Brooklyn Community Housing and Services
Brooklyn Community Housing and Services reported $14.1 million in revenue and $14.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.77 went to program services, $13.09 to management and general costs and $4.14 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 53.0% of the total. Government grants made up 45.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $287,727 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 27% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$7.02 $1.0M
- Government grants$45.22 $6.4M
- Program service revenue$47.60 $6.8M
- Investment income$0.16 $22,206
Other revenue was negative: −$191K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 82.8% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.1% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.1% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.08 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 53.0% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 45.8% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 48.2% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $287,727 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.01% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.6 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 24 of 24 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseMental health and housing - operates an 81 bed transitional community residence that offers mental health counseling, medication management, daily living skills tranining, substance abuse services, health services, recreational activities, and the development of socialization and self-advocacy skills for single adults with a serious and persistent mental illness
Supportive housing - provides single room housing for men and women who have been homeless or are at high risk of homelessness, the majority of which have a chronic mental illness, and offers case management , vocational train ing, recreation, socializtion, mental health care, on-site nursing and substance abuse counseling. During FY25, 96% of all supporing housing residents successfully maintained their housing with bchs or moved on to other independent living in the community. The Brooklyn Housing assistance center prevented evictions for 100% of the at-risk individuals it worked with; the…
Family services - offers secure housing for 44 mothers, each with one child up to the age of eight, and provides assistance that includes case management, on-site child care and nursing, vocational training, counseling, and job placement
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $233,360 | $0 | $54,367 | $287,727 |
| ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $156,844 | $0 | $21,486 | $178,330 |
| CONTROLLER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $143,237 | $0 | $31,753 | $174,990 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $147,223 | $0 | $20,872 | $168,095 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $144,496 | $0 | $19,733 | $164,229 |
| HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $117,170 | $0 | $17,314 | $134,484 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 1.00 hrs/week | $105,365 | $0 | $3,365 | $108,730 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Brooklyn Community Housing and Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $302K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b24 · 24 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5109
- Volunteers Part I, line 624
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| NCHENG Accounting services | $179,697 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
14 private foundations reported grants to Brooklyn Community Housing and Services totaling $183K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Brooklyn Community Housing and Services's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Brooklyn Community Housing and Services reported that 82.8% of its $14.3 million in expenses went to program services, 13.1% to management and general and 4.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Brooklyn Community Housing and Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Brooklyn Community Housing and Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $287,727, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Brooklyn Community Housing and Services get its money?
Of $14.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 53.0% came from contributions and grants (including 45.8% from government grants) and 48.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Brooklyn Community Housing and Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 11-2549027 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202611329349305531 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541339349307174 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401349349300025 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311359349305586 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231369349312718 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141349349306504 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 11-2549027: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.