets Part II line 24

“Category Beginning of Year End of YearEquipment 522 311Credit Card Receivable 38 0”

Description of total liabilities Part II line 26

“Category Beginning of Year End of YearCredit Cards 0 6,052”

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Filings

Displayed year

2014 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$7,378
Liabilities
$6,052
Net assets
$1,326
Revenue
$32,725
Expenses
$48,863
Net income
-$16,138
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$6.50$5.05$1.45$4.68$5.20$0.51
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$8.22$6.26$1.96$4.46$4.85$0.39
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.89$0.17$1.72$5.19$4.69$0.49
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.88$0.08$1.80$3.15$2.19$0.96
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.97$0.10$0.87$1.75$1.32$0.44
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.28$0.02$0.25$1.67$1.46$0.20
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.07$0.02$0.05$1.10$1.09$0.00
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.16$0.11$0.99$0.93$0.06
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.02$0.02$0.01$0.69$0.70$0.01
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.09$0.09$0.00$0.50$0.52$0.01
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.06$0.01$0.33$0.49$0.16
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.17$0.00$0.48$0.24$0.23