BROOKLYN POETS INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2016
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- Organization
- BROOKLYN POETS INC (EIN 45-5515074)
- Tax period
- 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
- Filed
- 2017-05-15
- IRS object ID
- 201711359349204036
- Schema version
- 2016v3.0
- 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 | 2017-05-15T14:03:46-04:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2016-12-31 | 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 | 2016-01-01 | 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 | 2017-05-10 | 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 | 2017-05-15 | PreparationDt |
Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation
IP Address IPAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| I Pv4 Address | 24.188.158.92 | IPv4AddressTxt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IP | 2017-05-15 | IPDt |
| IP Tm | 14:04:41 | IPTm |
| Federal Original Submission Id | 12686620171351dbkfoy | FederalOriginalSubmissionId |
| Federal Original Submission Id | 2017-05-15 | FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt |
| Filing License Type | P | FilingLicenseTypeCd |
| At Submission Creation Device Id | DB40FBABBD4F71926DF0592B2684DB3533175623 | AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId |
| At Submission Filing Device Id | DB40FBABBD4F71926DF0592B2684DB3533175623 | AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2016 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Website Address | www.brooklynpoets.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $76,141 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $13,699 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $54,070 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $8,372 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $6,772 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $1,600 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Total Revenue | $69,369 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $7,290 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $48,371 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $2,338 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $211 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $11,803 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $70,013 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$644 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | -$109 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | -$753 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $8,508 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,478 | 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 | $188 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $113 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $8,696 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,591 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $8,805 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $2,344 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | -$109 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | -$753 | 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 |
|---|---|
| We hired poets to teach 26 5-week poetry workshops and hosted 9 poetry readings and 12 monthly workshop & open mic events The events drew and served more than 1400 people | $41,069 |
| Weekly on our website we featured a poem and interview with a Poet of the Week and we managed and developed the Bridge poetsbridgeorg a site for poets and mentors | $12,415 |
| We hosted a weekend retreat in the Hamptons for poets involving writing classes workshops and readings The retreat served 20 students and teachers | $3,025 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $56,509 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Koo | ||||
| Executive DirectorTreasurer | 21.00 | $12,338 | $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 |
| 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 | 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 Minus3 Years | $16,757 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $7,647 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $12,765 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $13,699 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $50,868 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $41,238 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $29,639 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $48,118 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $62,442 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $181,437 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $57,995 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $37,286 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $60,883 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $76,141 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $232,305 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $232,305 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $335 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $1,169 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $57 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Total | $1,561 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $58,330 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $38,455 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $60,940 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $76,141 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $233,866 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| First5 Years509 | Yes (X) | First5Years509Ind |
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 75Advertising 746Payroll Taxes 1,310Dues and Subscriptions 1,712Interest 971Meals and Entertainment 3,014Office Expenses 964Misc Exp 1,054Travel 663Promotional 56Licenses 45Web Hosting 1,075Equipment Rental 118 |
| Description of other assets Part II line 24 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearEquipment 188 113 |
| Description of total liabilities Part II line 26 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearCredit Cards 8,805 2,147Payroll Liabilities 0 197 |
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