PLATTDUETSCHE VOLKFEST VEREEN VON BROOKLYN UM UMGEGEND Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

PLATTDUETSCHE VOLKFEST VEREEN VON BROOKLYN UM UMGEGEND

EIN 11-2562538 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A200)

What they do

THE MISSION of THE PVV is to PROVIDE A GERMAN COMMUNITY and CULTURAL CENTER WHICH PROMOTES THE GERMAN LANGUAGE, CUSTOMS, and LITERATURE THROUGH FESTIVALS, ENTERTAINMENT, and OTHER FUNDRAISING EVENTS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSIONS is to PROVIDE SUPPORT and FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN SUSTAINING THE PLATTDUETSCHE OLD FOLKS HOME SOCIETY.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $60.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders36 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

45.39%of revenue went to mission work60.3% of expenses · Program services

$75.26spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

29.87%of revenue went to management and office costs39.7% of expenses

$30.57in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

45.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$114,484

Mission workProgram services$51,96045.39% of revenue60.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$34,20129.87% of revenue39.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$28,32324.74% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$86,16175.26% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 60.3% mission · 39.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.26% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 31.1% mission · 68.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 179.66% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 51.7% mission · 48.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 121.36% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 50.3% mission · 49.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingRevenue comparison unavailable

2020Expense mix: 26.4% mission · 73.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 15.94% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 24.8% mission · 74.7% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.20% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 36.9% mission · 99.4% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.27% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 42.7% mission · 96.4% management · 3.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 110.58% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$114,484

Expenses$86,161

Annual surplus $28,323 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$51,960 · 60.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$34,201 · 39.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$114,484

Expenses$86,161

Assets$2,634,072

Income$301,034

Contributions$52,061

Mission work (program services)$51,960

Management and general$34,201

Stocks and bonds$127,575

Accounting fees$11,700

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (36)

MICHAEL RABUSTRUSTEE

HERMAN REINIUSTRUSTEE

JIM ROCHERTRUSTEE

JOE NEUBAUERTRUSTEE

KAI BAUERTRUSTEE

KENNETH HAMILTONTRUSTEE

KORD FICKTRUSTEE

KURT KUHLTRUSTEE

LARRY DITMERSRECORDING SEC.

HENRY SCHULZETRUSTEE

PETER PRAMBERGER2ND VICE PRES.

PETER JUERGEN HOLLETRUSTEE

RENATE BUCKGENERAL SEC.

RENE GASPARTRUSTEE

RICHARD LANGETRUSTEE

RUDY EBERHARDTTRUSTEE

THOMAS HACKERTRUSTEE

UWE RIGGERSTRUSTEE

GERI VON THADENTRUSTEE

BARBARA HUBERTREASURER

CAROLANN KILLIANFINANCIAL SEC.

CHRISTINA KRAKERTRUSTEE

DOMENICK ADDOTTATRUSTEE

ELKE RUGENPRESIDENT

FERDINAND HUBERVICE PRESIDENT

FRED VASSELMANTRUSTEE

GEORGE MUELLERTRUSTEE

ANN HARMELINGTRUSTEE

GLENN MEYRANTRUSTEE

GREGORY SCHULZETRUSTEE

HANS HENKETRUSTEE

HANS SIEWERTSENTRUSTEE

HARTMUT KRUEGERTRUSTEE

HELGA MINDERJAHNTRUSTEE

HELMUT KRUGERTRUSTEE

HELMUT MUSKULUSTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1993
Location: 1132 HEMPSTEAD TPKE, FRANKLIN SQ, NY 11010-1535
County: Nassau
In care of: BARBARA HUBER
Primary officer: BARBARA HUBER, Treasurer

How to reach them

Phone(516) 354-3131

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: SECKENDORF HASSON REILLY AND KOBAY CPAS
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A200)