Brighter Bites

Analysis

Brighter Bites is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Brighter Bites reported income of $14.7m and spending of $15.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $8.2m to $14.7m (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Brighter Bites sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Easter Seals Joliet Region Inc ($14.7m), Typical Life Corporation ($14.7m) and Florence Home for the Aged ($14.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $310k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.6m. It paid $32k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $977k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 188 employees.