2024-05-13T13:47:38-07:00 2023-12-31 262176601 EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 990EZ 2023-01-01 112963180 BROOKLYN PARENTS FOR PEACE INC BROO 7186245921 388 ATLANTIC AVE BROOKLYN NY 11217 SAM KOPRAK TREASURER 7186245921 2024-05-13 1 SAM KOPRAK 999009999 1 JEREMY CORK P01544850 2082874777 2024-05-13 1 11 1 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X www.brooklynpeace.org X X 119916 X 113273 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 6000 20799 -14799 0 0 0 615 99117 1000 0 90899 9280 9000 4241 9371 123791 -24674 86311 0 61637 X 87676 62136 0 0 0 0 87676 62136 1365 499 86311 61637 PREVENTION OF WAR, AND THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INJUSTICES WHICH LEAD TO WAR, BY EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THE ISSUES AND ENCOURAGING CITIZEN ACTIVISM. EDUCATIONAL EVENTS - WE HELD 5 FORUMS (ON ZOOM) WHICH WERE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THESE EVENTS WERE HELD ON ZOOM AS WELL AS RECORDED AND MADE AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE. TOPICS INCLUDED: HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF A SENSELESS WAR; THE COMING WAR WITH CHINA, AND HOW IT CAN BE PREVENTED; BACK FROM THE BRINK: HOW GRASSROOTS ACTIVISTS CAN PREVENT NUCLEAR WAR; THE ART OF ACTIVISM; GREEN CARD SOLDIER; MODI, BJP, RSS AND THE RISE OF FASCISM IN INDIA. 953 PEOPLE REGISTERED FOR THESE EVENTS, AND 529 ATTENDED. THOSE WHO REGISTERED BUT DID NOT ATTEND RECEIVED A FOLLOW-UP MESSAGE WITH RESOURCES ON THE TOPIC AND A LINK TO THE RECORDING. ALSO, WE SPONSORED A BOOK TALK FIRE AND RAIN: NIXON, KISSINGER, AND THE WARS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA IN A LOCAL BOOKSTORE, ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 30 PEOPLE. WE CO-SPONSORED TWO OTHER EDUCATIONAL EVENTS: GREEN CARD SOLDIER - A BOOK TALK AND CONVERSATION ABOUT US IMPERIALISM AND RECRUITMENT OF IMMIGRANTS INTO THE US MILITARY; AND A FORUM ON - GAZA & UKRAINE WARS: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, GEOPOLITICAL IMPLICATIONS, & PATHS TO PEACE & JUSTICE. OUR MONTHLY PROGRAM ON BROOKLYN PUBLIC ACCESS TELEVISION FEATURES HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR FORUMS AND PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE ACCESSIBLE PARTICULARLY TO SENIOR CITIZENS AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE CABLE TV BUT MAY NOT HAVE CONVENIENT INTERNET ACCESS. ADDITIONALLY, WE SPONSOR TWO READING GROUPS DISCUSSING CURRENT LITERATURE CONCERNING THE ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT WHICH MEET EVERY 4-6 WEEKS. APPROXIMATELY 20 PEOPLE ATTEND. OUR UNICEF CAMPAIGN IS PRIMARILY EDUCATIONAL, BUILDING AWARENESS OF CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND ENCOURAGING CHILDREN TO CONSIDER THEMSELVES AS GLOBAL CITIZENS. OUR NEWSLETTER AND WEBSITE ANNOUNCE OUR EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AS WELL AS THOSE SPONSORED BY ALLIED GROUPS WHICH MAY BE OF INTEREST TO OUR MEMBERS ON TOPICS RELATED TO WAR AND ITS UNDERLYING CAUSES. 