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Brooklyn Poets Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 45-5515074

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on May 02, 2019

Organization Profilewww.brooklynpoets.org
135 Jackson StreetBrooklyn, NY 11211

(718) 374-1953

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Balance Sheet

Assets

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$7,364

Flat from 2018

Net Assets

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$5,251

Flat from 2018

Liabilities

Flat

$2,113

Flat from 2018

Revenue And Expenses

Revenue

Flat

$109,654

Flat from 2018

Expenses

Flat

$109,475

Flat from 2018

Net Income

Flat

$179

Flat from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

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 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

2018

Assets$7,364
Liabilities$2,113
Net Assets$5,251
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

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 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

2018

Revenue$109,654
Expenses$109,475
Net Income$179
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
May 2, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$115,725
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Celebrate & Cultivate Brooklyn Poetry

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
We hired poets to teach 27 5-week poetry workshops and hosted 9 poetry readings and 12 monthly workshop & open mic events The events drew and served more than 1800 people-$53,857
We hosted a weekend retreat in the Hamptons for poets involving writing classes workshops and readings The retreat served 28 students and teachers-$16,383
Weekly on our website we featured a poem and interview with a Poet of the Week and we managed and developed the Bridge poetsbridgeorg a site for poets and mentors-$10,962
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Jason KooExecutive DirectortreasurerPT$19,270-$19,270
Gunny ScarfoBoard President-$0--
Tiffany GibertBoard Secretary-$0--
Modesto JimenezBoard Vice President-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Brooklyn Poets Inc
EIN
45-5515074
Address
135 Jackson Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211

Signing Officer

Name
Jason Koo
Title
Executive Direc
Phone
7183741953
Signed
2019-05-02
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Custom Accounting Inc
Address
150 Corbin Pl Apt 3V, Brooklyn, NY 11235
Preparer
Natalya Grigoriev
Phone
2018055913
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Description of other expenses Part I line 16

“Description AmountDepreciation from 4562 447Advertising 1,434Taxes & Licenses 1,554Dues and Subscriptions 2,939Meals 3,407Office Expenses 350Misc Exp 675Travel 1,201Web Hosting 729Payroll Fees 524Events 182Merchant Fees 2,378”

Description of other assets Part II line 24

“Category Beginning of Year End of YearEquipment 1,061 613”

Description of total liabilities Part II line 26

“Category Beginning of Year End of YearCredit Cards 10,842 1,789Payroll Liabilities 152 324”

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Filings

Displayed year

2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$7,364
Liabilities
$2,113
Net assets
$5,251
Revenue
$109,654
Expenses
$109,475
Net income
$179
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
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.02$0.05$1.10$1.09$0.00
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