Is it real?
Yes. Exemption reinstated (2015-11-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2016.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
17 people listed on the 990.
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
Provides safe, value-centered education and opportunities for youth.
Questions for Bright Futures Fund
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Grants issued to schools within the catholic diocese of kansas city-st. Joseph to be able to provide financial assistance to families in order to ensure catholic education is available and affordable to anyone.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-1012192) · Dispute this lineProvided funding for the schools 'take the stage' arts program that brings highly energetic dance program directly into the schools as part of the elementary curriculum. 'take the stage' classes teach children how to strive for their personal best, never give up and learn to take chances.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-1012192) · Dispute this lineEmergency assistance fund developed to provide donated food and grocery store certificates to school families in poverty, providing food. The program was initiated in response to growing evidence of hunger among student families, and ongoing poverty-linked crises among school families every year.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-1012192) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY21 | FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $533K | $306K |
| AddedLn 1b | $120K | $301K |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $2K | $2K |
| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $798K | $793K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $713K | $1.3M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $0 | $56K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.5M | $2.2M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $70K | $10K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.4M | $2.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $1.2M | $1.2M | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $2K | $2K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $9K | $9K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $18K | $10K | $8K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $19K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 | $10.6M | $10.6M | −$5K | $4.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 | $15.1M | $12.8M | $2.3M | $4.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 13, 2024 | $4.6M | $4.9M | −$297K | $2.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 4, 2023 | $2.2M | $1.5M | $742K | $2.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 16, 2022 | $1.7M | $1.2M | $495K | $2.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 13, 2021 | $2.1M | $1.1M | $985K | $1.4M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
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Part I · Summary $1,735,161 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 16 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,735,161 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,240,603 across 5 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,160,173 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,150,173 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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