New York · Nonprofit
BROOKLYN LEVEL UP INC
BROOKLYN LEVEL UP INC (New York) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $542,700 to it, the largest being NEW YORK WOMEN'S FOUNDATION INC ($317,700). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $554k
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $543k
- Net assets
- $276k
What Brooklyn Level Up Inc does
Mission
A community development corporation strengthening the relationships, sharing knowledge, and clearing obstacles, so that long-time residents of Flatbush, East Flatbush, and Flatlands can drive economic development and build community wealth.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Entrepreneurship Collective EC empowers BIPOC business owners through a culturally relevant, wellness-focused, and accountability-driven small business incubator. Offering workshops, MWBE certification, networking opportunities, community playlists, a curated book collection, peer-to-peer mentoring, structured cohorts, and practical toolkits, the EC provides entrepreneurs with the resources and support needed to thrive.
$61,168 spent29% of program spendingThe Flats Community Land Trust CLT is dedicated to preserving and building affordable housing, establishing vibrant commercial and communal spaces, and advocating alongside residents and businesses for equitable land use.
$47,457 spent23% of program spendingBKLVLUP Cultivate is committed to environmental justice, empowering community membersespecially youthto engage with the green economy while addressing critical issues related to soil health, air quality, and extreme heat. Through its citizen scientist corps, the initiative trains residents to identify environmental challenges, map their impact, navigate government programs, and drive community-led solutions. Its flagship project includes a paid youth-led soil testing program, interactive data collection workshops, and community-driven mapping projects, equipping participants with the knowledge and tools to advocate for a healthier, more resilient future.
$43,093 spent21% of program spendingBKLVLUP acts as NYCCEC's TRIE partner for the East Flatbush community, facilitating The People's Money. The People's Money is New York City's annual citywide Participatory Budgeting PB initiative where community members decide how to spend part of the city's budget.
$33,714 spent16% of program spendingProject Resilience: Started as part of BKLVLUP's COVID pandemic response, BKLVLUP continues a small grocery delivery service program for homebound seniors.
$22,726 spent11% of program spendingPacker Collegiate provides students an all day interactive workshop with an introduction to what it is like to work in a nonprofit - promoting the next generation to join the community movement.
$681 spent0% of program spendingFABGC: Brooklyn Level Up is a founding member of the Flatbush African Burial Ground Coalition that seeks to preserve the sacred final resting place of enslaved Africans in flatbush as well as amplify the voices and decision-making of the descendant community as it relates to the burial ground.
$185 spent0% of program spendingCommunity Consulting has been done by our Executive Director to provide studies, guidance, and research for the community to city and state agencies.
$119 spent0% of program spendingCB17 Rezoning: Part of BKLVLUP's community consulting work, BKLVLUP was contracted by CB17 to conduct community engagement work in the neighborhoods covered by CB17 in order to educate community residents on rezoning, gather community feedback on a rezoning survey, design and host community walking tours regarding zoning and create educational videos regarding same.
The 9 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $209,143.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $139k to $297k (+113%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2023 42% · 2024 25% · 2025 12%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
3 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 30% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of BROOKLYN LEVEL UP INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BROOKLYN LEVEL UP INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 59% of grant income and the top three 84%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
99% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund BROOKLYN LEVEL UP INC.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
98% of BROOKLYN LEVEL UP INC's grant income comes from New York funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $165k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
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In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
50% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for BROOKLYN LEVEL UP INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BROOKLYN LEVEL UP INC?
- BROOKLYN LEVEL UP INC (New York) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $542,700 to it, the largest being NEW YORK WOMEN'S FOUNDATION INC ($317,700). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BROOKLYN LEVEL UP INC have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $542,700 in grants to BROOKLYN LEVEL UP INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BROOKLYN LEVEL UP INC?
- NEW YORK WOMEN'S FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $317,700 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BROOKLYN LEVEL UP INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing