Brightside Project INC EIN 81-3794909

Brightside Project INC

EIN  81-3794909 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Salem, OH
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps children and families reach their potential by meeting their needs and inspiring stability.
Leadership
Scott Lewis · President · $62K
Money in and out
$729K revenue, $635K expenses
Bottom line
94% program efficiency

Helps children and families reach their potential by meeting their needs and inspiring stability. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $729K in revenue, $635K in expenses, and $715K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$729K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$635K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$715K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $94K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -75% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+13%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -72% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$729K
FY2024▼ -35%
Expenses
$635K
FY2024▲ +5%
Total assets
$717K
FY2024▲ +4%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2024▼ -82%
Total revenue
$729K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$635K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$715K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$94K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$717K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $598K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The brightside project equips and empowers children and families to meet their full potential by meeting physical and emotional needs. Activities include the imagination library, back to school program and crisis relief

$460Kprogram expense
02

Imagination libary

$79Kprogram expense
03

Sunshine bus

$59Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBrightside Project INC
EINHdr · item D81-3794909
Principal addressHdr · item CSalem, OH
WebsiteHdr · item Jbrightsideprojectohio.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$61,750Pt VII · Sec A
Co Director
$61,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Lewis’s $62K as President is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1984 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Scott Lewis$61,750$54,700$44,096$23,608
Lisa Vittorio$61,750$54,700
Lisa Wallace$41,096$5,096

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
Contributions & grants$616K · 84%
Program service revenue$93K · 13%
Investment income$9K · 1%
Other revenue$11K · 1%
Contributions & grants84%$616K
Program service revenue13%$93K
Investment income1%$9K
Other revenue1%$11K
— government grantsLn 1e$170K
Total revenueLn 12$729K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06
Program services94%$598K
Management & general6%$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$635K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$137K
Total assetsLn 16$717K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$715K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $137K · Operating expenses/yr $635K
2.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $598K · Total expenses $635K
94%
Management & General
Management & general $37K · Total expenses $635K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $635K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $507K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $616K · Total revenue $729K
84%
Government reliance
Government grants $170K · Total revenue $729K
23%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $93K · Total revenue $729K
13%
Investment reliance
Investment income $9K · Total revenue $729K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $93K · Total expenses $635K
15%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $729K · Prior year $1.1M
-35%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $128K · FY2024 $729K
+54%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $715K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $729K · Expenses $635K
+13%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $717K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $715K · Total assets $717K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $717K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Scott Lewis · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $62K · Total expenses $635K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $162K · Total expenses $635K
26%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -35%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$35K

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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)$729K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$356K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$193K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$128K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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