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Education

Bronx Letters Foundation

NEW YORK, NY

Total revenue

$460K

Total expenses

$529K

Net assets

$889K

Grants received

$1.8M

72 grants

EIN

811023499

Tax year

2023

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.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$166K
Program service revenue—
Investment income$28K
Other revenue$265K
Total revenue$460K

Expenses

Grants paid—
Salaries & benefits$155K
Fundraising$22K
Other expenses$374K
Total expenses$529K
Total assets$901K
Net assets$889K

People

21 listed

NameRoleCompensation

KAREN ADLER

Director

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

REAGAN ARTHUR

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

JENNIFER BARTH

Director

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

TONI BERNSTEIN

Director

Board

—

10 hrs/wk

JENNIFER LIU

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

JODIE FREEMAN

Director

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH HELLMAN

Director

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

ALFRED AYENSU-GHARTEY

Secretary

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

KATE NADOLNY

Director

Board

—

5 hrs/wk

WENDEE LUNT

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

JENNY MCPHEE

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

DEBORAH MURNIN

Director

Board

—

10 hrs/wk

JAMES JACK

CO-TREASURER

Board

—

5 hrs/wk

AMANDA SCHOSID

Director

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

KIMBERLY WITHERSPOON

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

RYAN ASATO

CO-TREASURER

Board

—

5 hrs/wk

SONYA CROSSWELL ASSAN

Director

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

JOANIE REZNIK

Director

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

SETH BERNSTEIN

Director

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

YAHAIRA KEELER

Director

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

LISA SPRINGER

Director

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
THE STRINGER FOUNDATION
$90K
OPERATIONS
2024
INVEST IN OTHERS CHARITABLE
$20K
BRONX LETTERS ACADEMY - EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM (ELP) 2025
2024
BROWN RUDNICK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$10K
AFTERSCHOOL CLUBS
2024
CEDAR STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
$10K
GENERAL
2024
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
BEN E FACTORS FOUNDATION 7600-XXXXXX16259
$3K
ALTER LIVES OF CITYS MOST
2024
PRINCE FAMILY FOUNDATION
$500
TO FURTHER ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2024
First Eagle Investments Foundation
$100
General & Unrestricted
2024
NETWORK FOR GOOD
$95K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
THE STRINGER FOUNDATION
$90K
OPERATIONS
2023
JOHN DEWITT GREGORY CHARITABLE TRUST
$35K
JOHN DEWITT GREGORY WRITER IN RESIDENCE FOR THE 2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR
2023
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$26K
INTERNATIONAL
2023
THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST
$25K
FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
2023
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$21K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND
$12K
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
BROWN RUDNICK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$10K
RELATIONSHIP GRANT
2023
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
LEE PARK FOUNDATION
$5K
EDUCATION
2023
LISE AND JEFFREY WILKS FAMILY FOUNDATION
$5K
GENERAL DONATION
2023
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
BEN E FACTORS FOUNDATION 7600-XXXXXX16259
$3K
ALTER LIVES OF CITYS MOST
2023
CAROLINE GITTIS WERTHER AND DANIEL
$2K
CHARITABLE
2023
First Eagle Investments Foundation
$100
General & Unrestricted
2023
NETWORK FOR GOOD
$109K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
THE STRINGER FOUNDATION
$90K
OPERATIONS
2022
JOHN DEWITT GREGORY CHARITABLE TRUST
$35K
JOHN DEWITT GREGORY WRITER IN RESIDENCE FOR 2022-23 ACADEMIC YEAR
2022
JOHN DEWITT GREGORY CHARITABLE TRUST
$35K
JOHN DEWITT GREGORY WRITER IN RESIDNECE FOR THE 2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR
2022
T ROWE PRICE FOUNDATION
$20K
CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
2022
BROWN RUDNICK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$10K
RELATIONSHIP GRANT
2022
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
THE ELISE AND ANDREW BROWNSTEIN
$5K
CHARITABLE
2022
BEN E FACTORS FOUNDATION 7600-XXXXXX16259
$4K
ALTER LIVES OF CITYS MOST
2022
FEDERATED FOUNDATIONS INC
$3K
GENERAL
2022
PVH FOUNDATION INC
$3K
Contribution provided
2022
THE FLAG FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN
$2K
FATE 2021 - FINALIST SCHOOL
2022
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc
$100
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
NETWORK FOR GOOD
$123K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
THE STRINGER FOUNDATION
$90K
OPERATIONS
2021
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$38K
HUMAN SERVICES
2021
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$18K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$17K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$17K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND
$11K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
FOX FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
$3K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
THE EFRAIM GRINBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION
$2K
CHARITABLE
2021
NETWORK FOR GOOD
$95K
Unrestricted
2020
THE STRINGER FOUNDATION
$91K
OPERATIONS
2020
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$22K
HUMAN SERVICES
2020
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$21K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$17K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$16K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$13K
EDUCATION
2020
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND
$10K
General support
2020
THE SUSAN SARANDON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$5K
CHARITABLE
2020
Aviv Foundation Inc
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
BEN E FACTORS FOUNDATION 7600-XXXXXX16259
$3K
ALTER LIVES OF CITYS MOST
2020
THE ELISE AND ANDREW BROWNSTEIN
$500
CHARITABLE
2020
THE MARSHALL L AND DEBORAH L
$500
ERIN GARRY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
2020
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$22K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND
$11K
General support
2019
THE GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$6K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2019
RED HOUSE FUND INC
$500
GENERAL
2019
NETWORK FOR GOOD
$229K
Unrestricted
2018
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND
$10K
General Support
2018
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$11K
SOCIAL SERVICES/SOCIAL BENEFITS
2017
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND
$10K
General Support
2017
Calvin Klein Family Foundation
$1K
College preparatory curriculum with a focus on developing literacy and driving social change.
2017

Funded by

$1.8M from 35 funders · 72 grants · 2017–2024

Network For Good

$651K · 5 grants · 2018–2023

The Stringer Foundation

$451K · 5 grants · 2020–2024

John Dewitt Gregory Charitable Trust

$105K · 3 grants · 2022–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$92K · 5 grants · 2019–2023

National Philanthropic Trust

$86K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Jewish Communal Fund

$63K · 6 grants · 2017–2023

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

$60K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Brown Rudnick Charitable Foundation

$30K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Details

EIN811023499
NTEE codeB94
Subsection03
Ruling date2016-04
Formed2015
Employees4
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