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Brighter Horizon

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Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 83-0995509Revenue $430K in FY2025

On file with the IRSbrighterhorizonfoundation.org739 Westview St, 19119-3533 · Philadelphia, PATax-exempt since May 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The purpose of Brighter Horizon foundation is to operate for educational advancement and for other charitable purposes by the distribution of funds for such purposes and, particulary, to act as a scholarship funding vehicle to help first generation college-pursuing high school students complete a four-year college education, using selection criteria based upon academic and financial need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 33 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $85K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $758K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $52K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$430K
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$434K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$917K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$430K
FY2025▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$369K
FY2021$534K
FY2022$511K
FY2023$527K
FY2024$481K
FY2025$430K
Expenses
$434K
FY2025▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$212K
FY2021$299K
FY2022$392K
FY2023$469K
FY2024$533K
FY2025$434K
Net assets
$917K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$435K
FY2021$728K
FY2022$741K
FY2023$828K
FY2024$846K
FY2025$917K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2019.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $327K Management & general 23% · $98K Fundraising 2% · $9K

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alana W Robinson
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alan Krigstein
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Santare
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
K'Ya Jackson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Programs and updates

Funds scholarships for first-generation college students facing academic and financial challenges.

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1 program · $327K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Scholarship Program

The program provideds critical resources to assist first generation students and their families throughout the various stages of the high school to college transition process. Grants commenced in 2020.

$327Kprogram expense

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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
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$14K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$12K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$10K
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$10K
The Blackbaud Giving FundFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$52K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.2M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$310,440
Unitemized GrantFY2024$274,471
Unitemized GrantFY2023$263,969
Unitemized GrantFY2022$184,155
Unitemized GrantFY2021$95,288
Unitemized GrantFY2020$92,421

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$430K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$449K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$434K
Ln 25
Programscol B$327K
Managementcol C$98K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$917K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$164K
Total assetsLn 16$930K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$449K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$285K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Total revenueLn 12$430K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$164K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$164K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$758K
Total assetsLn 16$930K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$917K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 633
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$174K$164K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$659K$758K
Total assetsLn 16$873K$930K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$846K$917K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$310K$310K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$56K$900$53K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$15K$604
Information technologyLn 14$300$300
TravelLn 17$10K$4K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$753$753
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$11K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$681$681
Total functional expensesLn 25$434K$327K$98K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $430K$434K−$4K$917K 990 PDF
FY2024 $481K$533K−$52K$846K 990 PDF
FY2023 $527K$469K$58K$828K 990 PDF
FY2022 $511K$392K$119K$741K 990 PDF
FY2021 $534K$299K$234K$728K 990 PDF
FY2020 $369K$212K$157K$435K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $429,620 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $505,033$449,195
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,509$18,025
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$44,008−$37,600
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $480,534$429,620
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $274,471$310,440
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $258,098$123,651
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $532,569$434,091
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$52,035−$4,471
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $429,620 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$285,412
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$163,783
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,362
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$449,195
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,025$18,025
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$37,600−$37,600
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$19,575$429,620
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $434,091 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $310,440$310,440
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,646$16,646
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,512$5,512
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $900 · Management $53,494 · Fundraising $1,550$55,944
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $5,430$5,430
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $15,123 · Fundraising $604$15,727
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $300$300
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,301 · Management $6,164$10,465
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $753$753
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,687 · Fundraising $1,506$12,193
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $681$681
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $326,628 · Management $98,373 · Fundraising $9,090$434,091
Part X · Balance sheet $929,883 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $174,311$164,443
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,216$7,072
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $658,645$758,368
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $873,172$929,883
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,672$13,106
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,672$13,106
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $821,500$916,777
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $846,500$916,777
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $873,172$929,883
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $916,777 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$429,620
XI-2 Total expenses$434,091
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,471
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$846,500
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$74,748
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$916,777

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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