Bric Arts Media BKLYN Inc
Bric Arts Media BKLYN Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $18,636,432
- +17.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $15,475,309
- +16.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $339,087
- +3284.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $16,649,583
- -8.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Bric Arts Media BKLYN Inc
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Bric Arts Media BKLYN Inc
Who Bric Arts Media BKLYN Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $500K (2020) to $1.0M (2021). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Fund for Bric Community Media Inc Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $1,000,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18,636,432 | $15,475,309 | $16,649,583 | — | — | $339,087 |
| 2024 | $15,923,373 | $13,325,985 | $18,093,436 | — | — | $10,019 |
| 2023 | $16,386,065 | $14,315,967 | $18,552,993 | — | — | $38,483 |
| 2022 | $22,060,961 | $17,361,641 | $17,211,418 | — | — | $2,714 |
| 2021 | $22,086,824 | $12,315,164 | $13,892,888 | $1,000,000 | 1 | $8,605 |
| 2020 | $22,097,610 | $15,615,033 | $15,949,302 | $500,000 | 1 | $6,981 |
| 2019 | $22,414,649 | $16,324,049 | $16,145,630 | — | — | $3,768 |
About Bric Arts Media BKLYN Inc
Based on IRS filings
Bric Arts Media BKLYN Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $339K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bric Arts Media BKLYN Inc is led by Wesley Jackson, President on every filing since 2023; 10 of 30 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wesley Jackson
President
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$144K (2023) → $331K (2025)
Saidah Blount
Executive Director & Bric Celebrate Brooklyn
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$159K (2025)
Michael K. Liburd
Chair
Treasurer → Chair, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Michael Nichols
Senior Director, Mktg & Committee
Interim Director, Mktg & Committee → Senior Director, Mktg & Committee, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$123K (2023) → $137K (2025)
Anthony Horn
Editorial Director & Custom Content
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$113K (2025)
Carmen Hernandez
Senior Director & Community Impact
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$136K (2025)
Maritza Carmona
Senior Director, Covernment & External Affairs
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$135K (2025)
Kuye Youngblood
General Manager & Bric Tv
General Manager → General Manager & Bric Tv, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$111K (2021) → $138K (2025)
Erum Jaffer
Chief Operating Officer
COO → Chief Operating Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$184K (2023) → $220K (2025)
Deron Johnston
Chief Program Officer
Cpo → Chief Program Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$75K (2024) → $201K (2025)
Yvette Rodriguez
Chief Financial Officer
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$36K (2024) → $213K (2025)
Antonia Yuille Williams
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashley C. Cotton
At Large
Board Member → At Large, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catie Marshall
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Douglas C. Steiner
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessie McClintock Kelly
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Synesael
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark S. Cheffo
Vice Chair
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Winston Song
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Soule
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan L. Jurevics
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brent Starks
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phillip Howze
Board Member
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Dipietro
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimani Rogers
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Robins
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Murray
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tucker Reed
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Siegal
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Gonzalez
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (43)
- Former: Anthony Riddle (2019–2024) — Senior Vice President & Community Media
- Former: Christina Norman (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Julia Kahr (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Lynn Nottage (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jennifer Gerow (2024) — Chief Curator
- Former: Rajiv Shah (2024) — Director & Production
- Former: Adam Greenberg (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Alexandra N. Robertson (2019–2023) — CFO
- Former: Jennifer Wong (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Joseph Nacmias (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Josh Epstein (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kerry Le Blanc Strong (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kristina Newman-Scott (2019–2023) — Former President
- Former: Lenore Cooney (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Peter Aschkenasy (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Stephen Plumlee (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Emily Harney (2020–2023) — Chief Strategist
- Former: Seneca Mudd (2021–2023) — Former COO
- Former: Diane Eber (2023) — General Manager & Bric Tv
- Former: Lizanne Fontaine (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Anne Elizabeth Fontaine (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Leslie Sweeney Cohen (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Louis V. Greco Jr. (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Elizabeth Ferrer (2020–2022) — Vice President Contemporary Art
- Former: Jin Kang (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jonathan Lief (2020–2022) — Editorial Director
- Former: Aziz E. Isham (2019–2021) — Executive Prod
- Former: Betsy Smulyan (2019–2021) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Elaine Bowen (2019–2021) — Director of Development
- Former: Sharon A. Polli (2019–2021) — Executive Vice President & Advancement
- Former: Valerie D. White (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Virginia Davis Blair (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Martha Redbone (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Anhelo Reyes (2021) — Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications
- Former: Deborah Brown (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: John Walsh (2019–2020) — Senior Vice President & Performing Arts
- Former: Daniel Johnson (2020) — Chief Engineer
- Former: Cyrus Beagley (2019) — Vice Chair
- Former: David Hewitt (2019) — Chief Technology Officer
- Former: Gaston Silva (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Hilary Ackermann (2019) — Chair
- Former: Jackeline Montalvo (2019) — Director of Marketing
- Former: Leslie G Schultz (2019) — Former President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $331K, to Wesley Jackson (President). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Bric Arts Media BKLYN Inc
How large is Bric Arts Media BKLYN Inc?
Bric Arts Media BKLYN Inc reported $18.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $15.5M.
What is Bric Arts Media BKLYN Inc?
Bric Arts Media BKLYN Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Brooklyn, NY. It holds $18.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Bric Arts Media BKLYN Inc operate?
Bric Arts Media BKLYN Inc has awarded grants in New York.
What is Bric Arts Media BKLYN Inc's EIN?
Bric Arts Media BKLYN Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-2547268. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 13, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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