EIN 11-6000202

Brooklyn Music School

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
226
Year formed
1936
Most recent tax filings
2022-08-01
Description
Brooklyn Music School strives to bring the joy of music and performing arts education to everyone in their community, regardless of background or resources. With a world-class international faculty, the school has been providing high-quality private lessons for over 100 years in Brooklyn, NY. Their mission is to promote arts education and the cognitive benefits of music and performance.
Total revenues
$3,624,243
2022
Total expenses
$3,051,960
2022
Total assets
$1,805,670
2022
Num. employees
226
2022

Program areas at Brooklyn Music School

Private Lessons:For over one hundred years, the Brooklyn Music School has been offering high-quality music instruction featuring a world-class international faculty; offering the best of what New York City and the world have to offer. Private lessons at the Brooklyn Music School are intended to be encouraging, fun, engaging, and detailed in preparation for performance. All classes at BMS provide a warm, supportive and nurturing environment.Outreach:BMS Outreach program is designed to bring high-quality musical education, instruments, and programming into institutions where budget cuts or lack of personnel have resulted in either no musical instruction or programs with very limited scope. Currently, the school serves 3,000 people with 20 outreach partners. The curriculum will be customized to support the needs of each institution and disciplines continue to include chorus, percussion, guitar, recorder, violin, and keyboard, as needed.ARY:BMS after school program, Arts Reaching Youth (ARY), provides children from 5-12 years old with affordable, highly engaging performing arts and music immersion. World-class teaching artists will facilitate BMS variety of instruments, vocal expression, music theater, dance, music theory, and appreciation. Financial aid is available to low-income families who need a safe, affordable and stimulating place for their children to learn.

Who funds Brooklyn Music School

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
MUFG Union Bank FoundationCharitable$10,000
The Howard Gilman FoundationStaff Or Trustee Grant - General Operating Support$10,000
AmazonSmile FoundationGeneral Support$5

Personnel at Brooklyn Music School

NameTitleCompensation
Brian AdamczykExecutive Director$25,577
Cecily FergusonMarketing Director
Donna BanksDevelopment Director
Julie LozanoDirector of Development
Jaznina SantiagoBoard Member
...and 13 more key personnel

Financials for Brooklyn Music School

RevenuesFYE 08/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,542,478
Program services$1,819,155
Investment income and dividends$1,871
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$233,299
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$27,440
Total revenues$3,624,243

Form 990s for Brooklyn Music School

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2021-082022-06-29990View PDF
2020-082021-07-14990View PDF
2019-082020-08-25990View PDF
2018-082019-06-19990View PDF
2017-082018-10-16990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s
Data update history
May 9, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from MUFG Union Bank Foundation
April 19, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 14 new personnel
April 18, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
November 12, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
June 28, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsPerforming arts centersCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
LobbyingFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donations
General information
Address
126 St Felix St
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
Kings County, NY
Website URL
brooklynmusicschool.org/ 
Phone
(718) 638-5660
Twitter profile
@bms1912 
IRS details
EIN
11-6000202
Fiscal year end
August
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1936
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A6E: Performing Arts Schools
NAICS code, primary
6116: Other Schools and Instruction
Parent/child status
Independent
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