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← BROOKLYN TECH ALUMNI FOUNDATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BROOKLYN TECH ALUMNI FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,063,369
Total expenses
$2,048,022
Contributions and grants received
$1,158,830
Grants paid
$170,359
Program service revenue
$114,660
Investment income
$785,034
Other revenue
$4,845
Total assets, end of year
$17,247,320
Total liabilities, end of year
$205,785
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$17,041,535
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,273,468
Management and general expenses
$666,819
Fundraising expenses
$107,735
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,273,468

Program services were 62.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,158,830

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EVENTS - HOMECOMING

    total $114,660 · related or exempt $114,660

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $385,523 · excluded $385,523

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,377,376

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $977,865

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $399,511

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $399,511 · excluded $399,511

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $6,515

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,670

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $4,845 · related or exempt $4,845

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $170,359 · program services $170,359

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $172,218 · program services $120,171 · management and general $38,836 · fundraising $13,211

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $461,298 · program services $322,425 · management and general $103,429 · fundraising $35,444

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $24,152 · program services $16,687 · management and general $5,630 · fundraising $1,835

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $74,446 · program services $51,437 · management and general $17,354 · fundraising $5,655

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $58,565 · program services $40,465 · management and general $13,652 · fundraising $4,448

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $17,096 · management and general $17,096

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $76,595 · management and general $76,595

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $91,100 · program services $91,100

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $52,890 · management and general $52,890

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $207,749 · program services $108,922 · management and general $73,827 · fundraising $25,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $775 · management and general $775

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $103,110 · program services $28,929 · management and general $62,337 · fundraising $11,844

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $78,071 · program services $17,215 · management and general $50,558 · fundraising $10,298

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,131 · program services $2,131

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $33,955 · management and general $33,955

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,619 · management and general $4,619

  • 24a · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT

    total $144,557 · program services $144,557

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENT COSTS

    total $136,500 · program services $122,914 · management and general $13,586

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $79,796 · management and general $79,796

  • 24d · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES

    total $35,987 · program services $35,987

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $22,053 · program services $169 · management and general $21,884

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $175,189 · end of year $122,819

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $571,973 · end of year $1,043,040

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $462,561 · end of year $131,676

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $80,731 · end of year $106,350

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $13,818,346 · end of year $14,930,039

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $846,977 · end of year $882,271

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $65,080 · end of year $31,125

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $111,124 · end of year $184,260

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $74,455 · end of year $21,525

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,288,417 · end of year $1,719,690

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $14,546,861 · end of year $15,321,845

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE ALUMNI FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL'S CONTINUED EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND NATIONAL LEADERSHIP AS A SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOL IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) BASED EDUCATION. THE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO ENGAGE ALL TECH ALUMNI AND SUPPORTERS IN PROVIDING INTELLECTUAL AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ENSURE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF FUTURE LEADERS. WE SUPPORT CURRICULUM AND FACILITIES ENHANCEMENTS, FACULTY SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFORMATIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS. WE RECONNECT AND ENGAGE ALUMNI TO SUPPORT OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND CREATE AND SUSTAIN PARTNERSHIPS WITH CORPORATIONS, UNIVERSITIES AND INDUSTRY TO BENEFIT BROOKLYN TECH. WE CELEBRATE OUR HISTORY AND STRATEGICALLY PARTNER WITH BROOKLYN TECH TO SUSTAIN OUR LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF THE ALUMNI FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL'S CONTINUED EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND NATIONAL LEADERSHIP AS A SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOL IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) BASED EDUCATION. THE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO ENGAGE ALL TECH ALUMNI AND SUPPORTERS IN PROVIDING INTELLECTUAL AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ENSURE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF FUTURE LEADERS.

