Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service

Analysis

Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooklyn, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1945, 81 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service reported income of $30.7m and spending of $31.9m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $33.8m to $30.7m (-9.3%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minnesota Masonic Home Care Center ($30.7m), Crossroads Rhode Island ($30.7m) and Guidewire Inc ($30.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $634k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $15.1m. At year end it held assets of $54.2m against liabilities of $24.7m, net assets of $29.5m. It reported 614 employees.