Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,500,978
- Total expenses
- $1,464,570
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,498,575
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $3
- Other revenue
- $2,400
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,915,145
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,173,480
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $741,665
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,374,565
- Management and general expenses
- $90,005
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,374,565
Program services were 93.9% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,492,882
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$5,693
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3 · Investment income
total $3 · excluded $3
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: Other
total $2,400 · related or exempt $2,400
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11e · Other revenue, total
$2,400
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $101,565 · program services $91,409 · management and general $10,156
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $984,504 · program services $980,678 · management and general $3,826
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $6,627 · program services $6,153 · management and general $474
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $19,329 · program services $18,143 · management and general $1,186
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $90,779 · program services $84,280 · management and general $6,499
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $18,150 · management and general $18,150
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $10,798 · program services $8,399 · management and general $2,399
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $14,475 · program services $13,973 · management and general $502
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13 · Office expenses
total $0
-
14 · Information technology
total $11,700 · program services $11,700
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15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $91,854 · program services $79,425 · management and general $12,429
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17 · Travel
total $1,511 · program services $1,511
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $3,060 · management and general $3,060
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23 · Insurance
total $21,957 · program services $14,812 · management and general $7,145
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24a · Other expenses: Software and subscriptions
total $30,457 · program services $15,760 · management and general $14,697
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24b · Other expenses: Supplies
total $28,033 · program services $28,033
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24c · Other expenses: Payroll Processing Fees
total $17,296 · program services $8,518 · management and general $8,778
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24d · Other expenses: Miscellaneous
total $12,475 · program services $11,771 · management and general $704
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24e · All other expenses
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $302,012 · end of year $434,929
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $658
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,911,673 · end of year $1,479,558
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$20,252
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$20,252
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $3,060 · end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
end of year $0
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $12,072 · end of year $12,072
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $1,419,416 · end of year $1,161,408
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $80,000
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $705,257 · end of year $741,665
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
GROW BROOKLYN IS A BROOKLYN BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO ENABLE MEMBERS OF ITS COMMUNITY TO PRESERVE AND GROW THEIR ASSETS, THEREBY SECURING THEIR ECONOMIC FUTURE.
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GROW BROOKLYN HAS PARTNERED WITH THE IRS FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. AS ONE OF THE TOP 50 VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) PROVIDERS IN THE COUNTRY, GROW BROOKLYN IS THE LARGEST NON-COMMERCIAL TAX PREPARER IN BROOKLYN. EACH YEAR, WE PREPARE OVER 8,000 TAX RETURNS, WITH APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF THESE RETURNS CLAIMING THE EARNED INCOME CREDIT (EIC), DIRECTLY BENEFITING FAMILIES IN NEED. ADDITIONALLY, ONE-QUARTER OF OUR TAX CLIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AND RECEIVE THE CHILD TAX CREDIT (CTC), PROVIDING CRUCIAL SUPPORT TO WORKING FAMILIES. WE ARE ALSO DEEPLY COMMITTED TO SERVING SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS, THROUGH THE IRS SE PILOT AND THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER & WORKER PROTECTIONS SELF-EMPLOYMENT TAX PREP SERVICES, WHICH SERVES APPROXIMATELY 500 CLIENTS ANNUALLY, MANY OF WHOM ARE ITIN HOLDERS. OUR COMMITMENT TO FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT EXTENDS BEYOND TAX SEASON, AS WE OFFER YEAR-ROUND SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO HELP INDIVIDUALS MAXIMIZE THEIR REFUNDS, IMPROVE FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND ACCESS ADDITIONAL PUBLIC BENEFITS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, GROW BROOKLYN PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN HELPING TO LIFT THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS OUT OF POVERTY AND INTO FINANCIAL STABILITY.
Expenses $908,894
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GROW BROOKLYN PROVIDES FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT HOUSING STABILITY IN NEW YORK CITY'S MOST IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS. OUR COMPREHENSIVE FORECLOSURE PREVENTION COUNSELING AND ESTATE PLANNING SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES FACED BY THESE COMMUNITIES. EACH YEAR, OUR FORECLOSURE PREVENTION PROGRAM ASSISTS APPROXIMATELY 300 HOMEOWNERS, HELPING MANY TO SUCCESSFULLY MODIFY THEIR MORTGAGES AND REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES. RECOGNIZING THAT 1015% OF OUR CLIENTS FACING FORECLOSURE ALSO CONTEND WITH ESTATE ISSUES, GROW BROOKLYN OFFERS A TARGETED ESTATE PLANNING PROGRAM CALLED "PROTECT YOUR TREASURE". THIS INITIATIVE EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES TO PRESERVE THEIR FINANCIAL ASSETS, INCLUDING THEIR HOMES, BY PROVIDING ESTATE PLANNING, ESTATE ADMINISTRATION ADVICE, AND LIMITED LEGAL SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR FORECLOSURE PREVENTION EFFORTS.
Expenses $462,592
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Grow Brooklyn conducts targeted outreach across New York City to connect low- and moderate-income homeowners with free housing stability services. Through in-person and virtual events, the organization reaches approximately 2,000 individuals annually, raising awareness and providing direct access to foreclosure prevention, estate planning, property tax and water lien support, scam prevention, repair assistance, and resiliency resources. Outreach efforts prioritize communities at high risk of displacement and focus on education, early intervention, and trusted guidance to help New Yorkers preserve homeownership and generational wealth
Expenses $3,079
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Samira Rajan
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $154,333
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $152,333
- Other
- $2,000
- Hours/week
- 4
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- not reported + $152,333 related
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported + $2,000 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- not reported + $154,333 related
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Charles Harris
Director of Legal
- Total calculated
- $103,669
- From this org
- $101,669
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,000
- Hours/week
- 40
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Makeela Brathwaite
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $91,972
- From this org
- $85,172
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,800
- Hours/week
- 40
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Nnenne Okarafor
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Darren Liddell
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Aissatou Barry
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Seth Narine
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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 · 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.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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BKLYN COOPERATIVE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
501(c) 1 · CREDIT UNION · NY
Directly controlled by NA
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 15 August 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202522279349300332
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