Brooklyn Dreams Charter School
Brooklyn Dreams Charter School reported $13.1 million in revenue and $13.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.22 went to program services, $4.78 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 83.1% of the total. Government grants made up 83.1%. Revenue rose 10% 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 $13MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 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 $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.2% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.8% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 83.1% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 83.1% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 16.3% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | Not reported | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | Not reported | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.3 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 9 | 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 expenseOperated an educational institution organized as a public Charter School. The school provides education, at no cost to the parent, to students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The school operates under a charter approved by the state university of new york charter schools institute
Operated a school food service program at the public Charter School described above. The school offers free or reduced breakfast and/or lunch for families that qualify. Research has shown that students who eat their breakfast in the morning exhibit better memory retention. Funding for this program was provided by the usda food and nutrition service, in the amount of $375,405
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–1b9 · 9 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- 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 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 654
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| NATIONAL HERITAGE ACADEMIES INC Management services | $8,132,314 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from Brooklyn Dreams Charter School's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Brooklyn Dreams Charter School, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Brooklyn Dreams Charter School spent in FY2025, $95.22 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Brooklyn Dreams Charter School's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Brooklyn Dreams Charter School reported that 95.2% of its $13.0 million in expenses went to program services, 4.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
Where does Brooklyn Dreams Charter School get its money?
Of $13.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 83.1% came from contributions and grants (including 83.1% from government grants) and 16.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Brooklyn Dreams Charter School a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 32-0301505 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), 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 202620999349301112 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202530839349300238 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411149349301111 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311359349315111 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231119349301003 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120639349300307 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 32-0301505: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.