Bright Start Child Care Ministry

Analysis

Bright Start Child Care Ministry is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Bright Start Child Care Ministry reported income of $1000k and spending of $1.3m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $546k to $1000k (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bright Start Child Care Ministry sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Immigrants Assistance Center Inc ($999k), Valley Interfaith Community Resource Center ($1000k) and Allens Womens Resource Center Inc ($999k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $138k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $754k. At year end it held assets of $205k against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $193k. It reported 78 employees.