1000 14049 DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION - OUR ONLINE NEWSLETTER IS EMAILED TO APPROXIMATELY 5000 PERSONS ONCE A WEEK, FEATURING ANNOUNCEMENTS OF OUR FORUMS AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, AS WELL AS THOSE OF OTHER GROUPS ON TOPICS PERTINENT TO OUR CORE ISSUES. WE ALSO INCLUDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTION, SOME OF WHICH INVOLVE GRASSROOTS LOBBYING. SIMILAR INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. SOCIAL MEDIA IS A MAJOR MODE FOR DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION, WHERE WE REGULARLY POST ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND INSTAGRAM. APPROXIMATELY 2000 PERSONS FOLLOW ONE OR MORE OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. IN ADDITION, WE PARTICIPATED IN ONE STREET FAIR (FLATBUSH FROLIC), WHERE OUR MAIN PURPOSE WAS DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION. 0 9974 EXPRESSION OF OPINION - WE SPONSORED AND PARTICIPATED IN EVENTS WHOSE PARTICULAR FOCUS WAS THE EXPRESSION OF OPINION, INCLUDING RALLIES, VIGILS, AND TABLES WITH FLYER DISTRIBUTION AND PETITION SIGNATURES. THE TOPICS COVERED CLOSE GUANTANAMO; SUPPORT FOR TPNW (TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS); OPPOSITION TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE; PREVENTION OF NUCLEAR WAR; CALLS FOR A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA; NOT ON OUR DIME; AND MOVING THE MONEY FROM WAR TO OUR COMMUNITIES. WHEN HELD IN PERSON, THESE EVENTS DREW ABOUT 260 PARTICIPANTS. OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OFFERS NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES TO SIGN PETITIONS AND EXPRESS OPINIONS ON A RANGE OF TOPICS, IN ADDITION TO THOSE ALREADY MENTIONED. 0 7552 31575 MICHAELA CZERKIES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RESIGNED 12/31/23 35 75000 0 0 BRUCE ALTSCHULER CO-VICE CHAIR 2 0 0 0 CAROLYN RUSTI EISENBERG CO-VICE CHAIR 8 0 0 0 VERONICA NUNN CO-VICE CHAIR 26.5 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE PHILLIPS CHAIRPERSON 30 0 0 0 SAM KOPRAK TREASURER 6 0 0 0 MELISSA CORBETT SECRETARY 4 0 0 0 ANN FAWCETT AMBIA BOARD MEMBER 8 0 0 0 BETTA BROAD BOARD MEMBER RESIGNED 08/31/23 2 0 0 0 CHARLENE BARKER BOARD MEMBER 5 0 0 0 DOROTHY BONNIE GREENVICH BOARD MEMBER SINCE 09/01/23 2 0 0 0 ELEANOR PREISS BOARD MEMBER 2 0 0 0 GREG KALVIN BOARD MEMBER 4 0 0 0 MARIAN RONAN BOARD MEMBER 3 0 0 0 MOHAMMED NURHUSSEIN BOARD MEMBER 2 0 0 0 MONROE ALLISON BOARD MEMBER SINCE 09/01/23 2 0 0 0 NINA ALLEN BOARD MEMBER SINCE 09/01/23 2 0 0 0 THOMAS COX BOARD MEMBER 6 0 0 0 BILLY JAMES MARTIN SPIRITCHILD BOARD MEMBER 1.5 0 0 0 MICHELLE SMITH BOARD MEMBER 3 0 0 0 MILTON ALIMADI BOARD MEMBER 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY CHARLOTTE PHILLIPS 388 ATLANTIC AVE BROOKLYN NY 11217 7186245921 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 103988 60569 76856 72412 113273 427098 103988 60569 76856 72412 113273 427098 35690 391408 288 367 76 43 28 802 0 0 0 0 0 615 615 428515 8900 0.91341 0.92421 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3680 3974 7654 116136 123790 24758 6190 0 0 12299 3410 7386 24758 47853 71780 500 834 5505 7654 14493 3075 853 1847 6190 11965 17948 500 834 4846 3680 9860 FALL FUNDRAISER 54950 48950 6000 0 0 2410 13204 0 4985 SPRING FUNDRAISER 5390 5390 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 0 60340 54340 6000 0 0 2410 13204 200 4985 20799 -14799 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 Description;Amount^MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE;615^Total;615^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^OFFICE EXPENSES;5542|OTHER RELATED EXPENSES;2380|ADVERTISING;1280|TRAVEL AND MEETING EXPENSES;169^Total;9371^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Description;EOY Amount^ACCOUNTS PAYABALE;499^Total;499^