2024-05-14T09:40:19-05:00 2023-06-30 161092347 MENGEL METZGER BARR & CO LLP 100 CHESTNUT STREET SUITE 1200 ROCHESTER NY 14604 990 2022-07-01 834138693 BROOKLYN INDEPENDENT BROO 6469301246 38 LAFAYETTE AVENUE 5TH FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11217 KELSEY JONES CO-HEAD OF SCHOOL 6469301246 2024-05-10 1 KELSEY JONES 999009999 1 RAYMOND J JACOBI P00160856 5854231860 2024-05-10 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KELSEY JONES 38 LAFAYETTE AVENUE 5TH FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11217 2138816 0 X WWW.BKINDEPENDENT.ORG X 2019 NY BROOKLYN INDEPENDENT IS A 6TH-8TH PRIVATE MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH A FIERCE BELIEF IN DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. WE SPECIALIZE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL LEARNING BY BALANCING HIGH RIGOR AND HIGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. OUR SLIDING-SCALE TUITION MODEL ENSURES THAT ALL FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO AND CAN AFFORD AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION. 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WE BELIEVE DIVERSITY MAKES US BETTER, SMARTER, AND STRONGER. 0 0 1841579 1778178 BROOKLYN INDEPENDENT IS A 6TH-8TH PRIVATE MIDDLE SCHOOL. 1841579 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X KELSEY JONES 6197339727 38 LAFAYETTE AVENUE 5TH FLOOR BROOKLYN NY 11217 MICHAEL PATRICK BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEVON ROUSH VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LIFAN SHEN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TANYA FRIEDMAN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KENTON KIRBY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE SAVOY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUGINIA JONES TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN JONES TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELSEY JONES CO-FOUNDER & CO-HEAD OF SC 1.00 X 130600 0 4000 GABRIELA TEJEDOR CO-FOUNDER & CO-HEAD OF SC 1.00 X 126900 0 16300 257500 0 20300 2 0 0 0 HANSON PLACE CHURCH SUPPORT CORPORATION 88 HANSON PLACE BROOKLYN NY 11217 RENT 343994 1 359316 359316 TUITION 611110 1691829 1691829 PROGRAM FEES 722514 86349 86349 1778178 1322 1322 2138816 1778178 0 1322 275100 110040 96285 68775 884197 727157 142672 14368 50772 44656 3568 2548 85319 74788 6143 4388 95165 77623 10233 7309 41069 41069 77966 77966 12627 10300 1357 970 28601 23329 3075 2197 26293 22357 2296 1640 343994 280585 36989 26420 937 764 101 72 69555 56734 7479 5342 23971 19552 2578 1841 STUDENT SERVICES 237135 237135 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 82231 67073 8842 6316 SUPPLIES/MATERIALS 59244 59244 OTHER 36022 29382 3873 2767 1054 860 113 81 2431252 1841579 444639 145034 444340 179409 117268 138153 53535 387506 155148 186006 232358 1336 751813 748950 1355268 49013 104376 732278 862135 149259 143259 0 719534 930550 1829304 X -181600 -474036 -181600 -474036 748950 1355268 -292436 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 187578 76389 111189 74329 51990 22339 125599 26769 98830 232358 OTHER RECEIVABLES 9873 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 713161 SECURITY DEPOSITS 28779 751813 LEASE LIABILITY 719534 719534 X 2138816 0 2138816 0 2138816 2431252 0 2431252 0 2431252 PART X, LINE 2: THE SCHOOL IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE STATE REGULATIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE TAXES ON INCOME. THE SCHOOL FILES FORM 990 TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE TAX RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 THROUGH 2023 ARE STILL SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL AUDIT BY THE IRS. MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOL BELIEVES IT HAS NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY IT WILL NOT RECOGNIZE ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 THE SCHOOL DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ITS STUDENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE GOVERNING BODY REVIEWS THE FORM 990 FOR ACCURACY BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH COVERED PERSONNEL SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT THAT AFFIRMS THAT SUCH PERSON 1) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY 2) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY 3) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND 4) UNDERSTANDS THAT THE CORPORATION IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND THAT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION AND THE TRUST OF THE PUBLIC IT MUST DILIGENTLY AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR THE APPEARANCE OF ANY CONFLICT AND ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES THAT ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPARABLE DATA IS USED BY THE BOARD WHEN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST, THE SCHOOL MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XII, LINE 2C - THE BOARD HAS NOT CHANGED ITS PROCESS FOR SELECTING THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR NOR HAVE THEY CHANGED THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT FROM PRIOR YEARS.