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Delivers fresh produce to corner stores in underserved neighborhoods, making healthy food accessible. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $468K in revenue, $459K in expenses, and $99K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2019
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Food & Agriculture
Location
Saint Paul, MN
Website
www.brightsidempls.org
Filings
4 on file (2021–2024)
Revenue
$468KFY2024
Expenses
$459K
Net assets
$99K
People
3
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  84-2923952 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Saint Paul, MN Founded 2019
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Delivers fresh produce to corner stores in underserved neighborhoods, making healthy food accessible.
Leadership
Justa Heinenkay · Executive Director · $33K
Money in and out
$468K revenue, $459K expenses
Bottom line
69% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$468K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$459K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$99K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $8K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.31
Program efficiency
69%
of spending reaches programs▲ +24% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -88% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$468K
FY2024-0.2%
Expenses
$459K
FY2024▲ +16%
Total assets
$99K
FY2024▲ +7%
Total liabilities
$-213
FY2024▼ -109%
Total revenue
$468K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$459K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$99K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$8K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$99K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBrightside Produce
EINHdr · item D84-2923952
Principal addressHdr · item CSaint Paul, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.brightsidempls.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2019
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
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
Executive Director
$33,325Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Justa Heinenkay’s $33K as Executive Director is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1173 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021
Justa Heinenkay$33,325
Justa Heinen-Kay$27,325
Demetria Fuller$5,000
Adam Pruitt$2,940

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 $318K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Weekly deliveries to 45 stores in the twin cities metro area. We buy bulk wholesale produce and make weekly deliveries. We charge stores only 10% above wholesale costs and have no minimum order requirements.

$318Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$307K · 66%
Contributions & grants$150K · 32%
Other revenue$11K · 2%
Program service revenue66%$307K
Contributions & grants32%$150K
Other revenue2%$11K
— government grantsLn 1e$736
Total revenueLn 12$468K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.31
Program services69%$318K
Management & general31%$142K
Total functional expensesLn 25$459K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$85K
Total assetsLn 16$99K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$-213
Total net assetsLn 32$99K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $85K · Operating expenses/yr $459K
2.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $318K · Total expenses $459K
69%
Management & General
Management & general $142K · Total expenses $459K
31%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $459K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $108K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $150K · Total revenue $468K
32%
Government reliance
Government grants $736 · Total revenue $468K
0.2%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $307K · Total revenue $468K
66%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $468K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $307K · Total expenses $459K
67%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $468K · Prior year $469K
-0.2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $355K · FY2024 $468K
+7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $99K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $468K · Expenses $459K
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $99K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $99K · Total assets $99K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $99K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Justa Heinenkay · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $33K · Total expenses $459K
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $209K · Total expenses $459K
45%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 69%
Overhead ratio 31%
Revenue growth -0.2%

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$75K

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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$469K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$319K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$286K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$355K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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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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