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Bright Choice Foundation FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Houston, TX501(c)(3)Education EIN 86-2742021Revenue $110K in FY2022

On file with the IRS9301 W Bellfort Ave, 77031-2101 · Houston, TXTax-exempt since Feb 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Bright Choice Foundation is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) educationa, charitable. Socail and cultural organization founded.programs run are turkish culture and children festivals, turkish language olympiad and trips.

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

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FY2022 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $135K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$110K
Spent
$78K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$110K
FY2022
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$110K
FY2023$493K
FY2024$698K
Expenses
$78K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$78K
FY2023$537K
FY2024$695K
Net assets
$0
FY2022
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$0
FY2023$27K
FY2024$30K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2022.

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% · $58K Management & general 25% · $20K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Mehmet Argin
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jennifer AK
Vice-Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Osman Gulle
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mesut Atik
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Denise Davis
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kerime Sari
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Zkan Serenli’s $62K as CEO is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes Turkish culture and language through festivals, competitions, and educational trips.

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1 program · $58K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Achievements include educational and charitable services provided through community centers.

$58Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Network for Good INCFY2023$135K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$135K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$110K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Money outPt IX
$78K
Ln 25
Programscol B$58K
Managementcol C$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Total revenueLn 12$110K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Total assetsLn 16$0$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$44K$26K$18K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$2K$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$30K$557$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$78K$58K$20K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $698K$695K$3K$30K 990 PDF
FY2023 $493K$537K−$45K$27K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $110K$78K$32K$0 990 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $110,021 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $50,100$110,021
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $50,100$110,021
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $12,354$47,394
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,079$30,557
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $14,433$77,951
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $35,667$32,070
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $110,021 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$110,021
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$110,021
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$110,021
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $77,951 across 3 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,280 · Management $17,520 · Fundraising $0$43,800
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,156 · Management $1,438 · Fundraising $0$3,594
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,000 · Management $557 · Fundraising $0$30,557
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $58,436 · Management $19,515 · Fundraising $0$77,951
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$110,021
XI-2 Total expenses$77,951
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,070
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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