Public Charity

BRASS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED

BRASS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED is a Public Charity headquartered in BUFFALO, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.6M revenue, $2.7M expenses, $41.3M total assets. 1 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $10K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 873790352 BUFFALO, NY Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: B12 Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$2.6M

Total Expenses$2.7M

Total Assets$41.3M

Grant Records1

Funding Total$10K

Filing Years2023–2025

Mission

THE BUFFALO ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, INC. (THE FOUNDATION) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT FOUNDATION THAT HOLDS PROPERTIES FOR THE BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER ACADEMIES OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOLS (THE SCHOOLS). THE FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF THE SCHOOLS' BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE WITH THE SCHOOLS' REAL ESTATE AND FACILITIES RELATED NEEDS, AND BY RAISING FUNDS AND RESOURCES THAT WILL ENABLE THE FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE SCHOOLS TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF THE SCHOOLS' STUDENTS AND ALUMNI.

Where $100 goes at Brass Foundation Incorporated

How Brass Foundation Incorporated divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 3 years.

$90 Programs the work itself

$10 Management running the organization

$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $90 for programs

$46

Other educational services

51% of program spending

$41

Regular education

46% of program spending

Special education

3% of program spending

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

CHARTER FUND INC D/B/A CHARTER SCHOOL GROWTH FUND

2024

IMPACT AND INNOVATION

$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 1 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dr Joseph Polat

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Graham Vanderzanden

CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER Justin Braun

CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Murat Kucukdugenci

CHIEF TALENT OFFICER Mustafa Ersoy

MEMBER Mustafa Gokcek Phd

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Research & Policy

$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$2.6M	$2.7M	$41.3M
2024	$2.5M	$2.1M	$41.6M
2023	$21.3M	$1.3M	$42.4M

Between 2023 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $21.3M to $2.6M (-88%), with total assets most recently reported at $41.3M.

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