BRASS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $2.6M · expenses $2.7M · assets $41.3M

EIN
87-3790352
Address
24 AGASSIZ CIR, BUFFALO, NY 14214-2610
NTEE code
B12
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

THE BUFFALO ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, INC. (THE FOUNDATION) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT FOUNDATION THAT HOLDS PROPERTIES FOR THE BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER ACADEMIES OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOLS (THE SCHOOLS). THE FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF THE SCHOOLS' BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE WITH THE SCHOOLS' REAL ESTATE AND FACILITIES RELATED NEEDS, AND BY RAISING FUNDS AND RESOURCES THAT WILL ENABLE THE FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE SCHOOLS TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF THE SCHOOLS' STUDENTS AND ALUMNI.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

6 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Dr Joseph Polat EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2022-2024 $232,864$665,141 3
Murat Kucukdugenci CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER2022-2024 $153,566$459,826 3
Graham Vanderzanden CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER2023-2024 $147,592$293,947 3
Justin Braun CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER2023-2024 $146,760$288,760 3
Mustafa Ersoy CHIEF TALENT OFFICER2024 $159,572$159,572 3
Hakan Aktar (former) DIRECTOR OF FINANCE2022 $126,748$126,748 3

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Mustafa Gokcek Phd MEMBER2022-2024 0 $0 reported 3
Tolga Hayali Phd PRESIDENT2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Selcuk Sedemirci MEMBER2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Vahit Sevinc (former) MEMBER (TO 6/22/23)2022 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · 5 paid, $840K · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DR JOSEPH POLAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0 $0$197,340$35,524 $232,8643
MUSTAFA ERSOY CHIEF TALENT OFFICER0 $0$130,250$29,322 $159,5723
MURAT KUCUKDUGENCI CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER0 $0$125,323$28,243 $153,5663
GRAHAM VANDERZANDEN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER0 $0$119,897$27,695 $147,5923
JUSTIN BRAUN CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER0 $0$128,322$18,438 $146,7603
MUSTAFA GOKCEK PHD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $03
TOLGA HAYALI PHD PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
SELCUK SEDEMIRCI MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · 4 paid, $658K · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DR JOSEPH POLAT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0 $0$179,391$34,973 $214,3643
MURAT KUCUKDUGENCI CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER0 $0$125,461$29,708 $155,1693
GRAHAM VANDERZANDEN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER0 $0$117,430$28,925 $146,3553
JUSTIN BRAUN CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER0 $0$123,431$18,569 $142,0003
MUSTAFA GOKCEK PHD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $03
TOLGA HAYALI PHD PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
SELCUK SEDEMIRCI MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · 3 paid, $496K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DR JOSEPH POLAT CEO0 $0$185,315$32,598 $217,9133
MURAT KUCUKDUGENCI CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER0 $0$124,457$26,634 $151,0913
HAKAN AKTAR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE0 $0$102,287$24,461 $126,7483
MUSTAFA GOKCEK MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $03
TOLGA HAYALI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
SELCUK SEDEMIRCI MEMBER (BEG 6/22/23)0 $0$0$0 $01
VAHIT SEVINC MEMBER (TO 6/22/23)0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 3 contractors · $622K
NameLocationServicePaid
O'CONNOR CONTRACTING OF WNY INCAMHERST, NYCONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION SERVICES.$374,082
PARKITECTS INCBUFFALO, NYPLAYGROUND DESIGN AND INSTALLATION.$145,000
ACE MECHANICAL SERVICESSANBORN, NYHVAC REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.$103,316
2023 · 2 contractors · $474K
NameLocationServicePaid
TOMMASO BRIATICO ARCHITECTSBUFFALO, NYBUILDING IMPROVEMENT$312,878
EMIN E EGRIUBUFFALO, NYBUILDING IMPROVEMENT$160,915

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 2 grants to organizations · $450K
2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $425K

Listed grants add up to $425,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $430,000. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2022 · 2 grants to organizations · $740K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,565,016$2,709,079 $41,258,142$25,204,954 $200,000$2,300,454 $006
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,529,396$2,077,705 $41,592,830$25,349,017 $440,000$2,276,053 $003
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$21,313,261$1,278,760 $42,398,028$24,897,326 $1,250,000$0 $000

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $10,000 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
CHARTER FUND INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INCNYB12 $2,634,554$3,226,718 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$130,612 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
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PUBLIC SCHOOL 10 PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION INCNYB12 $1,939,212$1,785,995 Co-Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF THE IHES INCNYB12 $3,477,497$1,008,320 Chair$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
SHAAREI ZION INSTITUTIONS INCNYB12 $2,615,583$1,911,342 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x, same state
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LIFT FOR LIFE FOUNDATION INCMOB12 $4,365,416$2,454,644 BOARD MEMBER$177,688 Same NTEE code B12, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$51,073,389246 582016–2024 GLADSTONE FOUNDATION; AMERICAN FRIENDS OF RABBINICAL COLLEGE NETIV HADAAT INC; THE MATCH FOUNDATION INC; SAGES EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION and 54 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $2,709,079 spent · pay $0 · grants $450,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $1,110,639$952,824$157,815- 41.0%
Interest $1,065,170$960,664$104,506- 39.3%
Grants to US organizations and governments $450,000$450,000-- 16.6%
Other (as described)TEAMBUILDING $42,542$36,497$6,045- 1.6%
Fees: accounting $25,669-$25,669- 0.9%
Fees: other services $10,940$9,385$1,555- 0.4%
Fees: legal $2,589-$2,589- 0.1%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSES $1,530$1,313$217- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $38,230$0reported apart
Total$2,709,079100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $2,077,705 spent · pay $0 · grants $430,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Interest $1,003,872$893,446$110,426- 48.3%
Occupancy $568,538$500,313$68,225- 27.4%
Grants to US organizations and governments $425,000$425,000-- 20.5%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSES $29,131$28,319$812- 1.4%
Fees: accounting $18,056-$18,056- 0.9%
Fees: other services $15,000-$15,000- 0.7%
Fees: legal $13,108-$13,108- 0.6%
Grants to US individuals $5,000$5,000-- 0.2%
Total$2,077,705100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,278,760 spent · pay $0 · grants $740,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $740,000$740,000-- 57.9%
Interest $511,390$455,137$56,253- 40.0%
Fees: legal $10,945-$10,945- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $9,040-$9,040- 0.7%
Office expenses $6,585-$6,585- 0.5%
Fees: other services $800-$800- 0.1%
Total$1,278,760100%

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