Brighter Tomorrows INC EIN 75-2291809 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Shelters and assists victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $2.6M in revenue, $2.9M in expenses, and $724K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Arlington, TX
Website
brightertomorrows.net
Filings
3 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$2.6MFY2022
Expenses
$2.9M
Net assets
$724K
People
11
Filings
3
Updates
0
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EIN  75-2291809 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Arlington, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Shelters and assists victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse.
Leadership
Twyla Allison · CEO · $115K
Money in and out
$2.6M revenue, $2.9M expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$2.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.9M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$724K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$265K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -25% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-10%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -318% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2022▼ -4%
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2022▲ +11%
Total assets
$847K
FY2022▼ -23%
Total liabilities
$124K
FY2022▲ +16%
Total revenue
$2.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.9M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$724K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$265K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$847K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBrighter Tomorrows INC
EINHdr · item D75-2291809
Principal addressHdr · item CArlington, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jbrightertomorrows.net
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P620)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1990

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
$114,526Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Twyla Allison’s $115K as CEO is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3864 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Twyla Allison$114,526
Colleen Jamieson$77,828$80,000
Brent Trotter$68,243

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $2.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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We serve individuals in our community by providing emergency shelter, outreach services including individual and group counseling sessions, 24-hour crisis hotline, transitional and rapid rehousing for single parent families.

$2.3Mprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$2.6M · 98%
Other revenue$48K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$2.6M
Other revenue2%$48K
Program service revenue$6K
— government grantsLn 1e$1.5M
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.12
Program services79%$2.3M
Management & general9%$254K
Fundraising12%$340K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$55K
Total assetsLn 16$847K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$124K
Total net assetsLn 32$724K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $55K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $2.9M · Less non-cash grants $296K · Cash operating expenses/yr $2.6M
0.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.3M · Total expenses $2.9M
79%
Management & General
Management & general $254K · Total expenses $2.9M
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $340K · Total expenses $2.9M
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $260K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.2M
$0.22 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $2.6M · Total revenue $2.6M
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $1.5M · Total revenue $2.6M
57%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $6K · Total revenue $2.6M
0.2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $2.6M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $6K · Total expenses $2.9M
0.2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $2.6M · Prior year $2.7M
-4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $724K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $2.6M · Expenses $2.9M
-10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $847K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $724K · Total assets $847K
85%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $847K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Twyla Allison · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $115K · Total expenses $2.9M
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.9M · Total expenses $2.9M
66%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 13%
Revenue growth -4%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $104K · 2019–2019
Unitemized GrantFY2019$42,254
Unitemized GrantFY2019$15,402
Unitemized GrantFY2019$14,880
Unitemized GrantFY2019$11,208
Unitemized GrantFY2019$10,728
Unitemized GrantFY2019$9,714

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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
FY2022 (Latest)$2.6M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$2.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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