Brighter Beginnings

Analysis

Brighter Beginnings is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 June 2023, Brighter Beginnings reported income of $9.0m and spending of $8.5m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.6m to $9.0m (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Brighter Beginnings sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sociedad Pro Hospital Del Nino ($9.0m), AIDS Delaware Inc ($9.0m) and McCrossan Boys Ranch ($9.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $751k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.8m. At year end it held assets of $6.7m against liabilities of $4.5m, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 121 employees.