Brightside Up, INC. (organization), formerly capital district child care coordinating council, INC., is a not-for-profit corporation organized to function as a resource and referral agency dedicated to promoting quality, accessible child care for all of the capital region's diverse communities. The organization assumes a leadership role in supporting children, parents, providers and employers through referral counseling, education, training, and advocacy. The organization is primarily supported by grant income.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$237K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $184K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$237K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.4M
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.8M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$6.8M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.8M
FY2023▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.6M
FY2021$8.1M
FY2022$6.5M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$6.5M
Expenses
$6.8M
FY2023▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.0M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$6.5M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$6.6M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2023▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$934K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1984.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $6.3M Management & general 7% · $476K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $237K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Financial Officer
$119,406Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$117,315Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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 · $4.5M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

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.

$1.9Mprogram expense
02

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
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.

$797Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$6.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.3M
Managementcol C$476K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$298K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$6.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$298K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$298K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$84K
Other assetsLn 15$992K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
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
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$333K$298K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$88K$84K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$260K$232K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.2M$3.0M$229K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$73K$64K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$155K$137K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$252K$225K$27K
Legal feesLn 11b$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$67K$47K$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$12K$610
Office expensesLn 13$94K$76K$17K
OccupancyLn 16$203K$182K$22K
TravelLn 17$99K$99K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$65K$62K$3K
InterestLn 20$292$292
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$28K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$13K−$518
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.0M$2.0M$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$190K$135K$55K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.8M$6.3M$476K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $6.5M$6.6M−$71K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 $6,759,914 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,623,439$5,699,871
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $897,383$1,043,622
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,720$8,524
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,736$7,897
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,526,278$6,759,914
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 $3,922,164$3,981,697
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,529,872$2,791,024
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,452,036$6,772,721
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $74,242−$12,807
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $6,759,914 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$5,597,802
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$102,069
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,699,871
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,043,622$1,043,622
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,524$8,524
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,897$7,897
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,051,519 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,524$6,759,914
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,772,721 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $232,145 · Management $27,628$259,773
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,012,720 · Management $228,766$3,241,486
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $64,404 · Management $8,928$73,332
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $136,522 · Management $18,732$155,254
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $224,875 · Management $26,977$251,852
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $17,693$17,693
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $47,373 · Management $19,239$66,612
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,137 · Management $610$12,747
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $76,419 · Management $17,180$93,599
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $181,599 · Management $21,742$203,341
IX-17 TravelPrograms $98,668$98,668
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $61,674 · Management $3,195$64,869
IX-20 InterestManagement $292$292
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $27,814$27,814
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,976 · Management −$518$12,458
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,000,790 · Management $2,047$2,002,837
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $134,679 · Management $55,415$190,094
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,296,981 · Management $475,740 · Fundraising $0$6,772,721
Part X · Balance sheet $2,684,666 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $333,071$297,852
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,070,804$1,137,214
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $171,957$106,856
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $57,611$66,619
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $87,974$84,074
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,163,572$992,051
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,884,989$2,684,666
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $227,387$280,542
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,289,824$1,126,189
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,520,679$1,406,731
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,359,048$1,272,673
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,262$5,262
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,364,310$1,277,935
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,884,989$2,684,666
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,277,935 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,759,914
XI-2 Total expenses$6,772,721
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,807
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,364,310
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$73,568
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,277,935

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