BROOKLYN POETS INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2014
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- Organization
- BROOKLYN POETS INC (EIN 45-5515074)
- Tax period
- 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
- Filed
- 2015-05-12
- IRS object ID
- 201501329349201625
- Schema version
- 2014v5.0
- 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 | 2015-05-12T13:37:50-04:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2014-12-31 | 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 | 2014-01-01 | 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 | 3 Meserole Street | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Brooklyn | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 11206 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Jason Koo | PersonNm |
| Person Title | FounderExecuti | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 7183741953 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2015-04-15 | 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 | 3477024962 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2015-05-12 | PreparationDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2014 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z | 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 | $38,455 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $7,647 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $21,788 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $7,851 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $5,730 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $2,121 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $1,169 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $32,725 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $40,955 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $1,584 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $272 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $6,052 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $48,863 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$16,138 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $17,464 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $1,326 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $16,904 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $7,067 | 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 | $560 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $311 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $17,464 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $7,378 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $6,052 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $17,464 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,326 | 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 5-week poetry workshops and hosted 8 poetry readings and 12 monthly workshop & open mic events The events drew and served more than 750 people | $19,211 |
| Weekly on our website we featured a poem and interview with a Poet of the Week | $102 |
| We hosted a weekend retreat in the Hamptons for poets involving writing classes workshops and readings The retreat served 12 people | $1,034 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $20,347 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Koo | ||||
| FounderExecutive DirectorTreasure | 21.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Gunny Scarfo | ||||
| Board President | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Caroline Gonzalez | ||||
| Board Director | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Tiffany Gibert | ||||
| Board Secretary | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dorothea Lasky | ||||
| Board Director | 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 | 3 Meserole Street | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Brooklyn | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 11206 | 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 Minus1 Year | $16,757 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $7,647 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $24,404 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $41,238 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $29,639 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $70,877 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $57,995 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $37,286 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $95,281 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $95,281 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $335 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $1,169 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $1,504 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $58,330 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $38,455 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $96,785 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| First5 Years509 | Yes (X) | First5Years509Ind |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Description of other revenue Part I line 8 | Description AmountDiscounts and Refunds 1,169 |
| Description of other expenses Part I line 16 | Description AmountDepreciation from 4562 209Advertising 313Bank Charges 41Dues and Subscriptions 358Interest 240Meals and Entertainment 3,084Office Expenses 1,087Misc Exp 416Travel 89Promotional 212Licenses 3 |
| Description of other assets Part II line 24 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearEquipment 522 311Credit Card Receivable 38 0 |
| Description of total liabilities Part II line 26 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearCredit Cards 0 6,052 |
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