2025-12-22T11:54:33-08:00 2025-06-30 902021741 Miles Edwards 5408 Sendero Hills Pkwy Austin TX 78724 990 2024-07-01 271223035 THE BROOKLYN STEPPERS INC BROO 6464801143 137 MONTAGUE STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 ANTONIO THOMPSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6464801143 2025-12-22 true true MILES EDWARDS CPA P02368294 5128251826 2025-12-22 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ANTONIO THOMPSON 137 MONTAGUE STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 359620 false X WWW.BKSTEPPERS.ORG X 2009 NY THE BROOKLYN STEPPERS INC. SEEKS TO DEVELOP A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH INNOVATIVE QUALITY PERFORMANCE ARTS EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN ARTS RELATED CAREERS. 8 8 25 0 0 0 112820 250106 198241 109514 0 0 311061 359620 0 0 153848 171580 27905 23461 29686 109282 134334 291035 329375 20026 30245 157249 174448 15645 2599 141604 171849 X THE BROOKLYN STEPPERS INC. SEEKS TO DEVELOP A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH INNOVATIVE QUALITY PERFORMANCE ARTS EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN ARTS RELATED CAREERS. true true 143735 0 66637 SCHOOL MUSIC AND DANCE RESIDENCIES - BROUGHT HIGH-QUALITY ARTS INSTRUCTION TO SCHOOLS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY AND BEYOND. STUDENTS RECEIVED HANDS-ON TRAINING IN MARCHING PERCUSSION (SNARE DRUMS, BASS DRUMS, TENOR DRUMS, CYMBALS, BUCKETS, DJEMBES) AND URBAN CONTEMPORARY DANCE ROOTED IN THE AFRICAN DIASPORA. THE PROGRAM EMPHASIZED MUSICAL SKILL, DISCIPLINE, TEAMWORK, AND CULTURAL AWARENESS. RESIDENCIES WERE IMPLEMENTED AT HAWTREE CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL IN QUEENS, THE UNCOMMON CHARTER SCHOOL NETWORK IN BROOKLYN, ROCHESTER PREP HIGH SCHOOL IN ROCHESTER, PUBLIC SCHOOL 316 IN BROOKLYN, MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOL IN BROOKLYN, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL IN THE BRONXS, AND AFTER- SCHOOL ALL-STARS/ACHIEVEMENT FIRST. 17745 0 8227 BKSTEPPERS SATURDAY DRUM WORKSHOP - SERVED APPORXIMATELY 53 STUDENTS AGED 6 TO 18, OFFERING WEEKLY INSTRUCTION IN HBCU-STYLE MARCHING PERCUSSION. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED BIANNUAL PERFORMANCES AT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND EMPHASIZED CONSISTENCY, COMMUNITY, AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION 12187 0 5650 BKSTEPPERS PRO DRUMLINE - PROVIDED PAID PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR 15 TALENTED PERCUSSIONISTS, PRIMARILY BKSTEPPERS ALUMNI AND HBCU BAND GRADUATES. THESE PERFORMERS PARTICIPATED IN HIGH-PROFILE EVENTS, INCLUDING PERFORMANCES AT CARNEGIE HALL AND THE DVF INCHARGE EVENT. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS ARTIST VISIBILITY, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND INCOME GENERATION WITHIN THE MARCHING ARTS. 8628 0 4000 X-FACTOR DRUMLINE - BASED IN MOUNT VERNON, NY, SERVED 27 STUDENTS THROUGH A REVENUE-GENERATING PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE. THE PROGRAM COMBINED SHOWSTYLE DRUMMING WITH DANCE, STICK TRICKS, AND CROWD INTERACTION. STUDENTS PERFORMED AT LOCAL PARADES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, TRANSFORMING EVERYDAY GATHERINGS INTO MEMORABLE CELEBRATIONS OF YOUTH AND RHYTHM. 3775 0 1750 TEAM-BUILDING WORKSHOP - BKSTEPPERS PARTNERED WITH THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ARTS OFFICE TO LEAD A RHYTHM-BASED TEAM-BUILDING WORKSHOP FOR 25 ARTS PROFESSIONALS. THE SESSION SUPPORTED COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION WITHIN THE DEPARMENT AND DEMONSTRATED THE POWER OF PERCUSSION IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SETTINGS. 