Brightside Up INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 14-1648493)

Keely M Weise’s $125K as Chief Financial Officer is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Keely M Weise	$124,649	$119,406	$120,933	$95,640	$92,764
Abbe Kovacik	$118,510	$117,315	$118,591	$91,556	$90,210

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes quality, accessible child care through referrals, education, training, and advocacy.

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3 programs · $4.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Child Care Food Program

The organization administers the federal child and adult care food program (cacfp) for child care homes and educates providers about how to serve nutritious meals according to united states department of agriculture guidelines.

$1.8Mprogram expense

02

Child Care Resource and Referral Programs

The organization is a resource and referral agency which provides resources to the community by improving the availability and quality of child care and assists parents in finding child care. Resource development involves recruiting, training, and assisting child care providers in meeting state registration and licensing requirements.

$1.8Mprogram expense

03

Infant-Toddler Program

The organization is a resource and referral agency which provides technical assistance, training for child care programs in region 4, consisting of 17 counties. Collaboration with other resource and referral agencies in the region to provide quality care in infant toddler classrooms, meeting licensing requirements and best practices.

$730Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Parentchild Plus INCFY2024$50K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$6.5M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$502K

Investment incomeLn 3$12K

Money outPt IX

$6.6M

Ln 25

Programscol B$6.1M

Managementcol C$528K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$306K

Total assetsLn 16$2.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M

PeoplePt VI, VII

16

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M

Government grantsLn 1e$5.8M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$502K

Investment incomeLn 3$12K

Other incomeLn 4–11$10K

Total revenueLn 12$6.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

SavingsLn 2$306K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$306K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$103K

Other assetsLn 15$908K

Total assetsLn 16$2.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M

Net assetsLn 32$1.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 561

VolunteersI 614

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$298K	$306K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$84K	$103K
Total assetsLn 16	$2.7M	$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1.4M	$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32	$1.3M	$1.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$270K	$241K	$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$3.2M	$2.8M	$357K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$89K	$79K	$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$148K	$130K	$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$249K	$220K	$28K
Legal feesLn 11b	$5K		$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$41K	$38K	$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$25K	$23K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$57K	$51K	$5K
OccupancyLn 16	$191K	$169K	$21K
TravelLn 17	$96K	$96K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$71K	$71K
InterestLn 20	$183		$183
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$30K	$30K	$716
InsuranceLn 23	$15K	$12K	$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$2.0M	$2.0M	$6K
All other expensesLn 24e	$141K	$102K	$39K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$6.6M	$6.1M	$528K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$6.5M	$6.6M	−$71K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2023	$6.8M	$6.8M	−$13K	$1.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$6.5M	$6.5M	$74K	$1.4M	990 PDF
FY2021	$8.1M	$7.7M	$356K	$1.3M	990 PDF
FY2020	$7.6M	$7.0M	$574K	$934K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $6,541,538 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,699,871$6,016,893

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,043,622$502,277

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,524$12,487

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,897$9,881

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,759,914$6,541,538

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,981,697$3,953,705

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,791,024$2,659,108

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,772,721$6,612,813

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$12,807−$71,275

Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14

VI-1b Independent voting members14

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,541,538 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$5,771,484

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$245,409

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,016,893

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $502,277$502,277

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,487$12,487

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,881$9,881

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $512,158 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,487$6,541,538

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,612,813 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $241,134 · Management $28,710$269,844

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,841,752 · Management $356,581$3,198,333

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $78,505 · Management $10,886$89,391

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $129,793 · Management $17,822$147,615

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $220,325 · Management $28,197$248,522

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,423$5,423

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $37,647 · Management $3,551$41,198

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $23,211 · Management $1,517$24,728

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $51,141 · Management $5,402$56,543

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $169,465 · Management $21,348$190,813

IX-17 TravelPrograms $95,775$95,775

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $71,251$71,251

IX-20 InterestManagement $183$183

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $29,741 · Management $716$30,457

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,947 · Management $3,286$15,233

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,981,208 · Management $5,772$1,986,980

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $101,866 · Management $38,658$140,524

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,084,761 · Management $528,052 · Fundraising $0$6,612,813

Part X · Balance sheet $2,502,551 assets, 14 lines filed

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $297,852$305,649

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,137,214$1,073,541

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $106,856$49,336

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $66,619$62,959

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $84,074$103,456

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $992,051$907,610

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,684,666$2,502,551

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $280,542$234,480

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,126,189$1,061,411

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,406,731$1,295,891

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,272,673$1,201,398

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,262$5,262

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,277,935$1,206,660

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,684,666$2,502,551

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,206,660 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$6,541,538

XI-2 Total expenses$6,612,813

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$71,275

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,277,935

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,206,660

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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