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BROOKLYN DREAMS CHARTER SCHOOL
BROOKLYN, NY · EIN 320301505 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE B29 · Education · Large ($10M-$50M)
revenue
$13.1M
expenses
$13.0M
net assets
$344K
employees
0
volunteers
54
program ratio
95%
mission · from form 990

TO OPERATE A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL WHICH PROVIDES EDUCATION BASED ON RIGOROUS TEACHING METHODS, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT, STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY, AND BASIC MORAL VALUES.

profile · synthesized from sources

Public charter school in Brooklyn, NY providing education to students with an emphasis on rigorous teaching, parental involvement, and moral values. Operates a school food service program offering free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch to qualifying families. Receives funding from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support meal services.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $348K
    OPERATED A SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM AT THE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE SCHOOL OFFERS FREE OR REDUCED BREAKFAST AND/OR LUNCH FOR FAMILIES THAT QUALIFY. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT STUDENTS WHO EAT THEIR BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING EXHIBIT BETTER MEMORY RETENTION. FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM WAS PROVIDED BY THE USDA FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, IN THE AMOUNT OF $375,405.
named programs · 1 · from sources

What they call their work

School Food Service Program
Provides free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch to qualifying students; supported by USDA funding and designed to improve student health and academic performance through better nutrition.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Youth and Family Cooking Education 1 activity
    • Advocacy for student nutrition based on academic performance research
      Cites research indicating improved memory retention among students who eat breakfast in the morning to support advocacy around student nutrition.
  • Child & Youth Meal Programs 1 activity
    • School food service program
      Operates a school food service program providing free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch to qualifying families.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$13.10M
Contributions & grants$10.89M83%
Program service revenue$2.14M16%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$70K
expenses
Total expenses$13.04M
Program expenses95%
Admin / overhead5%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$7.03M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$655K
Cash$302K
Investments$0
Liabilities$310K
Net assets$344K
Liquid reserves0.3 mo
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue -6.0%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 9
  • JOANNE OPLUSTIL — TRUSTEE
  • KATHERINE O'NEILL — TRUSTEE
  • MICHAEL LEIT — TREASURER
  • MICHELE MORAIS-WEEKES — TRUSTEE
  • MICHELE SCOTTO — VICE PRESIDENT
  • ORPHEUS WILLIAMS — PRESIDENT
  • TAMARA CHARLES — SECRETARY
  • TROY MATTILA — TRUSTEE
  • ZACHARY MARSHALL-CARTER — TRUSTEE
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • USDA Food and Nutrition Service Government — Primary funder of the school food service program through financial support.
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Holistic Education Model
    methodology: holistic-education
    By combining rigorous teaching methods with parental involvement, student responsibility, and moral values, the organization produces effective education because these elements together create a supportive and disciplined learning environment that enhances student outcomes.
  • Nutrition Support for Academic Success
    methodology: nutrition-support-for-academic-success
    By providing breakfast at school, the organization improves academic performance because proper nutrition enhances memory retention and cognitive function in students.