Nonprofit · EIN 11-2338345
BLOCK INSTITUTE SCHOOL
Tax-exempt · BROOKLYN, NY 11214
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $9,977,752 | $9,188,689 | $789,063 | $2,079,637 | $2,469,455 | -$389,818 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $8,586,850 | $8,399,693 | $187,157 | $991,877 | $2,170,758 | -$1,178,881 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $5,758,142 | $6,503,392 | -$745,250 | $1,158,493 | $2,524,531 | -$1,366,038 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $602,253
- of which government grants
- $602,253
- Program service revenue
- $9,375,676
- Investment income
- -$177
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$177
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $165,014
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,335,384
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,864,550
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $34,483
- Accounting fees
- $53,151
- Occupancy
- $125,920
- Travel
- $2,539
- Depreciation
- $34,612
- Program services (functional)
- $8,320,025
- Management and general (functional)
- $868,664
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $991,877
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,079,637
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,469,455
- Net assets, end of year
- -$389,818
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $242,501
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$389,818
- Gross receipts
- $9,977,929
- Employees
- 124
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 1967
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT BARKIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 9.1 | $131,874 | $375,335 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE JOSEPH | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 9.1 | $42,036 | $119,642 | $14,436 |
| CAROL HOPKOVITZ | TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $132,640 | $0 | $14,553 |
| DEBBIE WEISS | TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $132,346 | $0 | $14,719 |
| JINS ALUMOOTTIL | IT MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 9.1 | $36,967 | $105,213 | $0 |
| RANDI ROMAN | TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $115,468 | $0 | $554 |
| PATRICIA PIKE | CLINICIAN Highest-paid employee | 35 | $101,385 | $0 | $13,806 |
| JILL ZELENKO CPA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN FRIEDMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY GREENBAUM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA ALGAZE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WOLFSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN FEINSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATELYNN TIMMERMANS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MAMIE STATHATOS-FULGIERI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT BARKIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 7.9 | $105,621 | $362,972 |
| MARC NAGELBERG | CFO ( TO 04/05/2024) Officer | 7.9 | $51,799 | $178,009 |
| JINS ALUMOOTTIL | DIRECTOR OF IT Highest-paid employee | 7.9 | $31,907 | $109,650 |
| DANIELLE ELKINS | PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 35 | $132,946 | $0 |
| DEBBIE WEISS | TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $129,357 | $0 |
| CAROL HOPKOVITZ | TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $127,516 | $0 |
| RANDI ROMAN | TEACHER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $106,265 | $0 |
| JILL ZELENKO CPA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN FRIEDMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY GREENBAUM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA ALGAZE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WOLFSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATELYNN TIMMERMANS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN FEINSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAMIE STATHATOS-FULGIERI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT BARKIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 7.9 | $96,745 | $332,470 |
| MARC NAGELBERG | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 7.9 | $49,578 | $170,379 |
| AMARIS ORTIZ | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 7.9 | $33,857 | $116,143 |
| DANIELLE ELKINS | PRINCIPAL Highest-paid employee | 35 | $120,000 | $0 |
| MARY ELLEN O'DRISCOLL | DIRECTOR OF HR Highest-paid employee | 7.9 | $24,005 | $82,495 |
| LEA COLON | DOG TRAINER Highest-paid employee | 17.5 | $53,108 | $53,108 |
| JILL ZELENKO CPA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN FRIEDMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY GREENBAUM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA ALGAZE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WOLFSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATELYNN TIMMERMANS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN FEINSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAMIE STATHATOS-FULGIERI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 376 BAY 44TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11214-7103
- In care of
- % ANNA OPSHA
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SCOTT L BARKIN PHD, 376 BAY 44TH STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11214
- Signed the 990
- SCOTT L BARKIN PHD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (718) 906-5440
- Website
- WWW.BLOCKINSTITUTE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
Mission
BLOCK INSTITUTE SCHOOL'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL & THERAPEUTIC SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH A VARIETY OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES & NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AN INTEGRATED & SEGREGATED CLASSROOM SETTINGS.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - PROVIDED SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES TO 253 PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE CHILDREN ALSO RECEIVED MANDATED ON-SITE CLINICAL SERVICES INCLUDING SPEECH, OCCUPATIONAL, AND PHYSICAL THERAPY, AS WELL AS COUNSELING SERVICES FROM PSYCHOLOGISTS.Expenses $8,320,025 · revenue $9,375,676
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 11-2338345
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1973
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B280)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,079,637
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,977,929
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $9,977,752 | $9,188,689 | $2,079,637 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $8,586,850 | $8,399,693 | $991,877 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $5,758,142 | $6,503,392 | $1,158,493 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $6,576,055 | $5,890,316 | $5,200,372 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 11-2338345).
Questions about BLOCK INSTITUTE SCHOOL
- What is the EIN of BLOCK INSTITUTE SCHOOL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BLOCK INSTITUTE SCHOOL is 11-2338345.
- Is BLOCK INSTITUTE SCHOOL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1973.
- Are donations to BLOCK INSTITUTE SCHOOL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BLOCK INSTITUTE SCHOOL file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BLOCK INSTITUTE SCHOOL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BLOCK INSTITUTE SCHOOL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BLOCK INSTITUTE SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SCOTT L BARKIN PHD.
- Who are the officers and directors of BLOCK INSTITUTE SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $131,874 (SCOTT BARKIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does BLOCK INSTITUTE SCHOOL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,977,752, expenses of $9,188,689 and total assets of $2,079,637 at year end.
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