Public Charity

BROOKLYN INDEPENDENT

BROOKLYN INDEPENDENT, of BROOKLYN, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $4.0M in revenue, $3.4M in expenses, $4.7M in total assets. 15 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $919K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 834138693 BROOKLYN, NY Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.0M
Total Expenses$3.4M
Total Assets$4.7M
Grant Records15
Funding Total$919K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

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.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE (BEGAN 6/13/25) Andrea Cablayan
TRUSTEE Chloe Taylor
CO-FOUNDER & CO-HEAD OF SC Gabriela Tejedor
TRUSTEE (BEGAN 6/13/25) Hannah Peters-Siegfried
VICE CHAIR Jevon Roush
TEACHER Joel Tracy

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$744,003 7 grants
EDUCATION
$68,600 2 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$32,078 2 grants
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
$30,000 1 grant
GENERAL
$19,040 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.0M $3.4M $4.7M
2024 $2.7M $2.8M $820K
2023 $2.1M $2.4M $1.4M
2022 $1.7M $1.9M $749K
2021 $849K $1.0M $531K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $849K to $4.0M (+368%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.7M.

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