Operation Brightside Incorporated

Analysis

Operation Brightside Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Operation Brightside Incorporated reported income of $512k and spending of $580k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $505k to $512k (+1.5%), an average of +0.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Operation Brightside Incorporated sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 68th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jaa Inc of Jericho ($512k), Youth Club of Trinidad Inc ($512k) and Corpus Christi Police Athletic League ($512k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $157k, net assets of $900k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.