Monitoring food service program for Bright from the Start- a state agency

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$66K 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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FY2022 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<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
Liabilities
$93K
76% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 76% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$29K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2022▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$941K
FY2025$931K
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2022▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$935K
FY2025$953K
Net assets
$29K
FY2022▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14K
FY2021$33K
FY2022$29K
FY2023$31K
FY2024$28K
FY2025$6K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending September 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1999.

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $998K Management & general 1% · $10K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$65,556Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brenda Morris’s $55K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brenda Morris$54,630$65,064$65,556$65,556$65,000$65,556

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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1 program · $998K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Recruiting and monitoring of CACFP Nutritional programs daycares and homes

$998Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$998K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$29K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3K
Total assetsLn 16$123K
LiabilitiesLn 26$93K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$123K
LiabilitiesLn 26$93K
Net assetsLn 32$29K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$175K$123K
LiabilitiesLn 26$142K$93K
Net assetsLn 32$33K$29K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$879K$879K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$97K$97K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$0$8K$0
TravelLn 17$11K$11K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$4K$2K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$30$0$30$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$998K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $931K$953K−$22K$6K 990 PDF
FY2024 $941K$935K$6K$28K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.1M$12K$31K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.0M$1.0M−$4K$29K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.1M$19K$33K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$1.0M−$30K$14K 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 $1,004,566 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,089,065$1,004,566
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,089,065$1,004,566
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $961,843$878,612
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $113,640$105,385
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $29,698$24,459
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,105,181$1,008,456
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,116−$3,890
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,004,566 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,004,566
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,004,566 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,004,566
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,008,456 across 7 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $878,612$878,612
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $97,075 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$97,075
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,310 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,310
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $7,893 · Fundraising $0$7,893
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,600 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,600
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,688 · Management $2,248 · Fundraising $0$5,936
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $30 · Fundraising $0$30
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $998,285 · Management $10,171 · Fundraising $0$1,008,456
Part X · Balance sheet $122,643 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $26,180; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $67,012$2,562
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $78,482$93,901
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $174,951$122,643
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $139,895$93,231
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $141,649$93,231
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $33,302$29,412
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,302$29,412
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $174,951$122,643
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $29,412 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,004,566
XI-2 Total expenses$1,008,456
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,890
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,302
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$29,412

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