Nonprofit · EIN 81-1023499
BRONX LETTERS FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10028
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $295,867 | $512,739 | -$216,872 | $713,763 | $14,308 | $699,455 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $460,365 | $529,196 | -$68,831 | $901,197 | $12,393 | $888,804 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $332,034 | $584,112 | -$252,078 | $926,957 | $4,897 | $922,060 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $272,505
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $23,362
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,589
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $178,100
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $193,584
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $17,050
- Program services (functional)
- $444,241
- Management and general (functional)
- $34,608
- Fundraising (functional)
- $33,890
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $901,197
- Total assets, end of year
- $713,763
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $14,308
- Net assets, end of year
- $699,455
- Publicly traded securities
- $565,513
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $652,097
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $47,358
- Gross receipts
- $628,957
- Employees
- 4
- Year formed
- 2015
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN ADLER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REAGAN ARTHUR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BARTH | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TONI BERNSTEIN | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LIU | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JODIE FREEMAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HELLMAN | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ALFRED AYENSU-GHARTEY | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| KATE NADOLNY | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| WENDEE LUNT | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY MCPHEE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORAH MURNIN | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JAMES JACK | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| AMANDA SCHOSID | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY WITHERSPOON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RYAN ASATO | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SONYA CROSSWELL ASSAN | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JOANIE REZNIK | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SETH BERNSTEIN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| YAHAIRA KEELER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LISA SPRINGER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN ADLER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REAGAN ARTHUR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BARTH | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TONI BERNSTEIN | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LIU | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JODIE FREEMAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HELLMAN | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ALFRED AYENSU-GHARTEY | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| KATE NADOLNY | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| WENDEE LUNT | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY MCPHEE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORAH MURNIN | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JAMES JACK | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| AMANDA SCHOSID | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY WITHERSPOON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN ASATO | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SONYA CROSSWELL ASSAN | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JOANIE REZNIK | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SETH BERNSTEIN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| YAHAIRA KEELER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LISA SPRINGER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN ADLER | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| REAGAN ARTHUR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BARTH | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TONI BERNSTEIN | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| BRANDON CARDET-HERNANDEZ | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JODIE FREEMAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HELLMAN | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LISA JARDINE | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALFRED AYENSU-GHARTEY | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| KATE NADOLNY | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| WENDEE LUNT | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY MCPHEE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORAH MURNIN | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JAMES JACK | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| AMANDA SCHOSID | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOAN SULLIVAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY WITHERSPOON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN ASATO | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SONYA CROSSWELL ASSAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOANIE REZNIK | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SETH BERNSTEIN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| YAHAIRA KEELER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LISA SPRINGER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1202 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10028-1439
- In care of
- % TONI BERNSTEIN
- Signed the 990
- RYAN ASATO, CO-TREASURER
- Phone
- (917) 705-3619
- Return prepared by
- SHAPIRO & DUFFALO CPA PC
Mission
The Bronx Letters Foundation was formed to support and operate programs that enhance the educational experience of students of the Bronx Academy of Letters (the Academy). The Academy, a public high school in the Bronx, New York, serves low income middle and high school students and emphasizes the importance of reading and writing in its programs and activities. The Foundation acts as an informal PTA to the Academy and supports and operates various enrichment programs and activities for the Academys student body, in cooperation with the schools administration.
Program accomplishments
- The Bronx Letters Foundation was formed to support and operate programs that enhance the educational experience of students of the Bronx Academy of Letters (the Academy). The Academy, a public high school in the Bronx, New York, serves low income middle and high school students and emphasizes the importance of reading and writing in its programs and activities. The Foundation acts as an informal PTA to the Academy and supports and operates various enrichment programs and activities for the Academys student body, in cooperation with the schools administration.Expenses $444,241
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
- 81-1023499
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B94)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $713,763
- Income (IRS master file)
- $628,957
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $295,867 | $512,739 | $713,763 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $460,365 | $529,196 | $901,197 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $332,034 | $584,112 | $926,957 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $467,401 | $382,098 | $1,156,686 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | 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 81-1023499).
Questions about BRONX LETTERS FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of BRONX LETTERS FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BRONX LETTERS FOUNDATION is 81-1023499.
- Is BRONX LETTERS FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to BRONX LETTERS FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BRONX LETTERS FOUNDATION 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 BRONX LETTERS FOUNDATION 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 BRONX LETTERS FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of BRONX LETTERS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BRONX LETTERS FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $295,867, expenses of $512,739 and total assets of $713,763 at year end.
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