Bright Starz Learning Center FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Burlington, NC501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 35-2554324Revenue $504K in FY2020

On file with the IRS421 Fulton St, 27217-2749 · Burlington, NCTax-exempt since Apr 2018Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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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.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$3K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
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Revenue
$504K
Spent
$396K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$102K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$504K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$504K
FY2021$416K
FY2022$546K
FY2023$484K
FY2024$516K
Expenses
$396K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$396K
FY2021$459K
FY2022$588K
FY2023$512K
FY2024$593K
Net assets
$102K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$59K
FY2022$17K
FY2023−$11K
FY2024$61K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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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

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $383K Management & general 3% · $13K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

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

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 · $383K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

There are 62 children being cared for in the center. The center receives subsidized payment for 53 children. There are 9 children that are private pay.

$383Kprogram 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$36K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$504K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$444K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60K
Money outPt IX
$396K
Ln 25
Programscol B$383K
Managementcol C$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$102K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$104K
Total assetsLn 16$104K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60K
Government grantsLn 1e$60K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$444K
Total revenueLn 12$504K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$54K
SavingsLn 2$50K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$104K
Total assetsLn 16$104K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$102K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3K$104K
Total assetsLn 16$3K$104K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$3K
Net assetsLn 32−$6K$102K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$277K$271K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$23K$471
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$402$402
Office expensesLn 13$10K$6K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$40K$40K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$357$357
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K$35K
All other expensesLn 24e−$12K−$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$396K$383K$13K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $504,049 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$59,983
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $411,887$444,066
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $411,887$504,049
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $297,487$300,582
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $113,511$95,206
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $410,998$395,788
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $889$108,261
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $504,049 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$59,983
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$59,983
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $444,066$444,066
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $444,066$504,049
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $395,788 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $271,493 · Management $5,541$277,034
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,077 · Management $471$23,548
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,002$3,002
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,874$6,874
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $402$402
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,440 · Management $3,863$10,303
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,912$39,912
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $357$357
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,533$10,533
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,492$35,492
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$11,669−$11,669
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $382,911 · Management $12,877 · Fundraising $0$395,788
Part X · Balance sheet $104,373 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,659$54,299
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $589$50,074
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,248$104,373
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,730$2,594
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,730$2,594
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$6,482$101,779
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$6,482$101,779
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,248$104,373
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $101,779 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$504,049
XI-2 Total expenses$395,788
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$108,261
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$6,482
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$101,779

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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