Civic Intelligence

Bright Scholars International

EIN 82-4670316 • 501(c)3 • Bellevue, WA

Profile

Bright Scholars International seeks to give hope and break generational poverty by advocating for students' futures through educational subsidies and personal relationships.

6472 129th Pl SEBellevue, WA 98006

www.brightscholarsint.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • 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

8th percentile

-148%

Higher net margin than 8% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • 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

26th percentile

-31%

Faster asset growth than 26% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

10th percentile

-79%

Faster revenue growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$100,808

Down $44,917 (-31%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$100,808

Down $44,917 (-31%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin8th percentile

Revenue

Down

$30,381

Down $113,584 (-79%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$75,298

Up $33,559 (+80%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$44,917

Down $147,143 (-144%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth26th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2023: $145,725Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $145,7252023Assets 2024: $100,808Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $100,8082024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$100,808
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$100,808
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth10th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2023: $143,965Expenses 2023: $41,739Net Income 2023: $102,2262023Revenue 2024: $30,381Expenses 2024: $75,298Net Income 2024: -$44,9172024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$30,381
Expenses$75,298
Net Income-$44,917
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$100,808
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$100,808
Revenue
$30,381
Expenses
$75,298
Net income
-$44,917
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.01$0.00$1.01$0.30$0.75$0.45
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.46$0.00$1.46$1.44$0.42$1.02
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Jun 17, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$30,381
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Bright Scholars International seeks to give hope and break generational poverty by advocating for students' futures through educational subsidies and personal relationships.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Bright Scholars International's program has three parts - (1) Student Sponsorship, (2) Sponsors for Students, and (3) Board and Sponsor Home Visitations. BSI's programs seek to break generational poverty by advocating for students' futures through educational subsidies and personal relationships. Bright Scholars International also provides connections between sponsors and students and their families. BSI provides sponsors the opportunity to visit their students and families to build personal relationships and for sponsors to understand what the students and families are fully going through. Our goal is, not only to fund their education but to provide the support they need to persevere through their difficulties and have a bright future as scholars in this world. This connection increases donations and commitment from the sponsoring individuals to continue BSI's mission of funding students through their entire education.$24,415$69,996
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Sung HwangPresident And Executive Director-$0--
Zulkiffly SSecretary-$0--
Abner ChangTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Bright Scholars International
EIN
82-4670316
Phone
2066977043
Address
6472 129th Pl SE, Bellevue, WA 98006

Signing Officer

Name
Zulkiffly Sa
Title
Secretary
Phone
2066977043
Signed
2025-06-17
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Rising Sun Accounting
Address
PO Box 25726, Seattle, WA 98165
Preparer
Kirea LaRue
Phone
4074465408
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10

“Foreign grants to Cambodia to pay for student's school and to support partners”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Description;Amount^Travel;7329|Taxes;3340|Memberships and Dues;400|Office Expenses;857|Ministry Program Expenses;5916^Total;17842^”

Raw XML Appendix164 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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