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BRIC ARTS MEDIA BKLYN INC

EIN 11-2547268 BROOKLYN, NY

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Revenue 2024
$15,475,309
Expenses 2024
$16,649,583

Program services were 55.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A600
Classification
1000
Street
647 FULTON STREET

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

2 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

BRIC IS A LEADING ARTS AND MEDIA INSTITUTION ANCHORED IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN WHOSE WORK SPANS CONTEMPORARY VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, MEDIA, AND CIVIC ACTION.

  • BRIC COMMUNITY MEDIA - BRIC IS THE NEW YORK EMMY AWARD-WINNING PUBLIC ACCESS TELEVISION ORGANIZATION FOR BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. WE OFFER LOW-COST MEDIA PRODUCTION CLASSES AND FREE ACCESS TO TELEVISION PRODUCTION FACILITIES. WE AIR COMMUNITY-PRODUCED FREE SPEECH CONTENT ON OUR CABLE NETWORK, AND IN-HOUSE CONTENT FOCUSED ON BROOKLYN. IN FY25, 770 COMMUNITY PRODUCERS WORKED WITH BROOKLYN FREE SPEECH TV. BROOKLYN FREE SPEECH SUPPORTED 1,608 COMMUNITY PRODUCTIONS THROUGH BRIC'S COMMUNITY MEDIA STUDIOS AND EQUIPMENT OFFERINGS. 566 USERS AIRED CONTENT ON BRIC'S BROOKLYN FREE SPEECH TV CHANNELS. BRIC ADULT MEDIA EDUCATION RAN 427 IN-PERSON AND ONLINE CLASSES AND PROGRAMS, SERVING 9,362 REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS (5,906 ATTENDEES) FROM 25 STATES AND 6 COUNTRIES. ALL CLASSES WERE FREE OR LOW COST, MAINTAINING BROAD ACCESS. BRIC CERTIFIED 465 MEDIA PRODUCERS AND EXPANDED OFFERINGS WITH PROGRAMS SUCH AS YOUTH FILMMAKING AND PHOTOGRAPHY BOOTCAMPS, AI IN SCREENWRITING, AND SMALL BUSINESS MEDIA TRAINING, WHILE DEEPENING PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES, REEL SISTERS, SEED&SPARK, AND THE CENTER FOR COMMUNICATION; AND ORIGINAL SERIES PROGRAMMING ON CABLE TELEVISION AND ONLINE VIDEO. BRIC TV WORKS WITH THE MOST EXCITING FILMMAKERS IN THE BOROUGH TO CREATE BOLD, GROUNDBREAKING NEW WORK THAT'S GARNERED EMMYS, IPPIES AND TELLYS, SCREENED AT THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL AND SUNDANCE ALL WHILE SPEAKING TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. IN FY24, BRIC TV WON AN EMMY, DEVELOPED NEW DISTRIBUTION OPPORTUNITIES WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND STREAMING, AND SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF ELEVEN SHORT AND LONG-FORM FILMS FROM EMERGING FILMMAKERS.

    Expenses $4,756,559 · Revenue $7,196,571

  • BRIC PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS INCLUDE PRESENTATION OF MUSIC, DANCE, THEATER, FILM, AND SPOKEN WORD, AND SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WORK. IN FY25 BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN EXECUTED 18 FREE SHOWS, 4 BENEFIT SHOWS, 78 MUSICAL ACTS, HOSTED 75,000 SEASONAL ATTENDEES, AND ATTRACTED 8 B+ MEDIA IMPRESSIONS. BRIC JAZZFEST ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE EXECUTING A 3-NIGHT FESTIVAL; ACTIVATING 2 STAGES, SUPPORTING 120 PERFORMERS IN OUR VENUE, AND SELLING 1,858 TICKETS.

