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Brighton Park Neighborhood Council
Brighton Park Neighborhood Council reported $12.3 million in revenue and $11.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $87.88 went to program services, $10.20 to management and general costs and $1.92 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 88.6% of the total. Government grants made up 67.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $155,000 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 115% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12MFor context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 87.9% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.2% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.9% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 88.6% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 67.8% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $155,000 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.32% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.4 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 8 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseBpnc organizes campaigns and services that address a range of issues and needs such as: community related, economic justice, and education justice issues; school-based resources and full-service community schools, gang and domestic violence, healthcare justice and quality healthcare for all, the need to rejuvenate our communitys park and green space, and the need for comprehensive immigration reform
Bpnc has developed a robust economic support and development service plan that includes economic stability and financial education. The agency has focused efforts to educate community residents in making sound investments and financial decisions that develop the capacity of families to sustain their household
The fscs is a comprehensive strategy to provide high quality educational, social emotional, violence prevention, and community development supports focused on academic achievement and community building. The partnerships develope the schools into catalyst for community change
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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, highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $155,000 | $0 | $0 | $155,000 |
| DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $100,636 | $0 | $0 | $100,636 |
| DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $100,251 | $0 | $0 | $100,251 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Brighton Park Neighborhood Council (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $155K (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
2024 · 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–1b8 · 8 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 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 5516
- Volunteers Part I, line 6150
Private foundation grants it received
10 private foundations reported grants to Brighton Park Neighborhood Council totaling $1.2M 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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Every number above is copied from Brighton Park Neighborhood Council's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Brighton Park Neighborhood Council spent in 2024, $87.88 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Brighton Park Neighborhood Council's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Brighton Park Neighborhood Council reported that 87.9% of its $11.8 million in expenses went to program services, 10.2% to management and general and 1.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Brighton Park Neighborhood Council pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Brighton Park Neighborhood Council reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $155,000, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Brighton Park Neighborhood Council get its money?
Of $12.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 88.6% came from contributions and grants (including 67.8% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Brighton Park Neighborhood Council a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-4229387 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533179349308838 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433039349302668 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303199349321830 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021 (amended), object 202341239349303104 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020 (amended), object 202240499349300809 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043179349304259 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-4229387: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.