Nonprofit · EIN 13-3593810
BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · BROOKLYN, NY 11211
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $7,179,899 | $7,199,023 | -$19,124 | $58,006,881 | $37,523,438 | $20,483,443 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $8,971,436 | $7,168,159 | $1,803,277 | $57,665,350 | $37,566,645 | $20,098,705 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $7,430,523 | $6,034,983 | $1,395,540 | $53,769,043 | $35,873,112 | $17,895,931 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $660,319
- Program service revenue
- $6,269,699
- Investment income
- $235,733
- Other revenue
- $14,148
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $15,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $862,991
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,743,457
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,110,122
- Professional fundraising fees
- $156,000
- Legal fees
- $21,363
- Accounting fees
- $36,511
- Occupancy
- $2,658,350
- Travel
- $3,814
- Depreciation
- $177,947
- Program services (functional)
- $6,479,089
- Management and general (functional)
- $295,038
- Fundraising (functional)
- $424,896
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $57,665,350
- Total assets, end of year
- $58,006,881
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $37,523,438
- Net assets, end of year
- $20,483,443
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $9,044,716
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,740,486
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $18,297,018
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,186,425
- Gross receipts
- $7,179,899
- Employees
- 174
- Volunteers
- 35
- Year formed
- 1990
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NANCY LEWSON KURZ | CHAIR AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $246,884 | $27,231 |
| GERALDEEN LICURSE | CFO Officer | 40 | $244,827 | $17,250 |
| AMY KOLZ | CHIEF OF SCHOOLS Key employee | 40 | $239,445 | $17,250 |
| JENNELLA YOUNG | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $165,977 | $34,419 |
| KEISHA RATTRAY | DIRECTOR OF ACADEMICS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $164,616 | $26,912 |
| BRIAN STEMMER | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,757 | $17,250 |
| PASCALE ARTAMIN | NETWORK CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,897 | $18,154 |
| JESSICA SADEV | DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,240 | $24,508 |
| MICHELLE BROOKS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GAULIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS BAIRD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA BANEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH GOLDFARB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SONIA ORTIZ-GULARDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOFI KANKAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERASMO MONTALVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LENEIL RODERIQUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIASIA TRULUCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERALDEEN LICURSE | CFO Officer | 40 | $243,183 | $16,875 |
| AMY KOLZ | CHIEF OF SCHOOLS Key employee | 40 | $240,500 | $16,875 |
| JENNELLA YOUNG | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $164,995 | $34,376 |
| KEISHA RATTRAY | DIRECTOR OF ACADEMICS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $161,631 | $26,757 |
| BRIAN STEMMER | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $161,997 | $16,875 |
| PASCAL ARTAMIN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,645 | $31,354 |
| NANCY LEWSON KURZ | CHAIR AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $120,415 | $33,558 |
| CHRIS GAULIN | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC HOFFMAN | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS BAIRD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BROOKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH GOLDFARB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SONIA GULARDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KOFI KANKAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERASMO MONTALVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERALDEEN LICURSE | CFO Officer | 40 | $228,358 | $28,023 |
| AMY KOLZ | CHIEF OF SCHOOLS Key employee | 40 | $217,650 | $18,002 |
| JENNELLA YOUNG | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,741 | $30,188 |
| BRIAN STEMMER | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,160 | $17,241 |
| PASCAL ARTAMIN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,145 | $31,123 |
| TAMARA TUCKER | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,397 | $23,434 |
| NANCY LEWSON KURZ | CHAIR AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $15,415 | $23,699 |
| MARSHALL KING | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GAULIN | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KOFI KANKAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH GOLDFARB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC HOFFMAN | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BROOKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS BAIRD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERASMO MONTALVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 185 BROADWAY 2ND FLOOR, BROOKLYN, NY 11211-6128
- In care of
- % JOSEPH H REICH & CO INC
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- GERALDEEN LICURSE, 185 BROADWAY 2ND FLOOR, BROOKLYN, NY 11211
- Signed the 990
- GERALDEEN LICURSE, CFO
- Phone
- (212) 750-9320
- Return prepared by
- CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC
Mission
TO IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES OF URBAN CHILDREN IN NY.
Program accomplishments
- BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN FOUNDATION. INC. (BWCF) SUPPORTS ITS TWO PARTNER CHARTER SCHOOLS IN DEVELOPING AND SUSTAINING THE PROGRAMS AND PROFESSIONALS NECESSARY TO DELIVER THE BWCF MODEL WITH EFFICIENT BACK-OFFICE SUPPORT THAT ALLOWS EDUCATORS TO MAXIMIZE THEIR TIME FOCUSED ON PROVIDING QUALITY EDUCATION TO URBAN CHILDREN IN NEW YORK.THE PROGRAM REVENUE REPORTED ABOVE INCLUDES $865,903 FOR FUTURE YEAR RENT REVENUES THAT WERE REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED UNDER ASC 842.Expenses $5,199,000 · revenue $6,269,699
- THE LEGACY NETWORK AND FAMILY OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDED ONGOING EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER GUIDANCE AND OUTREACH FOR GRADUATES OF ITS PARTNER SCHOOLS.Expenses $811,282 · grants $15,000
- THE OUTREACH, PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ENSURES THE START-UP OF NEW CHARTER SCHOOLS AND THE ACCURATE PRESENTATION OF OUR CHARTER SCHOOL MODELS TO THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC.Expenses $468,807
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3593810
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $58,006,881
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,179,899
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $7,179,899 | $7,199,023 | $58,006,881 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $8,971,436 | $7,168,159 | $57,665,350 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $7,430,523 | $6,034,983 | $53,769,043 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,924,650 | $3,668,009 | $16,575,990 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-3593810).
Questions about BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC is 13-3593810.
- Is BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names GERALDEEN LICURSE.
- Who are the officers and directors of BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $246,884 (NANCY LEWSON KURZ, CHAIR AND CEO).
- How much revenue does BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,179,899, expenses of $7,199,023 and total assets of $58,006,881 at year end.
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