Brilliance Labs FY2024 filing

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Portland, OR501(c)(3)Since 2021Community DevelopmentEIN 87-1494224Revenue $89K in FY2024

On file with the IRSbrilliancelabs.org909 Ne 30th Ave, 97232-2423 · Portland, ORTax-exempt since Apr 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The christ-centered mission of Brilliance Labs is to catalyze innovation and strategic investment for the flourishing of under-resourced and multi-ethnic communities in portland and worldwide (continued on schedule o)supporting new churches, social enterprises, and faith-based ventures that represent and serve them

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$45K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $752K a year · 82% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$45K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
29 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 29.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.06% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$89K
-52% vs prior year
Spent
$124K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$89K
FY2024▼ -52%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$185K
FY2024$89K
FY2025$132K
Expenses
$124K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$96K
FY2023$138K
FY2024$124K
FY2025$297K
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2024▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2022.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $83K Management & general 33% · $40K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $45K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and Executive Director
$44,742Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (part Year)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (part Year)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anthony Hawthorne’s $66K as President and Executive Director is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Anthony Hawthorne$65,615$44,742$44,100$39,417

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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

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3 programs · $83K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Microgrants these microgrants carry the legacy of central bible church by funding churches and organizations that are making a difference in our city, especially among those underresourced or otherwise neglected by majority culture churches and ministries.

$76Kprogram expense
02

The executive director is involved in a number of significant ministries to support underresourced and multiethnic communities by: *participating in pastor gatherings and volunteering on leadership teams for citywide christian ministry. *providing free consulting for churches and church leadership teams in the portland metro area.

$5Kprogram expense
03

The executive director, in partnership with multipy PDX (a local church network) hosts a weekly video podcast that interviews church and ministry leaders from the portland metro area. This podcast serves to educate and encourage local church leaders and it serves to strength the relationships of the network so that they and brilliance…

$2Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 18 grants · $111K · 2021–2024
One H O P E FellowshipOR · FY2024$6,000
Sanctuary Inn INCOR · FY2024$6,000
We Belong PdxOR · FY2024$6,000
Holla SchoolOR · FY2023$6,500
Thrive Church PlantingWA · FY2023$6,500
River City Church VancouverWA · FY2023$6,500
We Belong PdxOR · FY2023$6,072
One H O P E FellowshipOR · FY2023$5,500
One H O P E FellowshipOR · FY2022$5,500
River City Church VancouverWA · FY2022$5,500
One H O P E FellowshipOR · FY2021$7,500
Jubilee Hall PdxOR · FY2021$7,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$89K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$86K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Money outPt IX
$124K
Ln 25
Programscol B$83K
Managementcol C$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$303K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$696
Investment incomeLn 3$86K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$89K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$88K
SavingsLn 2$215K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$303K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 622
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$931K$303K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$3.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$45K$45K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$49K$34K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Investment management feesLn 11f$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$566$873
Office expensesLn 13$959$225$734
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$250$250
TravelLn 17$11$11
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$90$20$70
InsuranceLn 23$994$994
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$198$198
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$124K$83K$40K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $132K$297K−$166K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $89K$124K−$35K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $185K$138K$47K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.3M$96K$3.2M$2.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $88,925 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,103$2,688
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $174,784$86,237
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $184,887$88,925
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $36,300$45,413
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $60,432$52,633
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $41,416$25,502
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $138,148$123,548
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $46,739−$34,623
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $88,925 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,688
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$696
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,688
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $88,006$88,006
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,769−$1,769
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $86,237$88,925
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $123,548 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $45,413$45,413
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,450 · Management $14,764$49,214
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,393 · Management $1,026$3,419
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,606$9,606
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $10,443$10,443
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $566 · Management $873$1,439
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $225 · Management $734$959
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,512$1,512
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $250$250
IX-17 TravelManagement $11$11
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $20 · Management $70$90
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $994$994
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $198$198
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $83,067 · Management $40,481 · Fundraising $0$123,548
Part X · Balance sheet $3,073,718 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $229,022$87,849
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $701,761$215,061
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,709,757$2,497,749
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $58,688$273,059
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,699,228$3,073,718
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,761
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,761
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,699,228$3,071,957
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,699,228$3,071,957
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,699,228$3,073,718
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,071,957 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$88,925
XI-2 Total expenses$123,548
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$34,623
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,699,228
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$403,352
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$4,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,071,957

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