2026-05-15T10:26:58-05:00 2025-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2024-07-01 111532426 THE BROOKLYN QUEENS CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC BROO 7186223300 58 SEVENTH AVENUE BROOKLYN NY 112173608 CHAD COOPER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7186223300 2026-05-15 1 1 FREDERICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CHAD COOPER 58 SEVENTH AVENUE BROOKLYN NY 112173608 11368923 0 X WWW.BKCM.ORG X 1897 NY THE BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC TRANSFORMS AND ENRICHES THE LIVES OF UNDERSERVED NEW YORKERS. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL BY PROVIDING MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS, AT COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. SKILLS THAT ARE DEVELOPED THROUGH UNDERSTANDING AND MAKING MUSIC ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS, AND TO THE GROWTH AND WELL BEING OF THE INDIVIDUAL. USING MUSIC AS A THERAPEUTIC TOOL, WE HELP PEOPLE WITH EMOTIONAL, DEVELOPMENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES IMPROVE THEIR LIVES. BKCM VALUES MUSIC AS A HUMAN RIGHT; SOMETHING THAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. WE BELIEVE THAT MUSIC HAS THE POWER TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND TRANSFORM LIVES. 21 21 227 23 0 0 3028716 5275121 5090601 5713620 36458 61368 137813 145806 8293588 11195915 230194 227158 0 0 5884812 6536919 96510 137064 864661 1752649 2262597 7964165 9163738 329423 2032177 8401292 10635792 4447949 4650272 3953343 5985520 X THE MISSION OF THE BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC IS TO TRANSFORMLIVES AND BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH THE EXPRESSIVE, EDUCATIONAL ANDTHERAPEUTIC POWERS OF MUSIC. 0 0 1672380 227158 2576086 COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL: THE COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL IS BROOKLYN'S HUB FOR PRIVATE INSTRUCTION IN INSTRUMENT, COMPOSITION, AND VOICE, WITH INDIVIDUAL LESSONS, GROUP CLASSES AND ENSEMBLES FOR STUDENTS OF EVERY AGE AND ABILITY LEVEL. WE SERVE MORE THAN 1,000 STUDENTS, AGES 0 THROUGH SENIORS. OUR PASSIONATE AND HIGHLY SKILLED TEACHERS - SOME OF NEW YORK'S MOST SOUGHT-AFTER PERFORMING ARTISTS AND EDUCATORS - TAILOR THEIR INSTRUCTION TO ADDRESS THE LEARNING STYLE AND GOALS OF EACH STUDENT, FROM THE BEGINNER TO THE ADVANCED STUDENT ASPIRING TO A CAREER IN MUSIC. THE COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL INCLUDES EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMMING, GROUP CLASSES FOR YOUTH AGES 4-7, PRIVATE LESSONS FOR STUDENTS 6 AND ABOVE, MORE THAN 30 SMALL ENSEMBLES, CHAMBER GROUPS, AND LARGE CHORALE AND ORCHESTRAL ENSEMBLES. 975527 1306820 BKCM IS BROOKLYN'S PREMIER DESTINATION FOR THE SUZUKI METHOD, A NURTURING PEDAGOGY BASED ON THE CONCEPT THAT ALL CHILDREN HAVE THE ABILITY TO MASTER THE LANGUAGE OF MUSIC, JUST AS THEY MASTER THEIR HOME LANGUAGE. THE CONSERVATORY TEACHES THE SUZUKI METHOD ON SEVEN INSTRUMENTS: PIANO, VIOLIN, VIOLA, BASS, CELLO, GUITAR AND FLUTE. OUR PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES PRIVATE LESSONS AS WELL AS GROUP CLASSES AND ENSEMBLES, AND MUSIC LITERACY (THEORY). PARENTS LEARN ALONGSIDE THEIR CHILDREN, PROVIDING ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THEIR MUSICAL JOURNEYS. STUDENTS CONTINUALLY REVISIT REPERTOIRE, REFINING THEIR SKILL BY ADDING LAYERS OF ARTISTRY, MASTERY AND MUSICIANSHIP. 1394747 682479 MUSIC THERAPY: BKCM'S MUSIC THERAPY PROGRAM IS AN ESTABLISHED PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PRACTICE IN WHICH CLINICALLY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS ADDRESS CLIENTS' EMOTIONAL, COGNITIVE, SOCIAL OR PHYSICAL NEEDS THROUGH THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT THAT CAN INCLUDE SINGING, PLAYING INSTRUMENTS AND MOVING TO MUSIC. A GROWING BODY OF RESEARCH HAS SHOWN MUSIC THERAPY TO FACILITATE SELF-EXPRESSION, REDUCE ANXIETY AND CHANNEL FRUSTRATION INTO CREATIVITY. FOUNDED IN 2003, BKCM'S MUSIC THERAPY PROGRAM IS NOW THE LARGEST IN NYC SERVING MORE THAN 3,200 CLIENTS OUT OF BKCM'S PARK SLOPE HOME AND AT MORE THAN 50 SCHOOLS, SENIOR CENTERS, HOMELESS SHELTERS AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE FIVE BOROUGHS. 