STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

BROOKLYN RAIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
BROOKLYN RAIL INC (EIN 11-3562004)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-11-14
IRS object ID
201203199349306255
Schema version
2011v1.2
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2012-11-14T16:14:48-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

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 Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

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 Signed2012-11-14DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameMeena LachmanName
PTINP01220149PTIN
Phone2123718319Phone
Date Prepared2012-11-14DatePrepared
Self EmployedXSelfEmployed
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
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 Receipts328948GrossReceipts
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 Employees2TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers0TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year158305ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year265956ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year49969ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY62786ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year32InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year206InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year0OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year208306TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year328948TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year900GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY852GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year0BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year37304SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year54778SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year0TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year181996OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year268841OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year220200TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year324471TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year-11894RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY4477RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY45606TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY48387TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY1696TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY43910NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY48387NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionPUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE JOURNAL AND OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT WILLIAMSBURG AND GREENPOINT SECTION OF BROOKLYN IN NEW YORK CITY.MissionDescription
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Revenue206Revenue
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
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Independent Audit Financial Stmt0IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
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School0School
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Gaming0Gaming
Hospital0Hospital
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Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction0ExcessBenefitTransaction
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Loan To Officer Or DQP0LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPerson
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Deductible Non Cash Contributions0DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art0DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated0Terminated
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntity
Related Entity0RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity0RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity0TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org0TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership0ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required1ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10960NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees2NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed0EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
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
MANAGER40.003500000X
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Formers Listed0FormersListed
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Compensation From Other Sources0CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K0NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Membership Dues5647MembershipDues
All Other Contributions260309AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions265956TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBusiness CodeBusinessCodeTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnExclusionExclusionAmount
ADVERTISING REVENUE51111058048$58,048
MISC INCOME5111103473$3,473
BACK ISSUES SALES5111301265$1,265
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue62786TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column206TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income206RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column328948TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income206RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue0UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion$62,786ExclusionAmount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXXInfoInScheduleOPartIX

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total852Total
Program Services852ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

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Total35000Total
Management And General35000ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

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Total15000Total
Management And General15000ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total4778Total
Management And General4778ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total5243Total
Management And General5243ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total573Total
Program Services573ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total12841Total
Program Services8603ProgramServices
Management And General4238ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

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Total4830Total
Management And General4830ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total7680Total
Management And General7680ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total8028Total
Management And General8028ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total946Total
Management And General946ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotalProgram ServicesProgramServicesManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
PRODUCTION EXPENSE8979589795
PRINTING EXPENSE7785377853
VOLUNTEER MEALS17333116135720
POSTAGE96819681

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total34038Total
Program Services9881ProgramServices
Management And General24157ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Total324471Total
Program Services208851ProgramServices
Management And General115620ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY25161BOY
EOY34756EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis50725LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec38308LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY20445BOY
EOY12417EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY1214EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY45606BOY
EOY48387EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1696BOY
EOY0EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1696BOY
EOY0EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY43910BOY
EOY48387EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY43910BOY
EOY48387EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY45606BOY
EOY48387EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses4477ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
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 Years146966CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years260315CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years99896CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year152659CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year265956CurrentTaxYear
Total925792Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years146966CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years260315CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years99896CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year152659CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year265956CurrentTaxYear
Total925792Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total276581AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170649211PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years107CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years171CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years156CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year32CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year206CurrentTaxYear
Total672Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support926464TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc234569GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage1700.70070PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.75300PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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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 Basis50725OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation38308Depreciation
Book Value12417BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings12417TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue328948TotalRevenue
Total Expenses324471TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year4477ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS4477ExcessOrDeficitPerFS

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
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.
Form 990, Part X, line 24eD&O INSURANCE: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 9,013. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 9,013. AUTO INSURANCE: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 6,099. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 6,099. TELEPHONE: Program service expenses 3,543. Management and general expenses 1,745. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,288. LOCAL TRAVEL: Program service expenses 5,103. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,103. HEALTH INSURANCE: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 2,184. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,184. WEBSITE MAINTENANCE: Program service expenses 1,235. Management and general expenses 609. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,844. PAYPAL FEES: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 1,697. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,697. REPAIR AND MAINT: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 1,621. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,621. PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 1,189. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,189.All Other Functional Expenses