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BRASS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED

EIN: 87-3790352Buffalo, NYZIP: 14214
B12 - Education501(c)(3)

Mission

THE BUFFALO ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, INC. (THE FOUNDATION) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT FOUNDATION THAT HOLDS PROPERTIES FOR THE BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER ACADEMIES OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOLS (THE SCHOOLS). THE FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF THE SCHOOLS' BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE WITH THE SCHOOLS' REAL ESTATE AND FACILITIES RELATED NEEDS, AND BY RAISING FUNDS AND RESOURCES THAT WILL ENABLE THE FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE SCHOOLS TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF THE SCHOOLS' STUDENTS AND ALUMNI.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$2.5M$0$41.6M
2022$21.3M$0$42.4M

Compensation

2023

DR JOSEPH POLAT
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$34,973
MURAT KUCUKDUGENCI
Chief Operations Officer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$29,708
GRAHAM VANDERZANDEN
Chief Financial Officer
chief financial officer
$0
$0
$0
$28,925
JUSTIN BRAUN
Chief Academic Officer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$18,569
MUSTAFA GOKCEK PHD
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TOLGA HAYALI PHD
President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
SELCUK SEDEMIRCI
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

DR JOSEPH POLAT
CEO
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$32,598
MURAT KUCUKDUGENCI
Chief Operations Officer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$26,634
HAKAN AKTAR
Director of Finance
chief financial officer
$0
$0
$0
$24,461
TOLGA HAYALI
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
SELCUK SEDEMIRCI
Member (Beg 6/22/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
VAHIT SEVINC
Member (To 6/22/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MUSTAFA GOKCEK
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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