50149 0 23250 NEXT WAVE PERCUSSION FESTIVAL - LAUNCHED THIS YEAR AS A CITYWIDE CELEBRATION OF STUDENT MUSICIANSHIP. HOSTED AT LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, THE EVENT FEATURED WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCES BY EIGHT SCHOOL DRUMLINES AND 111 STUDENT PERFORMERS. IT CONCLUDED WITH A MASS ENSEMBLE FINALE. THE FESTIVAL WAS WELL- RECEIVED BY EDUCATORS AND HAS STRONG MOMENTUM. 62552 0 29000 236219 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 0 0 25 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true false true false true true false ANTONIO THOMPSON 3473438413 137 MONTAGUE STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 ANTONIO THOMPSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 30.00 X 41500 0 0 KENNETH GRAVES VICE CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HUTTENLOCHER BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM F SHEA BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY KING BOAD CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BECCA MEYER SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 NAINA SINGH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW TAFFURELLI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY TAYLOR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 41500 0 0 false false false 176700 73406 250106 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 611610 109514 0 0 109514 359620 109514 0 0 41500 4150 31125 6225 114291 102862 11429 0 15789 14210 1579 0 4699 0 4699 0 5988 0 5988 0 23461 23461 40140 35847 4293 0 9616 9616 0 0 9760 7808 1952 0 4645 3948 697 0 6660 6660 0 0 1359 0 1359 0 22682 22682 0 0 1804 1804 0 0 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES 6971 6971 0 0 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 9483 9483 0 0 MOVING & STORAGE 8612 8612 0 0 MEALS 1436 1149 287 0 479 417 62 0 329375 236219 63470 29686 92236 16156 28953 124208 202507 168423 36060 34084 157249 174448 15645 2599 15645 2599 X 141604 171849 141604 171849 157249 174448 30245 X true false false false X 0 169176 224336 245039 311061 250106 1199718 0 0 169176 224336 245039 311061 250106 1199718 0 1199718 10 3 29 42 0 23207 53545 76752 1276512 0.93980 0.94680 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: FORGIVENESS OF PPP LOAN 2021: 23207. Description: EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT 2022: 53545. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 202507 168423 34084 34084 X true JC GEEVER INC FUNDRAISING false 52025 23461 28564 52025 23461 28564 NY Pt VI, Line 11b NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED Pt VI, Line 15a COMPENSATION IS VOTED ON BY BOARD MEMBERS AND BASED ON MARKET-RATE SALARIES FOR SIMILAR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Pt VI, Line 15b COMPENSATION IS VOTED ON BY BOARD MEMBERS AND BASED ON MARKET-RATE SALARIES FOR SIMILAR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Pt VI, Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST Other PART IX, LINE 11G SEE DETAIL STATEMENT ATTACHED Pt III, Line 2 FOR DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW PROGRAMS, SEE EXPLANATION FOR PT III, LINE 4d OTHER PROGRAMS Pt III, Line 3 FOR THE SUMMER RISING PERCUSSION PROGRAM, WE DID NOT PARTNER WITH TEH NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THIS YEAR Form 990, Part III, Line 4d X-FACTOR DRUMLINE - BASED IN MOUNT VERNON, NY, SERVED 8628. 0. 4000. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d TEAM-BUILDING WORKSHOP - BKSTEPPERS PARTNERED WITH 3775. 0. 1750. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d NEXT WAVE PERCUSSION FESTIVAL - LAUNCHED THIS YEAR 50149. 0. 23250. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g MISC CONTRACTORS 7619. 7619. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g BK STEPPERS PRO-LINE 19941. 19941. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g TEACHING ARTISTS 8287. 8287. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g PAYROLL FEES 4293. 0. 4293. 0.