    Expenses $4,037,091 · Revenue $1,296,001

  • BRIC CONTEMPORARY ART PROGRAMS INCLUDE EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC EVENTS, AND AN INNOVATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM AT OUR 3,000-SQUARE-FOOT GALLERY AT BRIC HOUSE, THROUGH A SUBSIDISED STUDIO RESIDENCY, AND AROUND THE BOROUGH. OUR AIM IS TO INCREASE THE VISIBILITY THROUGHOUT BRIC HOUSE AND THE ACCESSIBILITY OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND MEDIA WHILE BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THE ART WORLD AND GLOBAL CULTURE IN BROOKLYN. IN ADDITION, OUR ART EDUCATION PROGRAMS BRING THESE EXPERIENCES TO STUDENTS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK. 63 TEACHING RESIDENCIES, 3,200 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN OUR SCHOOL-BASED ART EDUCATION PROGRAM AND ACTIVITIES IN 47 SCHOOLS IN 13 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND BRIC HOUSE DELIVERY OF DIGITAL EDUCATION CONTENT.

    Expenses $285,394 · Revenue $274,305

  • BRIC HOUSE IS AN ACCESSIBLE DESTINATION FOR ART PERFORMANCE, MEDIA & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ARTISTS, AUDIENCES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

    Expenses $146,841

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

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.

  • Brent Starks

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessie McClintock Kelly

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa Robins

    ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Cheffo

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Liburd

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Susan Jurevics

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Winston Song

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Antonia Yuille Williams

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Ashley C Cotton

    AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Catie Marshall

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Dan Dipietro

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Douglas C Steiner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • John Siegal

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Karen Synesael

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kim Soule

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kimani Rogers

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Lynn Gonzalez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Phillip Howze

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Susan Murray

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Tucker Reed

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Deron Johnston

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $211,924
    From this org
    $200,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,074
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,000
    Bonus
    $5,850
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,074
    Filer's total
    $211,924
  • Erum Jaffer

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $236,658
    From this org
    $220,144
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,514
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,694
    Bonus
    $6,450
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,134
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,380
    Filer's total
    $236,658
  • Wesley Jackson

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $361,636
    From this org
    $330,949
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,687
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $318,433
    Bonus
    $10,100
    Other
    $2,416
    Deferred
    $1,037
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,650
    Filer's total
    $361,636
  • Yvette Rodriguez

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $231,700
    From this org
    $213,465
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,235
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,165
    Bonus
    $6,300
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,326
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,909
    Filer's total
    $231,700
  • Saidah Blount

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BRIC CELEBRATE BROOKLYN

    Total calculated
    $169,720
    From this org
    $158,646
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,074
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,846
    Bonus
    $4,800
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,074
    Filer's total
    $169,720

The first 25 listed. 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

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $15,475,309
    Expenses
    $16,649,583
    Contributions
    $5,855,135
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $13,325,985
    Expenses
    $18,093,436
    Contributions
    $3,495,857
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $14,315,967
    Expenses
    $18,552,993
    Contributions
    $4,381,944
    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

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $17,361,641
    Expenses
    $17,211,418
    Assets (EOY)
    $22,060,961
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,315,164
    Expenses
    $13,892,888
    Assets (EOY)
    $22,086,824
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $15,615,033
    Expenses
    $15,949,302
    Assets (EOY)
    $22,097,610
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $16,324,049
    Expenses
    $16,145,630
    Assets (EOY)
    $22,414,649
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $16,432,397
    Expenses
    $15,441,177
    Assets (EOY)
    $21,951,469
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $15,546,964
    Expenses
    $14,165,326
    Assets (EOY)
    $22,158,864
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,904,671
    Expenses
    $12,630,252
    Assets (EOY)
    $22,385,094
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $15,474,293
    Expenses
    $11,715,776
    Assets (EOY)
    $23,110,431
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $17,013,043
    Expenses
    $10,863,821
    Assets (EOY)
    $23,861,796
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $8,054,556
    Assets (EOY)
    $16,778,954

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related partnerships on its 2024 return

  • STRAND THEATER TENANTS ASSOCIATION

    TENANT ASSOC · DE · 56.5% owned · general or managing partner

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 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.