A Brighter Community INC

Tax-deductible

Tampa, FL501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 59-0624453Revenue $62K in FY2024

On file with the IRSabrightercommunity.org1613 N Marion St, 33602-2638 · Tampa, FLTax-exempt since Jun 1955Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Providing childcare and pre-kindergarten programs to children 3 to 5. To develop school-ready children and strengthen families by providing access to a nationally accredited preschool and family support system.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers and 11 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $89K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 90% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$62K
-98% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$62K
FY2024▼ -98%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$595K
FY2021$299K
FY2022$259K
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$62K
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2024▲ +67%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$431K
FY2021$422K
FY2022$400K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$2.2M
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$611K
FY2021$488K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 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 Jun 1955.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $2.0M Management & general 6% · $133K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$62,113Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rosette Dupree’s $62K as Executive Director is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K 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
Rosette Dupree$62,113$60,000$60,500$20,769—
Juanita Mcclinton-Lee———$37,624$60,897

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers accredited preschool and family support for children aged 3-5, fostering school readiness and family strength.

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1 program · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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A Brighter Community was the oldest established preschool in the Tampa area. It closed it doors in 2024.

$2.0Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $2.5M · 2023–2024
Conn Memorial Foundation INCFL · FY2024$1,723,487

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$62K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$251
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$133K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Other incomeLn 4–11$251
Total revenueLn 12$62K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.7M$1.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$0$61K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$145K$145K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$5K$672$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$11K$5K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$6K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$39K$7K$32K$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$707$0
OccupancyLn 16$108K$88K$20K$0
TravelLn 17$421$421$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$17K$14K$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$29K$600$0
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$4K$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$2.0M$133K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $62K$2.2M−$2.1M$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.0M$1.3M$1.8M$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $259K$400K−$140K$347K 990 PDF
FY2021 $299K$422K−$123K$488K 990 PDF
FY2020 $595K$431K$164K$611K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $61,618 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $201,326$14,547
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $142,791$46,820
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,702,041$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,093$251
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,047,251$61,618
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $780,782$1,723,487
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $252,046$228,004
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $261,984$210,035
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,294,812$2,161,526
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,752,439−$2,099,908
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $61,618 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$176
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,371
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,547
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$46,820
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $251 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$251
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $47,071 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$61,618
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,161,526 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,723,487$1,723,487
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $61,223 · Fundraising $0$61,223
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $145,071 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$145,071
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,873 · Management $672 · Fundraising $0$5,545
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,468 · Management $4,697 · Fundraising $0$16,165
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,000 · Fundraising $0$6,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,946 · Management $32,405 · Fundraising $0$39,351
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,950 · Management $707 · Fundraising $0$2,657
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $87,540 · Management $20,063 · Fundraising $0$107,603
IX-17 TravelPrograms $421 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$421
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,051 · Management $3,028 · Fundraising $0$17,079
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,909 · Management $600 · Fundraising $0$29,509
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,202 · Management $3,213 · Fundraising $0$7,415
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,028,918 · Management $132,608 · Fundraising $0$2,161,526
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,108,933$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,025$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,099,908$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,108,933$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$61,618
XI-2 Total expenses$2,161,526
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,099,908
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,099,908
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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