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Bright Light Projects

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 81-1966572

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Apr 11, 2022

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

95th percentile

1.00x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

88th percentile

0.20x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 88% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

100th percentile

100%

Higher net margin than 100% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

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

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

100th percentile

571400%

Faster asset growth than 100% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

54th percentile

3.6%

Faster revenue growth than 54% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets95th percentile

Assets

Up

$5,715

Up $5,715 from 2018

Net Assets

Flat

$0

Flat from 2018

Liabilities

$5,715

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue88th percentileNet Margin100th percentile

Revenue

Up

$27,890

Up $969 (+3.6%) from 2018

Expenses

Down

$0

Down $25,687 (-100%) from 2018

Net Income

Up

$27,890

Up $26,656 (+2160%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth100th percentile

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

$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

2019

Assets$5,715
Liabilities$5,715
Net Assets$0
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth54th percentile

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: $27,890Expenses 2019: $0Net Income 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

2019

Revenue$27,890
Expenses$0
Net Income$27,890
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Apr 11, 2022
Return Version
2019v5.1
Gross Receipts
$27,890
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Rebuilding broken communities to self reliance

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
other support and adminstrative expenses-$25,835
Sponsired about 75 Ebola EVD orphans in SIerra Leone-$5,906
Cameroon Refugee Support at Ekpik Camp in Akwa Ibom State-$960
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
FRANCIS KILAGHAN BONGHANExecutive DirectorPT$0--
TANIFUM ERICFundraising Chair-$0--
MARVIN GOBINAChief Operating Officer-$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
2022-04-11
Discuss with paid preparer
No

Preparer

Firm
Novelty Tax and Accounting LLC
Address
9950 WESTPARK DR SUITE 124, HOUSTON, TX 77069
Preparer
Frank Bobghan
Phone
2817284374
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part II, Line 26

“Description: FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - TOTAL LIABILITIES BOY Amount: 0 EOY Amount: 5715”

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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

2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$5,715
Liabilities
$5,715
Net assets
$0
Revenue
$27,890
Expenses
$0
Net income
$27,890
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
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.06$0.06$0.00$0.28$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