Civic Intelligence

Bright Light Projects

990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 81-1966572

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on May 16, 2017

Organization ProfileWWW.BRIGHTLIGHTPROJECTS.ORG
9950 Westpark Dr Suite 124Houston, TX 77063

(281) 728-4374

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

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

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

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

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

1st percentile

-8902%

Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

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.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2016

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

-$4,451

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue55th percentileNet Margin1st percentile

Revenue

$50

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$4,501

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

-$4,451

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KAssets 2016: $0Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: -$4,4512016Assets 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

2016

Assets$0
Liabilities$0
Net Assets-$4,451
Open 2016 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this 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

2016

Revenue$50
Expenses$4,501
Net Income-$4,451
Open 2016 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
May 16, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$50
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Rebuilding broken communities to self reliance

ADVOCACY THROUGH MUSIC

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
AFRICA FOR EBOLA ORPHANS PROJECT IN SIERRA LEONE, GUINEA AND LIBERIA-$3,500
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay75th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
FRANCIS KILAGHAN BONGHANCEOPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Bright Light Projects
EIN
81-1966572
Phone
2817284374
Address
9950 WESTPARK DR SUITE 124, HOUSTON, TX 77063

Signing Officer

Name
Francis K Bonghan
Title
Managing Director
Phone
2817284374
Signed
2017-05-16
Discuss with paid preparer
No

Preparer

Firm
Novelty Tax and Accounting LLC
Address
7447 HARWIN DR SUITE 210C, HOUSTON, TX 77036
Preparer
Frank Bonghan
Phone
2817284374
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 16

“Description: WEBSITE DEISGN Amount: 1000”

Part I, line 16

“Description: 501C3 APPLICATION Amount: 1500”

Raw XML Appendix136 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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IRS990EZ/ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd0false
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IRS990ScheduleA/InvestmentIncomePYPct00
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Filings

Displayed year

2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
-$4,451
Revenue
$50
Expenses
$4,501
Net income
-$4,451
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$0.04$0.00$0.05$0.04