The Brookwood Community Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Brookwood Community provides an educational environment that creates meaningful work, builds a sense of belonging, and awakens genuine purpose in the lives of adults with disabilities.
- Income
- $28.6 million
- Spending
- $20.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- -9.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 53%
- Employees
- 511
- Volunteers
- 6,700
- Highest pay
- $221,465, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 56 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 15% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 29% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 17 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Reports results. Its tax return states measurable results. These are its own figures and nobody has checked them.
Results it reports
- The residential program serves 125 adults with disabilities.Work delivered
- The day program serves 125 adults with disabilities.Work delivered
Read from the return by an AI model and shown only where the wording was found in the return. These are the charity's own figures.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $16.3 million spent. The Brookwood Community is a residential and day program for adults with disabilities. Brookwood serves 125 "Citizens" (adults with disabilities) in our residential program and 125 in our day program. Our goal is to provide an environment that allows our Citizens to fulfill their God-given purpose in life. We provide citizen-centric opportunities for spiritual, social, and vocational development. Our 485-acre Community consists of specially designed neuro-considerate homes, workshops, a worship center, a horticulture center, stores, and a cafe. See Schedule OWe continue to expand our citizen-centric opportunities by adding educational programs to all workshops, including shipping, placing orders, pricing products for sale, checking in deliveries, etc. Our Citizens are growing and adding value to our Community daily as they learn new skills and interact with the public in our retail stores and cafe, turning diners and shoppers into Brookwood Community supporters. Our Citizens are fully engaged in their work throughout the campus. Our Citizens are the hands of God as they help each other and help change the way our many visitors and shoppers view adults with disabilities.Our recreational programs, which include sports, fitness, fine arts, and ministry in service to others, along with their work, allow our Citizens to live meaningful, purposeful lives.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending July 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1968.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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