2026-08-12T14:07:01-05:00 2025-12-31 132550103 D'Arcangelo & Co LLP 200 East Garden St Rome NY 13440 990 2025-01-01 161523586 Brackett Foundation BRAC 3158243435 PO Box 8 Hamilton NY 13346 Paulo Flor Treasurer 3158243435 2026-08-12 1 Leonard P Carissimo CPA P00164281 3153369220 2026-08-12 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Brackett Refugee Education Fund Paulo Flor 2629 Johnnycake Hill Rd Hamilton NY 13346 471719 0 X brackettfund.org X 1997 NY Helping refugees from Myanmar access education in Bangladesh,Uganda, Thailand and NE India. 8 6 0 0 0 0 666586 461005 0 0 11068 10709 0 5 677654 471719 587106 553273 0 0 0 0 0 0 6180 23195 29837 610301 583110 67353 -111391 1613529 1754843 0 0 1613529 1754843 X Believing that the best hope for peace and happiness for mankind lies in education, we are dedicated to assisting refugees or displaced persons of any race,nationality, or creed to acquire an education. The focus is on refugees from Burma in Thailand, India,and Bangladesh. 0 0 82680 68844 Programs in Thailand - Scholarships: BREF distributed a total of 113 scholarships to High School, Vocational college and University students. 40 High School students received scholarships. With BREF's growing focus on Vocational and Technical education, 10 scholarships were awarded to students attending Phayao Technical College and 13 students at Maesot Technical College. We have also begun the process of interviewing candidates for scholarships at MaeSaring Vocational College. 50 university students received BREF scholarships in 2025. Majors included Public Health, Social Science and Sustainable Development, Education, English for International Communication among others. Our in-country coordinator for the scholarship programs in Thailand has revitalized the BREF Facebook page with updates on our activities and student accomplishments, identified candidates in line with BREF's mission and served as a contact and coordinator with other projects that BREF supports. 103322 103322 Programs in Thailand Projects: BREF supports several projects that are devoted to helping refugees acquire education and skills in Thailand. Many of these are programs within refugee camps. In the Mae La Refugee camp we support a program linking English language students virtually with volunteer ESL teachers from all over the world for practice in conversational English as well as supporting computer programs. We continued our support of the Ban Nai Soi Community Learning Center in Mae Hong Son which helps students in a wide variety of ways including Thai language instruction and completion of high school requirements. We continued to support the migrant school at the Mae Tao Clinic. Successfully passing the American GED exam allows students who did not go to high school in Thailand qualify for university admission. In 2025 BREF supported 25 students at the BEAM Education Foundation in Chiang Mai to pay for the costs of the GED exams. BREF also continues to support a program in Bangkok that provides English and Thai instruction and basic computer skills to migrant Burmese workers. At the High school level, BREF contributes to Minmahaw High School in Mae Pa as it transitions from visiting volunteer teachers to full time local teachers. BREF also supports Mae Kwee High School on the border of Karen state in Myanmar and Thailand. BREF supported the school from 2003-2018 but as life became more stable in Karen state, the school closed in 2018. An increase in the refugee population after the 2019 military coup in Myanmar prompted the reopening of the school and renewed support from BREF. In 2025 BREF provided funding for 15 teachers at Mae Kwee School.Political unrest continues to challenge education for internally displaced students. Local communities have worked hard to keep their schools open and continue to work to overcome interruptions in their children's education. We supported 9 elementary and middle schools serving over 700 children in IDP areas where there is no support for education from the government. In the months since the coup, some of these schools temporarily closed or relocated due to government shelling. One of these is a unique animist school where Karen traditions are taught by elders from the community. BREF supported a new Food Security Project in 2025 for 3 middle schools and their villages. This two year project will establish vegetable gardens and orchards, irrigation systems and fencing in order to provide year round food security for the community.We continue to support Children On The Edge (COTE) who provides early childhood education for refugee children. 336754 336000 Programs in Bangladesh: BREF supports educational assistance to over 7000 Rohingya children provided by Children On The Edge (COTE) in Kutupalaong refugee camp, the slums of Cox's Bazar, the Dohazari Enclaves, and Basan Char Island. COTE has had significant recent success developing a written script for Rohingya students in their native tongue. This generation will be the first Rohingya who will write in their native language. The Rohingya refugee population has been significantly impacted by the withdrawal of support from USAID and COTE finds greatly increased need for educational resources for the Rohingya community in Bangladesh. 47949 45107 Programs in IndiaBREF distributed a total of 779 scholarships to support education for Chin refugees from Myanmar for the 2025/26 academic year. Most of the students live in the Indian state of Mizoram. Students' eligibility was based on the ability to show significant financial need, as well as academic ability and drive. Special focus was given during selection to students who have recently been displaced by the conflict in Myanmar. 441 scholarships were given to children from grades K to 7 whose parentsmany of whom have recently migrated from Myanmar and live in border areas or in Aizawlappreciate relief from the costs of textbooks, uniforms and exam fees. 186 scholarships were directed towards high school students (Grades 8 to 10), and 65 of these students are completing Grade 10 in 2026, becoming high school graduates. There were 100 university preparatory-level (Grades 11 and 12) scholarships distributed. 