2996982 1171520 OTHER MUSIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE:MUSIC PARTNERS: RESPONDING TO A CRITICAL NEED TO RESTORE ARTS EDUCATION IN NEW YORK CITY'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE CONSERVATORY CREATED ITS SCHOOL-BASED MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM, MUSIC PARTNERS, IN 1988 TO PROVIDE AND ENHANCE MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. NOW WORKING WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CHILD CARE CENTERS, YOUTH-BASED AGENCIES, AND SENIOR CENTERS, WE PROVIDE MORE THAN 4,500 CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN BROOKLYN, QUEENS, MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX, WITH LONG TERM, SEQUENTIAL AND INSPIRING MUSIC INSTRUCTION. MORE THAN 70% OF OUR STUDENTS LIVE AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. THE CONSERVATORY COLLABORATES WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND LEADERSHIP TEAMS TO TAILOR OUR PROGRAMS TO EACH SCHOOL'S UNIQUE NEEDS, PREFERENCES, PRIORITIES AND BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS OFFERING OPTIONS SUCH AS BAND, STRINGS, CHORUS, WORLD DRUMMING AND PERCUSSION, GUITAR, UKULELE, RECORDER, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC AND MOVEMENT. IN ADDITION TO LEARNING HOW TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT OR SINGING IN A CHOIR, OUR STUDENTS ACQUIRE THE CONFIDENCE TO TACKLE DIFFICULT SUBJECTS, BUILD A STRONG WORK ETHIC, AND DEVELOP A SENSE OF CAMARADERIE WITH THEIR PEERS.STUDIO COLLECTIVE: THE CONSERVATORY SUPPORTS THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS THROUGH A ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE OF CAREER-BUILDING INVESTMENTS AND RESOURCES. CENTRAL TO THIS WORK IS THE STUDIO COLLECTIVE, A DEEPLY AFFORDABLE STUDIO ACCESS PROGRAM WITH MORE THAN 4,000 ENROLLED MEMBERS WHO COLLECTIVELY BOOK THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF STUDIO TIME ANNUALLY. MEMBERSHIP IS FREE, AND MEMBERS MAY RENT STUDIO SPACE AT RATES OF $10 AND $15 PER HOUR, FOR STUDIOS EQUIPPED WITH UPRIGHT AND GRAND PIANOS, RESPECTIVELY. BEYOND STUDIO ACCESS, MEMBERS BENEFIT FROM NETWORKING EVENTS, MUSIC SHARES, AND ONGOING WORK AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FACILITATED THROUGH BKCM'S PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. 2996982 1171520 7039636 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 182 0 1 227 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X X THE ORGANIZATION 7186223300 58 SEVENTH AVENUE BROOKLYN NY 112173608 FREDERICK TANG CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARI MATOBA VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERICA OQUENDO SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEX LINES TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAWN BRADFORD-WATT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN BRESLER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RECY DUNN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC FRIEDMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NEIL GUPTA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JILL JEFFERSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEDE LEE-MOORE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET MEYERS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA MICHENER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONAS NIE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PREETHA NOOYI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NAOMI NWOSU-STEWART TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KONRAD PAYNE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN POLEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM RINNER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GABE RODRIGUEZ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAILAJA SASTRY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PIERRE VILAIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES WEISS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHAD