Mission
REEL WORKS MENTORS, INSPIRES AND EMPOWERS UNDERSERVED NYC YOUTH TO SHARE THEIR STORIES THROUGH FILMMAKING, CREATING A SPRINGBOARD TO SUCCESSFUL CAREERS IN MEDIA AND BEYOND.
Public Charity
REEL STORIES TEEN FILMMAKING INC
REEL STORIES TEEN FILMMAKING INC, of BROOKLYN, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.9M in revenue, $6.7M in expenses, $2.8M in total assets. 54 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.3M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 200936377
BROOKLYN, NY
Youth Development - Business
NTEE: O53
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.9M
Total Expenses$6.7M
Total Assets$2.8M
Grant Records54
Funding Total$4.3M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Reel Stories Teen Filmmaking Inc
How Reel Stories Teen Filmmaking Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$75
Programs
the work itself
$9
Management
running the organization
$16
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $75 for programs
$41
Mediamkrs is a workforce development program that partners with media companies, educational institutions, government agencies and labor unions to train, credential and prepare young new yorkers for careers…
$18
Reel works' after school programs provide intensive, year-round workshops for high school and young adult filmmakers who are paired 1:1 with professional filmmaker-mentors to tell their stories and…
$10
Reel works in schools brings reel works' award-winning workshops into middle and high schools across underserved neighborhoods in Brooklyn, queens and the bronx
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
SEE PART IV
$20,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000
ARTS AND CULTURE
$15,000
POVERTY RELIEF
$250,000
$202,109
Showing up to 5 of 54 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
CHAIR
Alexis Tucker
DIRECTOR
Benjamin Schulte
DIRECTOR
Christopher Poindexter Esq
DIRECTOR
Cynthia Kanner
DIRECTOR
Daaimiah Murray
VICE CHAIR
Dayo Harewood
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.9M | $6.7M | $2.8M |
| 2024 | $8.7M | $5.8M | $5.1M |
| 2023 | $4.2M | $4.3M | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $3.5M | $3.2M | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $2.6M | $2.5M | $1.3M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.6M to $3.9M (+53%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.8M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.