Organizations Filed Purposes:
SPARK LASTING SOCIAL JUSTICE CHANGE, MOBILIZING PEOPLE, CAPITAL, & EXPERTISE FOR A FAIR BROOKLYN.
DONOR ADVISED FUNDS: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES CUSTOMIZED SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND SERVICES TO DONORS WHO OPEN A DONOR ADVISED FUND WITH THE FOUNDATION. IN 2019, THE FOUNDATION ISSUED OVER $3 MILLION IN DONOR DIRECTED GRANTS - 70% OF WHICH WENT TO BROOKLYN NONPROFITS.
INVEST IN YOUTH GRANT PORTFOLIO - IN 2019, THE FOUNDATION INVESTED OVER $2.48 MILLION THROUGH A UNIQUE SET OF PROGRAMS TO 55 YOUTH-SERVING NONPROFITS FROM OUR INVEST IN YOUTH GRANT PROGRAM. OUR BROOKLYN YOUTH ACTIVISTS ALSO ENTERED ITS FIFTH YEAR, ALLOWING YOUNG BROOKLYN RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE COMMUNITY GRANTMAKERS.
BROOKLYN ACCELERATOR IS A MULTI-FACETED INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO BOLSTER AND BUILD CAPACITY IN THE BOROUGH'S NONPROFIT SECTOR, ANCHORED BY TWO SIGNATURE PROGRAMS: THE SPARK PRIZE FOR BROOKLYN NONPROFITS AND THE INCUBATOR PROJECT FOR START-UP ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)SPARK PRIZE: CREATED TO CELEBRATE BROOKLYN NONPROFITS AND ENCOURAGE GREATER LOCAL GIVING. IN 2019, FIVE BROOKLYN NONPROFITS RECEIVED A SPARK PRIZE OF $100,000 EACH. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION CREATED BROOKLYN GIVES, A CROWD-FUNDING CAMPAIGN IN CONJUNCTION WITH #GIVING TUESDAY, THROUGH WHICH IT AWARDED $100,000 IN MATCHING GRANTS TO 20 FINALISTS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE SPARK PRIZE SELECTION PROCESS. INCUBATOR PROJECT: CREATED TO PROVIDE A SPRINGBOARD FOR EXCITING, EMERGING BROOKLYN ORGANIZATIONS. WITH OUR HEADQUARTERS IN CROWN HEIGHTS, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS A SMALL COHORT OF STARTUP NONPROFITS BY PROVIDING FREE CO-WORKING SPACE FOR 18 MONTHS, CUSTOMIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT, AND A $5,000 STIPEND.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Cecilia Clarke | PRESIDENT & CEO | 35 | $212,246 |
Sarah Shannon | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 35 | $157,673 |
Rohit Desai | TRUSTEE EMERITUS | 1 | $0 |
Robert Catell | TRUSTEE EMERITUS | 1 | $0 |
Hildy Simmons | TRUSTEE EMERITUS | 1 | $0 |
Malcolm Mackay | TRUSTEE EMERITUS | 1 | $0 |
Donald Elliott | TRUSTEE EMERITUS | 1 | $0 |
Aisha Mills | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Rachel Timoner | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Susannah Taylor | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Constance Sargent | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Vivian Liao-Korich | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Ingrid Benedict | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Rudolph Wynter | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Diane Steinberg | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Carley Roney | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Noa Meyer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Zul Jamal | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Michael Gillespie | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Katharine Darrow | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Mamie Kanfer Stewart | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
John Wright | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Gabriel Schwartz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Constance R Roosevelt | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Rev Emma Jordan-Simpson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Nicole Gueron | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Richard Moore | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
Genevieve Kahr | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
Sarah Williams | VICE CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
Harsha G Marti | VICE CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
Alan Fishman | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
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