COOPER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 154573 0 37142 SHAMEEZA CHANDARPAL DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 148679 0 9652 ADAM JOHNSTON DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 131884 0 12920 ROSE CRICHTON-WHITE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS 40.00 X 131316 0 8288 BRIAN DRYE COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL DIRECTOR 40.00 X 104652 0 0 671104 0 68002 5 0 1 0 0 169828 1133061 3972232 5275121 TUITION INCOME 611600 4434228 4434228 MUSIC THERAPY REVENUE 611710 668369 668369 MUSIC PARTNERS REVENUE 611710 526910 526910 CONCERT REVENUE 711130 84113 84113 5713620 61368 61368 107605 0 107605 107605 107605 173008 169828 173008 0 23285 0 23285 23285 OTHER 900099 14916 14916 14916 11195915 5736905 0 183889 227158 227158 391110 312888 46933 31289 5365931 4343413 620895 401623 301983 244696 34825 22462 477895 386558 55420 35917 13341 13341 89104 89104 137064 137064 756368 580559 118151 57658 198011 56203 90440 51368 128205 79538 43957 4710 268692 217132 31385 20175 15999 3874 11834 291 27949 5365 22085 499 140905 113975 16340 10590 102355 82792 11870 7693 PROCESSING AND CREDIT C 199366 147510 20854 31002 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS 166937 133255 21300 12382 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 85462 48184 2596 34682 MISCELLANEOUS 69903 56536 8111 5256 9163738 7039636 1259441 864661 3390675 3785410 53961 46342 1046280 2165868 473269 213384 14919 177075 4521400 2855576 1806729 1665824 1615459 2581889 8401292 10635792 492391 446980 1344367 1450960 2611191 2626183 0 126149 4447949 4650272 X 2373056 1864126 1580287 4121394 3953343 5985520 8401292 10635792 2032177 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 48449 48449 48449 48449 48449 48449 48449 48449 48449 48449 0.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0 1015000 1015000 2937604 2293629 643975 345889 343736 2153 222907 218211 4696 1665824 SECURITY DEPOSIT 3798 CAPITAL-BUILDING PROJECT IN PROCESS 2448867 OTHER RECEIVABLES 4425 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSET 124799 2581889 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 126149 126149 10968757 0 10968757 227158 227158 11195915 8936580 0 8936580 227158 227158 9163738 PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SCHOLARSHIPS NET WITH REVENUE IN AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 227,158. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SCHOLARSHIPS NET WITH REVENUE IN AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 227,158. PART V, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 SEE PART II LINE 3 - EXPLANATION OF NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY: BKCM ADVERTISES ON ALL PRINT AND DIGITAL MEDIA PLATFORMS THAT WE OFFER PRIVATE AND GROUP INSTRUCTION IN EVERY MAJOR INSTRUMENT AS WELL AS AN EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC PROGRAM FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN AND A SUZUKI PROGRAM. THE MUSIC PARTNERS AND MUSIC THERAPY DIVISIONS BRING MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND MUSIC THERAPY TO SCHOOLS, YOUTH, SENIOR AND ADULT-SUPPORT SERVICE CENTERS, FOSTER CARE AGENCIES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. BKCM IS AN INCLUSIVE INSTITUTION THAT DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF AGE, SEX, RELIGION, RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ABILITY, MARITAL STATUS, VETERAN STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR ANY OTHER FACTOR PROHIBITED BY LAW. LINE 6 - EXPLANATION OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL AID: THE CONSERVATORY APPLIES AND RECEIVES GRANTS FROM CITY, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS TO HELP SUPPORT AND FURTHER ITS PROGRAMS. X X X X X X X 1 TWB FUNDRAISING 2 NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA SUITE 1875 CHICAGO IL 60606 WORK WITH DEVELOPMENT ON ANNUAL FUNDRAISING OBJECTIVES 0 0 91500 0 ANAT GERSTEIN INC 29 WEST 38TH STREET 14TH FL NEW YORK NY 10018 PR/COMMUNICATIONS 0 0 45564 0 137064 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY GALA 342836 169828 