See Brilliance: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 86-3416841)

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

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Empowers youth and families with culturally-rooted STEM education to discover their brilliance.

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1 program · $191K · in their own filed words · FY2025

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See Brilliance was able to further strenghten partnerships with local educational institutions to provide after school programming and workshops, as well as private partners to establish a gaming center.

$191Kprogram expense

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Columbus FoundationFY2024$67K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$67K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$329K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K

Other incomeLn 4–11$15K

Money outPt IX

$310K

Ln 25

Programscol B$191K

Managementcol C$117K

Fundraisingcol D$2K

Owns and owesPt X

$386K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$371K

Total assetsLn 16$391K

LiabilitiesLn 26$5K

PeoplePt VI, VII

7

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K

Government grantsLn 1e$161K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K

Investment incomeLn 3$9K

Other incomeLn 4–11$15K

Total revenueLn 12$329K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$13K

SavingsLn 2$358K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$371K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K

Total assetsLn 16$391K

LiabilitiesLn 26$5K

Net assetsLn 32$386K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$359K	$371K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$10K	$16K
Total assetsLn 16	$369K	$391K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1K	$5K
Net assetsLn 32	$368K	$386K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$79K		$79K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$6K		$6K
Management feesLn 11a	$4K		$4K
Legal feesLn 11b	$6K		$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$3K		$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$21K	$21K
Office expensesLn 13	$7K		$7K
Information technologyLn 14	$5K		$5K
TravelLn 17	$789	$789
InterestLn 20	$101		$101
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$4K	$3K	$662
InsuranceLn 23	$1K		$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$109K	$105K	$4K	$900
All other expensesLn 24e	$64K	$62K	$261	$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$310K	$191K	$117K	$2K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$329K	$310K	$18K	$386K	990 PDF
FY2024	$49K			$10K	990 PDF
FY2023	$22K			$4K	990 PDF
FY2022	$676			$506	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

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Part I · Summary $328,501 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$227,710

I-9 Program service revenue$76,867

I-10 Investment income$9,070

I-11 Other revenue$14,854

I-12 Total revenue$328,501

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$84,980

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expenses$225,163

I-18 Total expenses$310,143

I-19 Revenue less expenses$18,358

Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members5

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $328,501 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1b Membership dues$1,400

VIII-1e Government grants$161,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$65,310

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$227,710

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $76,867$76,867

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $9,070$9,070

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $14,854$14,854

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $85,937 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14,854$328,501

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $310,143 across 14 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $79,167$79,167

IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $5,813$5,813

IX-11a Management feesManagement $3,550$3,550

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,469$6,469

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,463$3,463

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,629$20,629

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,408$7,408

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,783$4,783

IX-17 TravelPrograms $789$789

IX-20 InterestManagement $101$101

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,997 · Management $662$3,659

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,322$1,322

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $104,794 · Management $3,691 · Fundraising $900$109,385

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $62,131 · Management $261 · Fundraising $1,213$63,605

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $191,340 · Management $116,690 · Fundraising $2,113$310,143

Part X · Balance sheet $391,013 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $359,160$13,242

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$357,618

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$3,842

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,081$16,311

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $369,241$391,013

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,287$5,414

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,287$5,414

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $367,954$385,599

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $369,241$391,013

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $385,599 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$328,501

XI-2 Total expenses$310,143

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,358

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$367,954

XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$713

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$385,599

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

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