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EIN 45-5515074

Brooklyn Poets

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
10
City
Brooklyn
State
New York
Year formed
2012
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
A70: Humanities Organizations
Description
We hired poets to teach 37 poetry workshops & manuscript consultations and hosted 10 poetry readings, 12 monthly workshop & open mic events. The events served more than 2000 people.
Total revenues
$446,278
2023
Total expenses
$485,326
2023
Total assets
$821,930
2023
Num. employees
10
2023

Program areas at Brooklyn Poets

We offered 70 workshops, serving 634 studentsincluding 54 fellows and 60 fellowship finalists. We also hosted over 60 events for 3000+ attendees. Our virtual Mentorship Program served 12 students in workshops, craft labs, and mentorship sessions over the course of the year.

Who funds Brooklyn Poets

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Viking Global FoundationGeneral Support$50,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$28,200
Hawthornden FoundationLiterary Arts Support.$15,000
...and 2 more grants received

Financials for Brooklyn Poets

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$152,963
Program services$248,449
Investment income and dividends$2,462
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$13,905
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$15,089
Miscellaneous revenues$13,410
Total revenues$446,278

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Data update history
March 26, 2025
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from Charina Foundation
February 14, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
January 6, 2025
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Viking Global Foundation
July 11, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $3,000 from Foren Family Foundation
April 7, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Civic / social organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
144 Montague St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
Kings County, NY
Website URL
brooklynpoets.org/ 
Phone
(718) 374-1953
IRS details
EIN
45-5515074
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2012
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A70: Humanities Organizations
NAICS code, primary
813410: Civic and Social Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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