Bright Starz Learning Center

Tax-deductible

Burlington, NC501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 35-2554324

The center strives to provide a safe, healthy and nurturing environment in a way that helps children grow, discover, and learn through a variety of age and developmentally appropriate experiences, within a christian environment. The program is designed to enhance the whole child, as well as meeting the individual needs of the child in a positive atmosphere of warmth and care.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$54K 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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FY2024 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $16K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 58% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $36K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$516K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$593K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$61K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$516K
FY2024▲ +7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$504K
FY2021$416K
FY2022$546K
FY2023$484K
FY2024$516K
Expenses
$593K
FY2024▲ +16%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$396K
FY2021$459K
FY2022$588K
FY2023$512K
FY2024$593K
Net assets
$61K
FY2024▲ +637%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$59K
FY2022$17K
FY2023−$11K
FY2024$61K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2018.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $469K Management & general 21% · $124K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$53,893Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kim Hargrave’s $54K as Director is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Kim Hargrave—$58,676$62,275
Kim Hargrave$53,893——

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Nurtures children's growth and learning in a safe, Christian environment.

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1 program service account for $497K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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There are 57 children being cared for in the center. The center receives subsidized payment for 40 children. There are 17 children that are private pay.

$497Kprogram expense

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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$36K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$516K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$488K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$593K
Ln 25
Programscol B$469K
Managementcol C$124K
Owns and owesPt X
$61K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$784
Total assetsLn 16$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$488K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$516K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$784
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$784
Total assetsLn 16$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$61K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 540
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K$784
Total assetsLn 16$4K$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$17K
Net assetsLn 32$2K$61K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$276K$276K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$29K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$144K$72K$72K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$0$3K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$0$12K$0
Office expensesLn 13$14K$0$14K$0
OccupancyLn 16$21K$21K$0$0
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$0$4K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$90K$70K$20K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$593K$469K$124K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $516K$593K−$77K$61K 990 PDF
FY2023 $484K$512K−$28K−$11K 990 PDF
FY2022 $546K$588K−$42K$17K 990 PDF
FY2021 $416K$459K−$43K$59K 990 PDF
FY2020 $504K$396K$108K$102K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $516,296 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,500 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,720
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,720
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$486,291
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $10,785 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$10,785
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $498,576 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$516,296
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $593,232 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $275,615 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$275,615
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,800 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$28,800
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $71,829 · Management $71,829 · Fundraising $0$143,658
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,883 · Fundraising $0$2,883
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $11,891 · Fundraising $0$11,891
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $13,965 · Fundraising $0$13,965
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,820 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$20,820
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,323 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,323
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $4,099 · Fundraising $0$4,099
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $70,474 · Management $19,704 · Fundraising $0$90,178
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $468,861 · Management $124,371 · Fundraising $0$593,232
Part X · Balance sheet $78,398 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $616$784
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,028$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$77,614
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,844$78,398
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$256
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,092$17,275
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,752$61,123
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,752$61,123
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,844$78,398
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $61,123 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$516,296
XI-2 Total expenses$593,232
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$76,936
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,752
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$136,307
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$61,123

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

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