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Brighter Days Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2014 • EIN 26-3644968

Jan 01, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014 • Filed on Nov 09, 2015

15167 Edgewood Dr No 240Baxter, MN 56425

(218) 330-8682

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

55th percentile

0.00x

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

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

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

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Net Margin

74th percentile

17%

Higher net margin than 74% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Top Officer Pay

74th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 74% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2014

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2014

Assets

$21,774

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$21,774

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue

$20,566

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$17,040

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$3,526

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$100K$50K$0Assets 2014: $21,774Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $21,7742014Assets 2015: $51,987Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $51,9872015Assets 2016: $61,415Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $61,4152016Assets 2018: $82,524Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $82,5242018Assets 2019: $64,169Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $64,1692019Assets 2020: $62,138Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $62,1382020Assets 2021: $56,254Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $56,2542021Assets 2024: $47,320Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $47,3202024

Highlighted filing

2014

Assets$21,774
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$21,774

Operations Trend

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

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2014: $20,566Expenses 2014: $17,040Net Income 2014: $3,5262014Revenue 2015: $50,621Expenses 2015: $20,408Net Income 2015: $30,2132015Revenue 2016: $47,988Expenses 2016: $38,560Net Income 2016: $9,4282016Revenue 2018: $45,639Expenses 2018: $26,987Net Income 2018: $18,6522018Revenue 2019: $22,071Expenses 2019: $40,426Net Income 2019: -$18,3552019Revenue 2020: $15,828Expenses 2020: $17,859Net Income 2020: -$2,0312020Revenue 2021: $8,577Expenses 2021: $14,461Net Income 2021: -$5,8842021Revenue 2024: $17,992Expenses 2024: $24,604Net Income 2024: -$6,6122024

Highlighted filing

2014

Revenue$20,566
Expenses$17,040
Net Income$3,526
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014
Signed
Nov 9, 2015
Return Version
2014v5.0
Gross Receipts
$88,005
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Brighter days foundation's mission is to help chronically-ill children and their families living within the brainerd lakes area by surprising their families with meaningful gifts and/or opportunities that brighten their day. We do community wellness events and are offering scholarships to seniors interested in health care or medical research as their career of choice.

The brighter days foundation's mission is to help seriously and chronically-ill children, ages 0-18, and their families living within the brainerd lakes area of minnesota by surprising them with meaningful gifts and/or opportunities to brighten their day. The foundation is set up to help bring the community together that the child resides in through fundraising events and gift presentations by volunteers.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROVIDE GIFTS AND UNIQUE EXPERIENCES TO CHILDREN WHO SUFFER FROM SEVERE OR CHRONIC ILLNESS.$11,513$11,513
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JEANNI FOSSPresidentPT$0--
MEGAN FOGARTYSecretary-$0--
CONNIE LYSCIOTreasurer-$0--
RYAN FOGARTYDirector-$0--
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Gala$54,649$7,675$3,791$3,884
Northern Plaid Festival$6,688$4,732$3,445$1,287
Total Events$61,337$12,407$67,439$-55,032
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Brighter Days Foundation
EIN
26-3644968
Phone
2183308682
Address
15167 EDGEWOOD DR NO 240, BAXTER, MN 56425

Signing Officer

Name
Jeanni Foss
Title
President
Phone
2183308682
Signed
2015-11-09
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Cliftonlarsonallen Llp
Address
14275 GOLF COURSE DRIVE SUITE 300, BAXTER, MN 56425
Preparer
Jon W Gale CPA
Phone
2188280100
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

Description: office expense. Amount: 2,464. Description: insurance. Amount: 778. Description: mn fee. Amount: 25. Description: storage rent. Amount: 510. Description: accounting fees. Amount: 1,750. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 5,527.

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