46 of these students are graduating from Grade 12 in 2026 and will be able to apply to university programs anywhere in India. BREF financially supported 52 students in their university studies. Students who were awarded these post-secondary scholarships would have been unable to--or would have found it highly difficult to--obtain the funds necessary to study at a university level. 17 of these university students (5 are Bachelor, 12 are Master) are graduating in the 2025/26 academic year. 47949 45107 570705 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 IN TH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 NY X Paulo Flor 3158243435 2629 Johnnycake Hill Hamilton NY 13346 X Russell Brackett Executive Director/Chair 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Brian Brackett Trustee 6.00 X 0 0 0 John Littleton Trustee 4.00 X 0 0 0 Melinda Jackson Trustee 15.00 X 0 0 0 Jenny Jones Trustee 6.00 X 0 0 0 Paulo Flor Treasurer 8.00 X X 0 0 0 Penelope Brackett Secretary 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Kathy Sabino Trustee 6.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 461005 461005 10709 10709 Miscellaneous 900099 5 5 5 471719 10714 0 0 553273 553273 16345 16345 275 275 5950 5950 3770 935 2835 3497 152 3345 583110 570705 6225 6180 44431 52055 131010 38145 1438088 1664643 1613529 1754843 0 0 X 1613529 1754843 1613529 1754843 1613529 1754843 X -111391 252305 400 X X 1 X 0 1 0 X 492534 480344 453998 666586 461005 2554467 492534 480344 453998 666586 461005 2554467 2554467 9203 10020 11283 11040 10694 52240 2606707 0.98000 0.91120 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1327018 5000 244024 40000 1536042 1054916 35567 276535 40000 1327018 766765 288151 1054916 1039855 5000 -278090 766765 871034 5000 214821 51000 1039855 0 0 0 Part V, Line 4: The Organization maintains an endowment investment portfolio consisting of board designated funds. The endowment fund serves to provide a base from which to earn additional income for future operations, and to provide a buffer for years with adverse exchange rates in the countries of operations, or when investment income or donations are lower than unusal, or when grant funding is flat, to adjust more smoothly to new conditions, all important when granting University scholarships that span multiple years. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Currency exchange (loss) 0 East Asia and the Pacific Educational grants and school aid 188166 South Asia Educational grants and school aid 280107 Sub-Saharan Africa - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, educational grants and school aid 85000 0 0 0 0 0 0 553273 0 553273 South Asia - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, school aid 235000 EFT 0 Sub Saharan Africa school aid 85000 EFT 0 east Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, school aid 6177 EFT 0 East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, school aid 14035 EFT 0 East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, school aid 8700 EFT 0 South Asia - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, school award 15838 EFT 0 East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, school aid 16000 EFT 0 East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, school aid 18475 EFT 0 East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, school aid 12887 EFT 0 East Asia and the Pacific food supplies 20000 eFT 0 Tuition and school expenses South Asia - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, 338 29269 EFT Tuition and school expenses East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, 113 81412 EFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, Line 2: In 2025 BREF's in-country consultant continued to plan program activities in the border regions of Northern Thailand. In 2024, the BREF started a pilot program expanding our educational support to the Mae Sot Vocational School. In 2025, we expanded the program to include students from Mae Sarieng Vocational School. In addition to this expansion of our vocational school program, the BREF continued to support high schools along the Thai-Myanmar border and offer scholarships to select students at Thai universities. Volunteers from the BREF visited Thailand in January, April and September 2025 in support of this work, and to conduct site visits to community and refugee camp schools and other learning centers. Additionally, the BREF continues to support GED and other community efforts to increase educational attainment for migrants from Myanmar. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 One of the trustees is the nephew of another trustee. In addition, a sister in law and brother in law serve on the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b Board meetings are documented; there are no committees besides the governing board that make decisions for this Organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Board Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer assist in the preparation of the Form 990 and when required, they receive additional input from other board members or volunteers. The Form 990 is reviewed in detail with the preparer and the Treasurer signs the return when the return is complete. The return is provided to members of the board for review before submission. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c In 2014 the Board adopted a conflict of interest policy whereby the trustees disclose if they have any conflicts related to their work or the commitments made by the Organization. The signed off forms are collected and reviewed by the Board annually at the time of the financial review. No changes were noted in 2025. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Governing documents are available as follows: the Foundation has the latest annual report with financial results posted on its website. This is also mailed to all current and past donors in a newsletter in June of each year. The Form 990 filing may be obtained by contacting the Organization. The financial review report is provided with all grant applications. It is available on request from the Foundation's office. Form 990, Part XI, line 9: Currency exchange gain(loss) 400. Review Oversight The Foundation's board of trustees review the draft financial statements prior to issuance.