Civic Intelligence

Bright Hopes

990EZ • Fiscal year 2021 • EIN 26-1693910

Jul 01, 2020 to Jun 30, 2021 • Filed on Jul 10, 2021

Organization Profilewww.brighthopessite.org
P O Box 42427Charlotte, NC 28215-2516

(704) 723-1194

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

54th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2021 filings • NTEE B99 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

54th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2021 filings • NTEE B99 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Net Margin

44th percentile

2.9%

Higher net margin than 44% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE B99 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$1,466

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 7.4% of source-year revenue.

2021 filings • NTEE B99 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Asset Growth

83rd percentile

51%

Faster asset growth than 83% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE B99 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Revenue Growth

94th percentile

347%

Faster revenue growth than 94% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE B99 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets54th percentile

Assets

Up

$1,733

Up $583 (+51%) from 2020

Net Assets

Up

$1,733

Up $583 (+51%) from 2020

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2020

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue54th percentileNet Margin44th percentile

Revenue

Up

$19,872

Up $15,429 (+347%) from 2020

Expenses

Up

$19,289

Up $15,197 (+371%) from 2020

Net Income

Up

$583

Up $232 (+66%) from 2020

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth83rd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2011: $153Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $1532011Assets 2012: $156Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $1562012Assets 2013: $259Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $2592013Assets 2014: $510Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $5102014Assets 2015: $1,824Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $1,8242015Assets 2016: $2,308Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $2,3082016Assets 2017: $1,380Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $1,3802017Assets 2018: $989Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $9892018Assets 2019: $799Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $7992019Assets 2020: $1,150Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $1,1502020Assets 2021: $1,733Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $1,7332021Assets 2023: $8,553Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $8,5532023Assets 2025: $2,853Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $2,8532025

Highlighted filing

2021

Assets$1,733
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$1,733
Open 2021 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth94th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2011: $43,202Expenses 2011: $43,202Net Income 2011: $02011Revenue 2012: $56,993Expenses 2012: $56,837Net Income 2012: $1562012Revenue 2013: $9,846Expenses 2013: $9,846Net Income 2013: $02013Revenue 2014: $9,909Expenses 2014: $9,399Net Income 2014: $5102014Revenue 2015: $19,957Expenses 2015: $18,348Net Income 2015: $1,6092015Revenue 2016: $13,159Expenses 2016: $12,675Net Income 2016: $4842016Revenue 2017: $8,532Expenses 2017: $9,460Net Income 2017: -$9282017Revenue 2018: $11,078Expenses 2018: $11,469Net Income 2018: -$3912018Revenue 2019: $7,403Expenses 2019: $7,007Net Income 2019: $3962019Revenue 2020: $4,443Expenses 2020: $4,092Net Income 2020: $3512020Revenue 2021: $19,872Expenses 2021: $19,289Net Income 2021: $5832021Revenue 2023: $22,924Expenses 2023: $18,251Net Income 2023: $4,6732023Revenue 2025: $15,142Expenses 2025: $20,591Net Income 2025: -$5,4492025

Highlighted filing

2021

Revenue$19,872
Expenses$19,289
Net Income$583
Open 2021 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2020 to Jun 30, 2021
Signed
Jul 10, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$19,872
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Bright Hopes is a nonprofit community organization organized to implement projects that stimulate improved school attendance of students

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Bright Hopes kept youth learning by supporting them with staying connected to their school. We provided information and connections to community supportive resources and encouraged youth with incentives and motivating activities. We supplied alarm clocks and head phones for virtual learning support and assisted them with addressing learning challenges such as internet connections, electronics and school information that they needed to stay on track with learning. We also provided information to families and advocated for them so they could meet their basic needs of clothing, food and shelter. We supported over 300 youth.$19,872$19,289
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Gwendolyn ForneyPresident And DirectorPT$1,466-$1,466
Bonnie PhillipsBoard Of Director-$0--
Tawana GladdenTreasurer-$0--
Shirley CrawfordBoard Chair-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Bright Hopes
EIN
26-1693910
Phone
7047231194
Address
P O Box 42427, Charlotte, NC 28215-2516

Signing Officer

Name
Gwendolyn Forney
Title
Executive Director
Phone
7047231194
Signed
2021-07-10
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Other expenses include Program supplies, insurance, accounting fees, mileage and bank fees.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$1,733
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$1,733
Revenue
$19,872
Expenses
$19,289
Net income
$583
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.85$0.00$2.85$15.1$20.6$5.45
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$8.55$0.00$8.55$22.9$18.3$4.67
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.73$0.00$1.73$19.9$19.3$0.58
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.15$0.00$1.15$4.44$4.09$0.35
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.80$0.00$0.80$7.40$7.01$0.40
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.99$0.00$0.99$11.1$11.5$0.39
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.38$0.00$1.38$8.53$9.46$0.93
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.31$0.00$2.31$13.2$12.7$0.48
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.82$0.00$1.82$20.0$18.3$1.61
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.51$0.00$0.51$9.91$9.40$0.51
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.26$0.00$0.26$9.85$9.85$0.00
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.16$0.00$0.16$57.0$56.8$0.16
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.15$0.00$0.15$43.2$43.2$0.00
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