A Brighter Day EIN 61-1769863

A Brighter Day

EIN  61-1769863 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lafayette, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates teenagers about depression and provides helpful resources.
Leadership
Robert a Hammer · Business Develo · $77K
Money in and out
$154K revenue, $257K expenses
Bottom line
65% program efficiency

Educates teenagers about depression and provides helpful resources. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $154K in revenue, $257K in expenses, and $58K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$154K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$257K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$58K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$103K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.22
Program efficiency
65%
of spending reaches programs▲ +29% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -78% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-67%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -1002% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$154K
FY2024▲ +7%
Expenses
$257K
FY2024▲ +69%
Total assets
$63K
FY2024▼ -62%
Total liabilities
$5K
FY2024▲ ×49
Total revenue
$154K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$257K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$58K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$103K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$63K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B65%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $168K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Website resources and biweekly mailing to educate and provide resources.

$118Kprogram expense
02

Teen text crisis help line.

$25Kprogram expense
03

Zoom counselor meetings.

$25Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CA Brighter Day
EINHdr · item D61-1769863
Principal addressHdr · item CLafayette, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.abrighterday.info
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Business Develo
$77,000Pt VII · Sec A
$19,039Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$17,250Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Programdirector
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Exec Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert a Hammer’s $77K as Business Develo is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert a Hammer$77,000
Michael Hurwitz$5,000$60,000
Shaina Steinberg$26,250$32,000
Tammy Carlson$18,000$19,500
Christopher Luna$19,039$5,208
Tammy Carlson-Kallen$17,250$17,850$18,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue$91K · 59%
Contributions & grants$62K · 40%
Investment income$994 · 1%
Other revenue59%$91K
Contributions & grants40%$62K
Investment income1%$994
Total revenueLn 12$154K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.22
Program services65%$168K
Management & general12%$32K
Fundraising22%$57K
Total functional expensesLn 25$257K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$63K
Total assetsLn 16$63K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5K
Total net assetsLn 32$58K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $63K · Operating expenses/yr $257K
2.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $168K · Total expenses $257K
65%
Management & General
Management & general $32K · Total expenses $257K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $57K · Total expenses $257K
22%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $61K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $63K
$0.97 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $62K · Total revenue $154K
40%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $154K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $154K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $994 · Total revenue $154K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $257K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $154K · Prior year $144K
+7%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $121K · FY2024 $154K
+6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $58K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $154K · Expenses $257K
-67%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $63K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $58K · Total assets $63K
93%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $63K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Robert a Hammer · Reported title Business Develo · Highest reported compensation $77K · Total expenses $257K
30%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $123K · Total expenses $257K
48%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 65%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 92%
Revenue growth 7%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 3%
Fundraising fee ratio 12%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$154K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$144K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$120K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$138K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$121K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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