Civic Intelligence

Bright Light Projects

EIN 81-1966572 • 501(c)3 • Houston, TX

Profile

Rebuilding broken communities to self reliance

9950 Westpark Dr Suite 520Houston, TX 77063

www.brightlightprojects.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.

Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

57th percentile

3.5%

Faster revenue growth than 57% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$84,420

Up $77,348 (+1094%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Up

$84,420

Up $2,869 (+3.5%) from 2023

Expenses

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$100K$50K$0Assets 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $5,715Liabilities 2019: $5,715Net Assets 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $10,739Liabilities 2020: $10,739Net Assets 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $02022Assets 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $7,0722023Assets 2024: $0Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $84,4202024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$0
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$84,420
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth57th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2016: $50Expenses 2016: $4,501Net Income 2016: -$4,4512016Revenue 2017: $34,594Expenses 2017: $38,856Net Income 2017: -$4,2622017Revenue 2018: $26,921Expenses 2018: $25,687Net Income 2018: $1,2342018Revenue 2019: $27,8902019Revenue 2020: $106,996Expenses 2020: $96,988Net Income 2020: $10,0082020Revenue 2021: $68,917Expenses 2021: $63,702Net Income 2021: $5,2152021Revenue 2022: $71,929Expenses 2022: $82,284Net Income 2022: -$10,3552022Revenue 2023: $81,551Expenses 2023: $74,479Net Income 2023: $7,0722023Revenue 2024: $84,4202024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$84,420
Expenses-
Net Income-
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$84,420
Revenue
$84,420
Expenses
-
Net income
-
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.84$0.84
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.07$0.82$0.74$0.07
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.00$0.00$0.72$0.82$0.10
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.69$0.64$0.05
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.11$0.11$0.00$1.07$0.97$0.10
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.06$0.06$0.00$0.28
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.27$0.26$0.01
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.00$0.00$0.35$0.39$0.04
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.04
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Sep 19, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$84,420
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Rebuilding broken communities to self reliance

Skills training for vulnerble individuals

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Program support services and other activities-$46,294
MDG & GSR and other Program Support Activities Young Men Entrepreneurship Program-$38,813
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
FRANCIS KILAGHAN BONGHANExecutive DirectorPT$0--
MARVIN GOBINAChief Operating OfficerPT$0--
MARCIENNE HEMABOUCommunity ResourcePT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Bright Light Projects
EIN
81-1966572
Phone
2817284374
Address
9950 WESTPARK DR SUITE 520, HOUSTON, TX 77063

Signing Officer

Name
Francis K Bonghan
Title
Managing Director
Phone
2817284374
Signed
2025-09-19
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Novelty Tax & Accounting LLC
Address
9950 WESTPARK DR SUITE 124, HOUSTON, TX 77063
Preparer
Frank Bobghan
Phone
2817284374
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 8

“Other Revenue: FAMILY AND FRIENDS Amount: 10010”

Part I, line 8

“Other Revenue: ONLINE PAYPAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA Amount: 852”

Part I, line 8

“Other Revenue: ANONYMOUS Amount: 212”

Raw XML Appendix110 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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