Friends of Bronx Lab Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE BRONX LAB SCHOOL.
- Income
- $37,340
- Spending
- $38,458
- Reserves
- 0.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $26,921 spent. OFFICE OF COLLEGE PLACEMENT AND SENIOR ACTIVITIES - IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE OUR GOAL OF COLLEGE ACHIEVEMENT, THE OFFICE OF COLLEGE PLACEMENT PROVIDES COLLEGE ACCESS SERVICS TO ALL THE STUDENTS ENROLLED AT BRONX LAB SCHOOL AND OUR ALUMNI. OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE STUDENTS ARE ADMITTED TO COLLEGES OF THEIR CHOICE, AND THAT THEY MATRICULATE AND ARE HAVING ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SUCCESS ON THEIR RESPECTIVE CAMPUSES. THE COLLEGE ADVISOR WORK TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE ADVISORY AND COLLEGE AWARENESS CURRICULUM THAT PREPARES THEM FOR THE RIGORS OF COLLEGE AND THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS. OUR COLLEGE ADVISOR WORKS AT GUIDING MANY OF OUR FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM TRANSITIONING FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR IN COLLEGE. THIS POSITION HAS PLAYED A TREMENDOUS ROLE IN ENSURING THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN COLLEGE AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR TREMENDOUS COLLEGE PERSISTENCE RATES.
- $7,692 spent. SCHOOL CULTURE & COMMUNITY - STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN A TEAM BUILDING AND ADVISORY BUILDING EXERCISE WITH THEIR ADVISORY TEACHER, THIS IS A FOUNDATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR THIS GROUP THAT WILL BE TOGETHER FOR THE FOLLOWING FOUR YEARS AT BRONX LAB. ADDITIONALLY, PEER GROUP CONNECTION (PGC) TRAINS AND MOBILIZES STUDENTS TO BE LIFELONG LEADERS WHO MAKE THEIR SCHOOLS BETTER FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR PEERS, AND YOUNGER STUDENTS. THROUGH PGC, SCHOOL FACULTY ARE TRAINED TO PREPARE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS TO MENTOR AND EDUCATE FRESHMEN. EVERY DAY, CAREFULLY SELECTED SENIORS ARE TRAINED AS PART OF THEIR REGULAR SCHOOL SCHEDULE IN A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CLASS TO BECOME PEER LEADERS AND SERVE AS POSITIVE ROLE MODELS AND GROUP FACILITATORS FOR 9TH GRADERS. EVERY WEEK, THESE PEER LEADERS WORK IN PAIRS TO CO-LEAD GROUPS OF NINTH GRADERS IN OUTREACH SESSIONS IN WHICH THE YOUNGER STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN ENGAGING, HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AND DISCUSSIONS IN A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE GROUP ENVIRONMENT. PGC RESULTS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER DROPOUT RATES, IMPROVED GRADES, FEWER DISCIPLINE REFERRALS,AND AVOIDANCE OF HIGH-RISK BEHAVIORS.
- $3,846 spent. OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDING CAMPUS SPORTS AND FAMILY OUTREACH.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 June 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 June 2008.
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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