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← BRITEPATHS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BRITEPATHS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,476,700
Total expenses
$2,378,109
Contributions and grants received
$1,110,000
Grants paid
$886,827
Program service revenue
$1,313,247
Investment income
$54,087
Other revenue
-$634
Total assets, end of year
$1,338,411
Total liabilities, end of year
$303,234
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,035,177
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,891,772
Management and general expenses
$183,215
Fundraising expenses
$303,122
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,891,772

Program services were 79.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $9,972

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $115,058

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $143,431

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $841,539

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $39,954

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $1,313,247 · related or exempt $1,313,247

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $54,087 · excluded $54,087

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $82,008

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $115,058

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $82,642

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$634 · excluded -$634

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $886,827 · program services $886,827

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $286,258 · program services $71,500 · management and general $81,778 · fundraising $132,980

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $819,258 · program services $711,200 · management and general $4,246 · fundraising $103,812

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,607 · program services $1,289 · fundraising $318

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $35,847 · program services $17,590 · management and general $2,097 · fundraising $16,160

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $85,733 · program services $60,134 · management and general $6,601 · fundraising $18,998

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $51,219 · program services $32,007 · management and general $10,624 · fundraising $8,588

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $634 · program services $574 · management and general $60

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $44,760 · program services $24,053 · management and general $12,089 · fundraising $8,618

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $37,227 · program services $27,982 · management and general $3,295 · fundraising $5,950

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $70,485 · program services $39,315 · management and general $31,170

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,940 · program services $2,241 · management and general $2,600 · fundraising $99

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,951 · program services $2,479 · management and general $805 · fundraising $667

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $17,682 · management and general $17,682

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,359 · program services $10,844 · management and general $1,106 · fundraising $3,409

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $16,322 · program services $3,737 · management and general $9,062 · fundraising $3,523

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $278,038 · end of year $292,790

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $494,123 · end of year $583,229

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $483,540 · end of year $154,986

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $42,750

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $6,132

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,489 · end of year $860

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $24,589 · end of year $6,780

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $5,944

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $3,198

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $20,428 · end of year $2,746

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $301,300 · end of year $254,270

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $81,617 · end of year $69,365

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $300,452

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $293,984 · end of year $233,869

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $914,086 · end of year $984,257

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $22,500 · end of year $50,920

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

BRITEPATHS PROVIDES SHORT-TERM SAFETY-NET SERVICES TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED WHILE EMPOWERING THEM TO WORK TOWARD LONG-TERM SELF-SUFFICIENCY. WE DELIVER OUR SERVICES WITH RESPECT, COMPASSION, AND EQUITY, ALWAYS PRESERVING THE DIGNITY AND SELF-ESTEEM OF OUR CLIENTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE SHORT-TERM SAFETY-NET SERVICES TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED.

  • FINANCIAL ASSISTANCEBRITEPATHS ENLISTS AND COORDINATES VOLUNTEERS TO EVALUATE REQUESTS FROM FAIRFAX COORDINATED SERVICES PLANNING AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS FOR EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS. THESE GRANTS ARE GENERALLY ONE-TIME EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. BRITEPATHS PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS TO PAY RENT, UTILITIES, MEDICAL AND OTHER EMERGENCY EXPENSES, INCLUDING AUTO REPAIR.

    Expenses $509,683 · Grants $423,151 · Revenue $499,351

  • FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENTTHROUGH AGREEMENTS WITH UNITED WAY OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA AND THE COUNTY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, BRITEPATHS OPERATES THE FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT CENTER AT SOUTH COUNTY, WHICH OFFERS FINANCIAL COACHING AND WORKSHOPS IN BUDGETING, PERSONAL FINANCE, IMPROVING CREDIT SCORES, AND OTHER FINANCIAL EDUCATION TOPICS. COACHING AND WORKSHOPS ARE PROVIDED BY CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERS OR OTHER FINANCE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO THE PROGRAM.

    Expenses $388,026 · Grants $4,372 · Revenue $324,504

  • FOODBRITEPATHS PROVIDES GROCERY GIFT CARDS AND A HYGIENE PACKING FROM OUR IN-OFFICE PANTRY TO HOUSEHOLDS REFERRED BY COORDINATED SERVICES PLANNING AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS FOR EMERGENCY FOOD NEEDS. HOUSEHOLDS ARE ELIGIBLE ONCE PER FISCAL YEAR FOR THIS ASSISTANCE. FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED TO BRITEPATHS THROUGH THE CONSOLIDATED COMMUNITY FUNDING POOL, FUNDING FROM FAIRFAX COUNTY.IN THE SPRING, SUMMER, AND FALL, BRITEPATHS PROVIDES VOUCHERS FOR FRESH PRODUCE AND PROTEIN PRODUCTS THAT FAMILIES CAN USE AT PARTICIPATING VENDOR STALLS AT NORTHERN VIRGINIA FARMERS MARKETS. BRITEPATHS REIMBURSES THE VENDORS FOR THE VOUCHERS SPENT AT THEIR STALL. HOUSEHOLDS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE VOUCHERS INCLUDE FOOD SECURITY CLIENTS, FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT CLIENTS, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CLIENTS. FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED TO BRITEPATHS THROUGH THE CONSOLIDATED COMMUNITY FUNDING POOL, FUNDING FROM FAIRFAX COUNTY.IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, BRITEPATHS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO RUN A PILOT FOOD ASSISTANCE AND FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM THROUGH A FAIRFAX CITY GRANT PROGRAM, CALLED BRITESTEPS. A COHORT OF 25 FAIRFAX CITY RESIDENTS WITH CHILDREN WERE SELECTED, AND EACH RECEIVED ONE GROCERY GIFT CARD PER MONTH UPON COMPLETION OF A FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT OR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY, FOR A DURATION OF 6 MONTHS.

    Expenses $314,392 · Grants $159,030 · Revenue $138,747

  • EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE

    Expenses $205,933 · Grants $204,138 · Revenue $218,444

  • WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

    Expenses $196,808 · Grants $16,554 · Revenue $60,500

  • COMMUNITY EDUCATION

    Expenses $102,789

  • YOUTH

    Expenses $102,750 · Grants $79,582

  • ECONOMIC MOBILITY

    Expenses $71,391 · Revenue $71,701

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • KAREN WHEELER

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • EMILY BARNES

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROCHELLE SANCHIRICO

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ERIC GOLDWATER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANGIE DELBOY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GABRIEL DEROSIER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JESSIE DOLL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DENNIS ELIAS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN MCWILLIAMS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ED MOORE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEFF PORTER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRISTINA SAXON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MAY SHALLAL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ZAKIYA THOMAS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LISA WHETZEL

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU OCT 2024)

    Total calculated
    $147,512
    From this org
    $144,615
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,897
    Hours/week
    35

  • BARBARA KURT

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF NOV 2024)

    Total calculated
    $105,784
    From this org
    $97,937
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,847
    Hours/week
    35

  • DIANA ORTEGA

    SR. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND HR

    Total calculated
    $69,872
    From this org
    $61,274
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,598
    Hours/week
    35

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
25 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543299349300734

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