173008 21928 151080 342836 169828 173008 21928 151080 173008 0 1 SUZUKI SCHOLARSHIPS 44 0 70943 ACTUAL AMOUNT OF TUITION REDUCTION SCHOLARSHIP FINANCIAL AID MUSIC THERAPY SCHOLARSHIPS 23 0 26257 ACTUAL AMOUNT OF TUITION REDUCTION SCHOLARSHIP FINANCIAL AID ON SITE MUSIC TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS 87 0 129958 ACTUAL AMOUNT OF TUITION REDUCTION SCHOLARSHIP FINANCIAL AID PART 1, LINE 2 SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED AND ARE AWARDED TO STUDENTS WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD MUSIC INSTRUCTION. AWARDS ARE GENERALLY NOT MORE THAN 50% OF THE STUDENT'S TOTAL TUITION (UNLESS THE STUDENT IS PART OF OUR TEEN JAZZ PROGRAM). TEEN JAZZ SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FUNDED BY VARIOUS GRANTS AND AWARDS AND CAN COVER UP TO 100% OF THE TUITION. FINANCIAL AID APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION AND SUBMIT THEIR MOST RECENT FEDERAL TAX FORM (1040, 1040A, OR 1040EZ), SSI OR SSDI STATEMENT, OR ASSISTANCE LETTER (EX. HOUSING, FOOD), AS WELL AS AN EXPLANATION OF ANY EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FINANCIAL AID AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BY PROOF OF LIMITED INCOME AND AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. FINANCIAL AID IS RENEWED YEARLY VIA THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND IS BASED ON INCOME, CONSISTENT ATTENDANCE, AND TEACHER RECOMMENDATION. FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS ARE DIGITALLY STORED AND AWARD AMOUNTS ARE RECORDED IN THE SCHOOL'S REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR STUDENTS ACCEPTING FINANCIAL AID. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHAD COOPER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 154573 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37142 0 191715 0 0 0 SHAMEEZA CHANDARPAL DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 148679 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9652 0 158331 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE CONSERVATORY'S 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. IT IS THEN REVIEWED BY STAFF AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND UPDATED AS NECESSARY. A REVISED DRAFT IS THEN SENT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ONCE THE FORM IS APPROVED A COPY IS SENT TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO FILE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST REPORTS WITH THE ORGANIZATION. THE FOLLOWING PROCESS IS USED TO GATHER, REVIEW AND RESOLVE ANY CONFLICTS. BKCM'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES THAT ANY KNOWN CONFLICT BE REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN WRITING. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS ALL WRITTEN CONLICT OF INTEREST REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESOLUTION AND DETERMINES THE APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ACTION UNDER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED AND ADDRESSED BY THE BOARD AND ARE RESOLVED AT A MEETING WITH A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD IN ATTENDANCE CONSTITUTING A QUORUM. ALL RESOLUTIONS ARE RECORDED IN OFFICAL MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BROOKLYN QUEENS CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC USES COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA TO REVIEW, ANALYZE AND DETERMINE THE INITIAL COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE INITIAL COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY. AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT, COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY PERFORMANCE AND BY COLA ADJUSTMENTS. THE INITIAL COMPENSATION OF OTHER STAFF IS ESTABLISHED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES STAFF. THE CONSERVATORY'S BOARD USES CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDKEEPING WITH RESPECT TO THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE CONSERVATORY MAKES ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE CONSERVATORY DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.