  • 1. JEFFREY M. HAITKIN '62 FACULTY GRANTS PROGRAM PROVIDING $2.8 MILLION IN MORE THAN 1,100 GRANTS SINCE ITS INCEPTION, IN SUPPORT OF INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTION, SPECIALIZED TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND ENHANCED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. THE PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND THE PARENT ASSOCIATION. 80 APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED, AND 74 GRANTS WERE AWARDED IN FY24. FUNDING SOURCES INCLUDE TEMPORARY AND PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED FUNDS.2. THE BROOKLYN TECH FUTURE WORLD VISION STEM PATHWAYS CONSORTIUM A GROUND-BREAKING INITIATIVE PAIRING BROOKLYN TECH WITH SEVEN BROOKLYN MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO UTILIZE THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS' FUTURE WORLD VISION PROJECT TO INSPIRE STUDENTS TO PURSUE A STEM EDUCATION AND RELATED CAREERS. EACH OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS HAS A STEM CHAMPION TEACHER AND AN ALGEBRA INITIATIVE TEACHER WHO WORK WITH BROOKLYN TECH STEM LEADER TEACHERS AND A MATH COACH. THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE CONSORTIUM SCHOOLS IS 2,370 STUDENTS WITH AT LEAST 70% OF EACH MIDDLE SCHOOL'S POPULATION BEING AFRICAN AMERICAN OR HISPANIC/LATINX. AN ANNUAL DECEMBER CONSORTIUM MEETING AT BTHS IS HELD TO BRING TOGETHER STUDENTS, PARENTS AND FACULTY FROM EACH MIDDLE SCHOOL. OVER 300 BROOKLYN TECH STUDENTS AND 15 BROOKLYN TECH FACULTY PARTICIPATE AS HOSTS AND LEADERS. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF AN OPENING SESSION, TOURS FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS, A PARENT SESSION, STEM ACADEMY WORKSHOPS, AND A CLOSING SESSION. AN ANNUAL MAY CONSORTIUM CONFERENCE AT BTHS TO LOOK BACK AT THE YEAR, SHARE STUDENT WORK AND LOOK TO THE NEXT YEAR. THE OPENING SESSION INCLUDES A WELCOME FROM A LEADER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. SHSAT PREP EACH SCHOOL IS ENCOURAGED TO OFFER AN SHSAT PREP COURSE. DURING FY2024 THE ALUMNI FOUNDATION SPONSORED AN SHSAT PREP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ATTENDED BY 25 STUDENTS FROM THE CONSORTIUM MIDDLE SCHOOLS.3. LEANDRO RIZZUTO '56 INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS PROVIDING INTERNSHIP AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES TO HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS EACH YEAR. WE WORK WITH THE SCHOOL WORK BASED LEARNING DIRECTOR TO HELP PROVIDE OVER 300 INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES ANNUALLY. OUR BROOKLYN TECH/ CON EDISON INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IS A MODEL. IT PROVIDES A COHORT OF BROOKLYN TECH RISING SENIORS AN EXCEPTIONAL SUMMER INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE. LAST SUMMER, 20 INTERNS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM. 4. ANNUAL ENGINEERS' WEEK: WEEK OF EVENTS CENTERED ON ENGINEERING AND INVOLVES PROFESSIONALS AND ALUMNI. THIS PROGRAM IS POSSIBLE THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH BROOKLYN TECH'S CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS (NSBE).5. MATERIALS TESTING LAB: WE HAVE REPURPOSED AN OLD SHOP INTO A STATE-OF-THE-ART MATERIAL TESTING LAB TO BE USED MOSTLY BY THE CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTS. OTHER STUDENTS USING THE LAB WILL BE FROM ARCHITECTURE, PHYSICS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN. FURNITURE WAS INSTALLED AND WE HAVE NOW BEGUN TO ADD STATE-OF-THE-ART TESTING EQUIPMENT THAT MEETS UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS. A UNIVERSAL TESTING MACHINE HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE LAB AND THIS LAB IS IN CURRENT USE. 6. URBAN LAND INSTITUTE: PROVIDE INNOVATIVE PROJECTS FOR ECONOMICS CLASSES TO CREATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT.7. CAREER DAY: BRINGS 200 ALUMNI TO THE SCHOOL TO SPEAK TO A RANGE OF CLASSES CONCENTRATED IN 18 MAJOR AREAS. OVER 5000 STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM CAREER DAY; AS A RESULT OF THIS DAY, THERE ARE ALUMNI WHO HELP ESTABLISH INTERNSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AND VISITATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR FACULTY. CAREER DAY DID NOT TAKE PLACE IN FY24 DUE TO STAFF LIMITATIONS AND RESUMES IN FY25.SCHOLARSHIPS/AWARDS: 41 SCHOLARSHIPS/SENIOR AWARDS TOTALING $105,500 WERE DISPERSED TO STUDENTS FOR FYE 6/30/2024

