- Revenue 2024
- $9,059,892
- Expenses 2024
- $9,221,656
Program services were 80.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- B29
- Classification
- 2000
- Street
- 500 19TH ST
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Other organizations at this address
4 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us
We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.
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BROOKLYN URBAN GARDEN CHARTER SCHOOL PTA INC
EIN 47-3077480
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FRIENDS OF BROOKLYN URBAN GARDEN CHARTER SCHOOL INC
EIN 84-2018921
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K280 PARENTS GROUP INC
EIN 93-2430940
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MS 442 PTA
EIN 83-2465460
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
BROOKLYN URBAN GARDEN SCHOOL IS A COMMUNITY-BASED MIDDLE SCHOOL, SERVING GRADES 6-8, WHERE STUDENTS STUDY THE NATURAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT ACROSS ALL SUBJECTS, USING A HANDS-ON, INQUIRY-BASED APPROACH. STUDENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES ARE WELCOME.
Activities or mission (Part I)
BROOKLYN URBAN GARDEN SCHOOL ("BUGS") IS A COMMUNITY-BASED MIDDLE SCHOOL, SERVING GRADES 6-8, WHERE STUDENTS STUDY THE NATURAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT ACROSS ALL SUBJECTS, USING A HANDS-ON, INQUIRY-BASED APPROACH. STUDENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES ARE WELCOME.
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THE BROOKLYN URBAN GARDEN SCHOOL (BUGS) IS A PUBLIC CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (6TH-8TH GRADES) IN BROOKLYN'S COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 15, SERVING THE GOWANUS, RED HOOK, SUNSET PARK, KENSINGTON, CARROLL GARDENS, AND PARK SLOPE NEIGHBORHOODS. BUGS IS AN AUTONOMOUS, COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECT THAT IS INDEPENDENT FROM ANY CHARTER SCHOOL MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION AND PROVIDES AN ADDITIONAL HIGH QUALITY INNOVATIVE AND INCLUSIVE ALTERNATIVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. DURING SCHOOL YEAR 2023-24, BUGS OPERATED CLASSES FOR 109 STUDENTS IN GRADE 8, 108 STUDENTS IN GRADE 7, AND 89 STUDENTS IN GRADE 6.
Expenses $7,414,168 · Revenue $66,787
As filed on the 2024 return.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Adam DruckerADAM DRUCKER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Ana BastANA BAST
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Christine KangCHRISTINE KANG
TRUSTEE (LEFT IN FY24-25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Don MabreyDON MABREY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Erin WalkerERIN WALKER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Felice EkelmanFELICE EKELMAN
CO-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Hallie IannoliHALLIE IANNOLI
TRUSTEE (LEFT IN FY24-25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Jackie PiccoloJACKIE PICCOLO
CO-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Jamal DeekJAMAL DEEK
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Linda Timko LiangLINDA TIMKO LIANG
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Louis GreenLOUIS GREEN
TRUSTEE (LEFT IN FY24-25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Regina FechterREGINA FECHTER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Susan TennerSUSAN TENNER
EXECUTIVE DIR.
- Total calculated
- $190,762
- From this org
- $185,206
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,556
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $185,206
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,556
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $190,762
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Wynette CaesarWYNETTE CAESAR
PRINCIPAL
- Total calculated
- $182,122
- From this org
- $152,177
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,945
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $152,177
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,565
- Nontaxable benefits
- $25,380
- Filer's total
- $182,122
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Andre WilliamsANDRE WILLIAMS
TEACHER
- Total calculated
- $122,769
- From this org
- $104,426
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,343
- Hours/week
- 40
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Catherine TolsonCATHERINE TOLSON
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $138,149
- From this org
- $110,628
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,521
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jennifer BennettJENNIFER BENNETT
TEACHER
- Total calculated
- $109,650
- From this org
- $109,650
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Keneshia MaxwellKENESHIA MAXWELL
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
- Total calculated
- $128,612
- From this org
- $124,866
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,746
- Hours/week
- 40
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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $9,059,892
- Expenses
- $9,221,656
- Contributions
- $8,804,546
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $8,637,137
- Expenses
- $8,591,793
- Contributions
- $8,449,897
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $8,187,373
- Expenses
- $8,246,322
- Contributions
- $8,029,351
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,776,071
- Expenses
- $7,180,826
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,503,900
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $8,196,905
- Expenses
- $7,434,667
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,919,931
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,247,106
- Expenses
- $6,815,608
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,112,760
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $6,660,711
- Expenses
- $6,400,141
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,701,145
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,998,466
- Expenses
- $5,827,204
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,286,570
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,595,876
- Expenses
- $5,492,424
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,073,122
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,656,575
- Expenses
- $5,320,029
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,913,590
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,893,161
- Expenses
- $3,379,998
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,466,404
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,501,729
- Expenses
- $2,045,978
- Assets (EOY)
- $742,964
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $398,021
- Assets (EOY)
- $203,641
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$25,000
2022 EDUCATION
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THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$22,500
2023 EDUCATION
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THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$20,942
2024 EDUCATION
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2022 GENERAL SUPPORT
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$10,141
2022 TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EXPAND BUGS COMPOST PROGRAM
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CATSKILL WATERSHED CORPORATION
$10,000
2024 EDUCATION
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CATSKILL WATERSHED CORPORATION
$10,000
2025 EDUCATION
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.