Civic Intelligence

Brighter Days Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 26-3644968

Jan 01, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015 • Filed on Nov 07, 2016

Organization ProfileWWW.BRIGHTERDAYSFOUNDATION.ORG
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.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

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

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

94th percentile

60%

Higher net margin than 94% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

75th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.

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

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

93rd percentile

139%

Faster asset growth than 93% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

95th percentile

146%

Faster revenue growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets55th percentile

Assets

Up

$51,987

Up $30,213 (+139%) from 2014

Net Assets

Up

$51,987

Up $30,213 (+139%) from 2014

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2014

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue55th percentileNet Margin94th percentile

Revenue

Up

$50,621

Up $30,055 (+146%) from 2014

Expenses

Up

$20,408

Up $3,368 (+20%) from 2014

Net Income

Up

$30,213

Up $26,687 (+757%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth93rd percentile

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

2015

Assets$51,987
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$51,987
Open 2015 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth95th percentile

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

2015

Revenue$50,621
Expenses$20,408
Net Income$30,213
Open 2015 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
Signed
Nov 7, 2016
Return Version
2015v2.1
Gross Receipts
$84,316
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.$15,314$15,314
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay75th percentile

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$56,898$33,695$4,622$29,073
Total Events$56,898$33,695$33,695$0
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
2016-11-07
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: 174. Description: insurance. Amount: 800. Description: mn fee. Amount: 75. Description: bank fees. Amount: 672. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 1,721.”

Raw XML Appendix170 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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Filings

Displayed year

2015 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$51,987
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$51,987
Revenue
$50,621
Expenses
$20,408
Net income
$30,213
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$47.3$0.00$47.3$18.0$24.6$6.61
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$56.3$0.00$56.3$8.58$14.5$5.88
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$62.1$0.00$62.1$15.8$17.9$2.03
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$64.2$0.00$64.2$22.1$40.4$18.4
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$82.5$0.00$82.5$45.6$27.0$18.7
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$61.4$0.00$61.4$48.0$38.6$9.43
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$52.0$0.00$52.0$50.6$20.4$30.2
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$21.8$0.00$21.8$20.6$17.0$3.53
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