    Expenses $325,364 · Grants $170,359 · Revenue $4,845

  • ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM FOSTERS TIES WITH ITS ALUMNI TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:HOMECOMING: AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT HIGHLIGHTS BROOKLYN TECH'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. IT INVOLVES APPROXIMATELY 500 STUDENTS AS WELL AS CURRENT AND RETIRED FACULTY. THE IKE HELLER '43 CENTER FOR COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING AND ROBOTICS: A STATE-OF-THE ART FACILITY FOR STUDENT LEARNING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER PREPARATION. THE CENTER HAS UNDERGONE A NUMBER OF ITERATIONS TO MAKE CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO BOTH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. IT PROVIDES STUDENTS AND FACULTY WITH A HIGH TECH, LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT MEETS UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS. IN THE CENTER, STUDENTS IN THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MECHATRONICS, AND ROBOTICS CLASSES CONVERT COMPUTER-ASSISTED DESIGNS INTO THREE-DIMENSIONAL PROTOTYPES USING 3D PRINTERS AND UTILIZE CNC MACHINES TO MANUFACTURE THE PARTS.RECENT ALUMNI DAY: ALUMNI WHO HAVE GRADUATED DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS, COME BACK TO TECH TO MEET WITH CLASSES. THEY DISCUSS COLLEGE LIFE, CAREER PATHWAYS AND OTHER POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES. THEY ALSO DISCUSS HOW TECH PREPARED THEM FOR COLLEGE. THE PROGRAM ATTENDED BY OVER 300 ALUMNI.RUBY ENGINEERS: CONNECTS CURRENT TECH FEMALE STUDENTS TO OUR FEMALE GRADUATES. PROVIDES SESSIONS ON COLLEGE AND CAREER OPTIONS, RESUME WRITING AND INTERVIEWING AND INTRODUCES CURRENT STUDENTS TO THE VAST NETWORK OF WOMEN PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM TECH. THIS PROGRAM IS ON A TEMPORARY HIATUS DUE TO STAFF CAPACITY.

    Expenses $523,900 · Revenue $114,660

  • THE WESTON RESEARCH SCHOLARS PROGRAM (WRSP): THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A THREE-YEAR OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CREATION OF RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE WRSP BUILDS ON BROOKLYN TECH'S STRONG STEM-BASED CURRICULUM, THE EXCEPTIONAL TALENTS OF BROOKLYN TECH FACULTY AND STUDENTS, AND THE TREMENDOUS RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AT NYC COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH FACILITIES. THE PROGRAM IS UNIQUE IN ITS STRUCTURE, INCORPORATING AN INTERNAL MENTOR MODEL CONSISTING OF BROOKLYN TECH TEACHERS WITH RESEARCH EXPERIENCE, STUDENT RESEARCH TEAMS, ONGOING ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE ACADEMIC YEAR AND SUMMER, AND EXTERNAL MENTORS AT MULTIPLE COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH FACILITIES. THE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM DEVELOP PROJECTS THAT ARE WORTHY OF SUBMISSION TO THE REGENERON SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH, REGENERON SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR, THE GOOGLE SCIENCE FAIR, ACT-SO. APPROXIMATELY 110 STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED WITH FIVE TEACHERS SERVING AS MENTORS.

    Expenses $424,204

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Denice Clarke Ware

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Anthony P Schirripa

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Bola Oyedijo

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • David Lee

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • James Dibenedetto

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Ned Steele

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Achilles Perry

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy Kong

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniel D Miller

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Deepti Sharma

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Edward Lagrassa

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Giselle Williams

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Horace H Davis

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Albert

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lesleigh Irish-Underwood

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Margaret Murphy

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Weiss

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Penelope Kokkinides

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tatia Mays Russell

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tomas Hernandez

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Valmira Popinara

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wilton Cedeno

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Courtney Ulrich

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $174,145
    From this org
    $145,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,145
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,988
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,157
    Filer's total
    $174,145

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500779349301205

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