BROOKLYN POETS INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2019
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- Organization
- BROOKLYN POETS INC (EIN 45-5515074)
- Tax period
- 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
- Filed
- 2020-07-09
- IRS object ID
- 202021919349201022
- Schema version
- 2019v5.1
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2020-07-09T14:29:25-04:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2019-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 464577032 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Custom Accounting Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 150 Corbin Pl Apt 3V | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Brooklyn | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 11235 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2019-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 455515074 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Brooklyn Poets Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | BROO | BusinessNameControlTxt |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 135 Jackson Street | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Brooklyn | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 11211 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Jason Koo | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Executive Direc | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 7183741953 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2020-04-27 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Natalya Grigoriev | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P01518021 | PTIN |
| Phone | 2018055913 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2020-07-09 | PreparationDt |
Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation
IP Address IPAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| I Pv4 Address | 67.81.96.25 | IPv4AddressTxt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IP | 2020-07-09 | IPDt |
| IP Tm | 14:30:04 | IPTm |
| Federal Original Submission Id | 1268662020191qab2saw | FederalOriginalSubmissionId |
| Federal Original Submission Id | 2020-07-09 | FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt |
| Filing License Type | P | FilingLicenseTypeCd |
| At Submission Creation Device Id | 18C647D0455AB2C92F7841B73A949307AF7BF247 | AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId |
| At Submission Filing Device Id | 18C647D0455AB2C92F7841B73A949307AF7BF247 | AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2019 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Website Address | www.brooklynpoets.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $171,657 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $37,459 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $123,665 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $10,533 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $5,127 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $5,406 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Total Revenue | $166,530 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $22,179 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $77,328 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $26,854 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $737 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $19,301 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $146,399 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $20,131 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $5,251 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $25,382 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $6,751 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $27,431 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $613 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $367 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $7,364 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $27,798 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $2,113 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $2,416 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $5,251 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $25,382 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Celebrate & Cultivate Brooklyn Poetry | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | $63,215 | |
| Weekly, on our website, we featured a poem and interview with a Poet of the Week, and we managed and developed the Bridge (poetsbridge.org), a site for poets and mentors | $14,745 | $10,000 |
| We hosted two weekend retreats for poets, one in the summer and one in the fall, involving writing classes, workshops and readings. The retreats served 64 students and teachers. | $33,307 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $111,267 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Koo | ||||
| Executive DirectorTreasurer | 21.00 | $24,800 | $0 | $0 |
| Gunny Scarfo | ||||
| Board President | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Tiffany Gibert | ||||
| Board Secretary | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Modesto Jimenez | ||||
| Board Vice President | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Hala Alyan | ||||
| Board Director | 1.00 | $2,684 | $0 | $0 |
| Emily Blair | ||||
| Board Director | 1.00 | $1,250 | $0 | $0 |
| JP Howard | ||||
| Board Director | 1.00 | $2,720 | $0 | $0 |
| Isaac Myers III | ||||
| Board Director | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | NY | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Jason Koo | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 135 Jackson Street Ste 2A | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Brooklyn | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 11211 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 7183741953 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $12,765 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $13,699 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $32,119 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $17,880 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $37,459 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $113,922 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $48,118 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $62,442 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $77,021 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $97,845 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $134,198 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $419,624 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $60,883 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $76,141 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $109,140 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $115,725 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $171,657 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $533,546 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $533,546 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $57 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Total | $57 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $60,940 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $76,141 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $109,140 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $115,725 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $171,657 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $533,603 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 0.99990 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 0.99690 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Description of other expenses Part I line 16 | Description AmountDepreciation from 4562 245Advertising 2,097Taxes & Licenses 330Dues and Subscriptions 3,651Charitable Contributions 250Meals 4,405Office Expenses 794Misc Exp 360Travel 1,014Insurance 456Payroll Taxes 1,824Web Hosting 797Payroll Fees 516Events 299Merchant Fees 2,263 |
| Description of other assets Part II line 24 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearEquipment 613 367 |
| Description of total liabilities Part II line 26 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearCredit Cards 1,789 2,381Payroll Liabilities 324 35 |
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