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BROOKLYN INDEPENDENT

BROOKLYN, NYEIN: 83-4138693Website

Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings

BROOKLYN INDEPENDENT BROOKLYN INDEPENDENT IS A 6TH-8TH PRIVATE MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH A FIERCE BELIEF IN DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. WE SPECIALIZE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL LEARNING BY BALANCING HIGH RIGOR AND HIGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. OUR SLIDING-SCALE TUITION MODEL ENSURES THAT ALL FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO AND CAN AFFORD AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION. WE BELIEVE DIVERSITY MAKES US BETTER, SMARTER, AND STRONGER.

Local (City/County Level)
Youth/Teens (Ages 13-18)
Direct Service Delivery
Progressive/Social Justice
Progressive Pedagogy/Student-Centered Learning
Education & Awareness
K-12 Education
Children (Ages 0-12)

Annual Revenue

$2,138,816

Known Funders

12

Grants Received

16

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2022$2,138,816$2,431,252$1,355,268
2021$1,733,430$1,856,246$748,950
2020$849,140$1,004,188$530,593
2019$688,062$640,943$408,246

Top Funders

ISLANDS FUND

BOISE, ID

$50,000 (2024)
ISLANDS FUND

BOISE, ID

$40,000 (2023)
$34,530 (2021)
$30,000 (2022)
$28,000 (2021)
$25,000 (2021)
PLEDGELING FOUNDATION

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

$19,040 (2023)
ZALESKI FAMILY FOUNDATION

NEW YORK CITY, NY

$5,000 (2021)
$3,717 (2023)
$3,000 (2024)

Showing top 10 of 12 funders.

Key Personnel

From 2022 IRS 990 filing

M

MICHAEL PATRICK

BOARD CHAIR

Officer
J

JEVON ROUSH

VICE CHAIR

Officer
L

LIFAN SHEN

TREASURER

Officer
T

TANYA FRIEDMAN

SECRETARY

Officer
K

KENTON KIRBY

TRUSTEE

D

DENISE SAVOY

TRUSTEE

D

DAN SCHWARTZ

TRUSTEE

S

SUGINIA JONES

TRUSTEE

K

KEVIN JONES

TRUSTEE

K

KELSEY JONES

CO-FOUNDER & CO-HEAD OF SC

Officer

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