BROOKLYN RAIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: BROOKLYN RAIL INC (EIN 11-3562004)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2022-02-15
IRS object ID: 202220469349301677
Schema version: 2020v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-02-15T15:24:00-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	133143261	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LACHMAN & LACHMAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	444 MADISON AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10022	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	113562004	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE BROOKLYN RAIL INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BROO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7183498427	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	253 36TH STREET UNIT 20 NO C304	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11232	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PHONG BUI	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7183498427	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-02-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	PHONG	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	BUI	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MEENA LACHMAN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01220149	PTIN
Phone	2123718319	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-02-11	PreparationDt
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	PHONG BUI	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	253 36TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11232	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$979,742	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.THEBROOKLYNRAIL.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2000	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE O	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	10	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,038,963	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$847,245	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$193,064	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$118,707	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$224	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$80	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$11,700	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$13,710	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,243,951	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$979,742	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$348,290	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$433,456	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,107,016	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$513,512	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,455,306	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$946,968	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$211,355	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$32,774	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$292,217	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$375,013	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$75,226	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$125,248	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$216,991	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$249,765	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	SEE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE O	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$682,584	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$118,707	RevenueAmt
Desc	PRINTING AND PUBLISHING THE JOURNAL (CURRENTLY PUBLISHED 10 TIMES ANNUALLY). THE JOURNAL, IN ADDITION TO FEATURING LOCAL REPORTING, CRITICISM OF MUSIC, DANCE, FILM, THEATER, ORIGINAL FICTION AND POETRY, COVERS CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ART IN PARTICULAR DEPTH. BROOKLYN RAIL DISTRIBUTES ITS JOURNAL FREE OF CHARGE AROUND NEW YORK CITY, AND SHIPS TO A GROWING LIST OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SUBSCRIBERS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$4,500	ExpenseAmt
Desc	WE THE IMMIGRANTS IS AN URGENT PROJECT AIMED AT ELEVATING IMMIGRATION IN OUR COMMUNITIES ACROSS AMERICA AND HONORING THE CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS (PAST AND PRESENT) WHO HAVE IMMIGRATED TO THE U.S. AND MADE AN IMPACT ACROSS THE SCIENCES, ARTS, AND HUMANITIES.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$687,084	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	62	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	10	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE BROOKLYN RAIL INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7183498427	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	253 36TH STREET UNIT 20	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11232	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
PHONG BUI
PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$46,190	$0	$12,386
SUSAN HARRIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAN DESMOND
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTT LYNN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIETTE CEZZAR
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEREMY ZILAR
DIRECTOR	10.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HELEN LEE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL LACHMAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SOPHIA PEDLOW
TREASURER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$50,962	$0	$6,216
NICK BENNETT
SECRETARY	40.00		Yes (X)	$38,638	$0	$6,383

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$135,790	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$24,985	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$847,245	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$847,245	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
ADVERTISING REVENUE	541800	$105,466	$105,466
SUBSCRIPTIONS	511110	$7,908	$7,908
BACK ISSUES SALES & OT	511130	$5,333	$5,333

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$118,707	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$80	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$80	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$13,710	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$13,710	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$13,710	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$979,742	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$132,497	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$139,779	TotalAmt
Program Services	$93,186	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$46,593	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$220,398	TotalAmt
Program Services	$146,932	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$73,466	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,146	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,431	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,715	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,133	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,422	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,711	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,399	TotalAmt
Management And General	$36,399	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,046	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,046	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,484	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,657	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,827	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,185	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,185	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,948	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,948	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,600	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,600	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,854	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,854	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PRODUCTION EXPENSE	$285,596	$285,596
PRINTING EXPENSE	$68,000	$68,000
BAD DEBTS	$30,657		$30,657
POSTAGE	$13,770	$13,770

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,973	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,044	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,929	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$946,968	TotalAmt
Program Services	$687,084	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$259,884	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$138,761	BOYAmt
EOY	$271,695	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,842	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,923	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,000	BOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$59,659	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,238	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,615	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,541	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,925	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,801	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$66,807	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$65,992	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,415	BOYAmt
EOY	$815	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$292,217	BOYAmt
EOY	$375,013	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$75,109	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,914	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$117	BOYAmt
EOY	$81,334	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$75,226	BOYAmt
EOY	$125,248	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$66,491	BOYAmt
EOY	$84,765	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$150,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$165,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$216,991	BOYAmt
EOY	$249,765	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$292,217	BOYAmt
EOY	$375,013	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$32,774	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	0	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$815,442	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$543,905	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$670,798	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,038,963	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$855,153	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,924,261	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$815,442	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$543,905	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$670,798	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,038,963	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$855,153	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,924,261	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,136,997	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$2,787,264	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$136	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$427	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$297	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$224	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$80	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,164	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$3,925,425	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$909,372	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.71010	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.74950	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	0	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$40,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$40,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$40,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$40,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$40,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$40,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$40,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$40,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$40,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$40,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$66,807	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$65,992	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$815	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$815	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
SBA PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM	$81,200
SALES TAX PAYABLE	$134

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$81,334	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$979,742	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$979,742	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$979,742	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$946,968	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$946,968	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$946,968	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART V, LINE 4:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	BEGINNING AN ENDOWMENT FUND FOR THE RAIL PUBLICATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 & PART III, LINE 1:	THE MISSION OF BROOKLYN RAIL INC. IS TO PROVIDE AN INDEPENDENT FORUM FOR ARTS, CULTURE, AND POLITICS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY AND FAR BEYOND. ITS JOURNAL, IN ADDITION TO FEATURING LOCAL REPORTING, CRITICISM OF MUSIC, DANCE, FILM, THEATER, ORIGINAL FICTION AND POETRY, COVERS CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ART IN PARTICULAR DEPTH. IN ORDER TO DEMOCRATIZE ITS ART COVERAGE, THE CRITICS PAGE FUNCTIONS WITH A ROTATING EDITORSHIP. THE RAIL FURTHER FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY CURATING ART EXHIBITIONS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, READING SERIES, AND FILM SCREENINGS THAT REFLECT THE COMPLEXITY AND INVENTIVENESS OF THE CITY'S ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE.
FORM 990, PART V, LINE 1 AND LINE 2:	JUSTWORKS, AS PEO, FILED FORM 1096 / FORM W-3 AND ALL REQUIRED FEDERAL / STATE EMPLOYMENT TAX RETURNS: TOTAL NUMBER OF 2020 FORM 1099 ISSUED: 62 TOTAL NUMBER OF 2020 FORM W-2 ISSUED: 10
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	COPY OF FORM 990 PROVIDED TO EACH DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	TO ENSURE THAT THE FUND OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY WHICH IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD TO ENSURE NO CONFLICTS EXIST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE BOARD REVIEWS RELEVANT INFORMATION RELATING TO EMPLOYEE COMPENSATIONS AND MINIMUM WAGE REQUIREMENTS. THE SALARY INCREASE IS APPROVED BY INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ON REQUEST, MADE AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE.