Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School

Analysis

Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooklyn, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School reported income of $8.2m and spending of $8.2m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $6.7m to $8.2m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maui Preparatory Academy ($8.2m), Cirrus Education Group ($8.2m) and Avance Schools Inc ($8.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $321k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.6m. At year end it held assets of $20.2m against liabilities of $16.5m, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 68 employees.