STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

BROOKLYN RAIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
BROOKLYN RAIL INC (EIN 11-3562004)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-08-27
IRS object ID
201342399349300104
Schema version
2012v2.1
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2013-08-27T08:44:35-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN133143261EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LACHMAN & LACHMANBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1444 MADISON AVENUEAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10022ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN113562004EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE BROOKLYN RAIL INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlBROONameControl
Phone7183498427Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line199 COMMERCIAL STREET No 32AddressLine1
CityBROOKLYNCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code11222ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NamePHONG BUIName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone7183498427Phone
Date Signed2013-08-27DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameMeena LachmanName
PTINP01220149PTIN
Phone2123718319Phone
Date Prepared2013-08-14DatePrepared
Self EmployedXSelfEmployed
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonPHONG BUINameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line199 COMMERCIAL STREET 32AddressLine1
CityBROOKLYNCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code11222ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts246487GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Web SiteWWW.THEBROOKLYNRAIL.ORGWebSite
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation2000YearFormation
State Legal DomicileNYStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionPUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE JOURNAL AND OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT WILLIAMSBURG AND GREENPOINT SECTION OF BROOKLYN IN NEW YORK CITY.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body11NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members11NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees0TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers0TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year265956ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year158126ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year62786ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY88328ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year206InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year33InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year0OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year328948TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year246487TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year852GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY200GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year0BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year54778SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year43220SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year0TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year268841OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year219052OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year324471TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year262472TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year4477RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY-15985RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY48387TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY32402TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY0TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY48387NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY32402NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionPUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE JOURNAL AND OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT WILLIAMSBURG AND GREENPOINT SECTION OF BROOKLYN IN NEW YORK CITY.MissionDescription
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Significant Change0SignificantChange
Expense173213Expense
Grants200Grants
Revenue33Revenue
DescriptionPRINTING AND PUBLISHING THE JOURNALDescription
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Described In501 C31DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required1ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities0PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds0DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling0CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments0TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip1ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities0ReportInvestOthSecurities
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote0ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt0IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School0School
Foreign Office0ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations0MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivities
Gaming0Gaming
Hospital0Hospital
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction0ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction0PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP0LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization0BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
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Deductible Non Cash Contributions0DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art0DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated0Terminated
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntity
Related Entity0RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity0RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org0TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership0ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required1ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10960NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees0NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income0UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions0NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members11NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members11NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship0FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties0DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs0ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval0DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees1MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters0LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body1Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE BROOKLYN RAIL INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number7183498427TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line199 COMMERCIAL STREETAddressLine1
CityBROOKLYNCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code11222ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (12 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensationOfficerOfficer
MICHELA BONDARDO
DIRECTOR5.00X000
PHONG BUI
DIRECTOR & TREASURER10.00X000X
FRANK DEL DEO
DIRECTOR5.00X000
THEODORE HAMM
DIRECTOR5.00X000
CHRISTOPHER MCKENZIE
PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR5.00X000X
MICHAEL RANDAZZO
DIRECTOR5.00X000
MICHAEL RUBENSTEIN
DIRECTOR5.00X000
WILLIAM RYMAN
DIRECTOR5.00X000
DAN SIMON
DIRECTOR5.00X000
MICHAEL STRAUS
DIRECTOR5.00X000
MERRILL WAGNER
DIRECTOR5.00X000
JESSICA ROSE DAMORA
MANAGER40.002750000X
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Number Individuals GT100 K0NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed0FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K0TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources0CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K0NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Membership Dues6632MembershipDues
All Other Contributions151494AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions158126TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBusiness CodeBusinessCodeTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnExclusionExclusionAmount
ADVERTISING REVENUE51111084138$84,138
BACK ISSUES SALES5111303190$3,190
RENTAL INCOME5313901000$1,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue88328TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column33TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income33RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column246487TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income33RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue0UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion$88,328ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total200Total
Program Services200ProgramServices

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total39500Total
Management And General39500ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total3720Total
Management And General3720ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total5529Total
Management And General5529ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1668Total
Program Services1668ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total10324Total
Program Services6883ProgramServices
Management And General3441ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total5974Total
Management And General5974ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1729Total
Management And General1729ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total6548Total
Management And General6548ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total2399Total
Management And General2399ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotalProgram ServicesProgramServicesManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
PRINTING EXPENSE7367773677
PRODUCTION EXPENSE6763567635
VOLUNTEER MEALS15886105915295
POSTAGE91969196

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total18487Total
Program Services3363ProgramServices
Management And General15124ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total262472Total
Program Services173213ProgramServices
Management And General89259ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY34756BOY
EOY23330EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis53520LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec44856LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY12417BOY
EOY8664EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1214BOY
EOY408EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY48387BOY
EOY32402EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY48387BOY
EOY32402EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY48387BOY
EOY32402EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY48387BOY
EOY32402EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses-15985ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes0ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited0FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years260315CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years99896CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years152659CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year265956CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year158126CurrentTaxYear
Total936952Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years260315CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years99896CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years152659CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year265956CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year158126CurrentTaxYear
Total936952Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total266982AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170669970PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years171CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years156CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years32CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year206CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year33CurrentTaxYear
Total598Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support937550TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc283319GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage1700.71460PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.70070PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis53520OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation44856Depreciation
Book Value8664BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings8664TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (2 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11COPY OF FORM 990 SUBMITTED TO EACH DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19On request, made available in the office.