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← BRITEPATHS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BRITEPATHS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,930,327
Total expenses
$2,863,149
Contributions and grants received
$1,436,618
Grants paid
$1,238,275
Program service revenue
$1,473,419
Investment income
$20,290
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,612,639
Total liabilities, end of year
$676,053
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$936,586
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,254,045
Management and general expenses
$270,043
Fundraising expenses
$339,061
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,254,045

Program services were 78.7% 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

    $9,831

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $679,951

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $746,836

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $31,848

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Emergency rent assist

    total $600,000 · related or exempt $600,000

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Financial assistance

    total $427,770 · related or exempt $427,770

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Financial empowerment

    total $273,426 · related or exempt $273,426

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Food

    total $172,223 · related or exempt $172,223

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $20,290 · excluded $20,290

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,238,275 · program services $1,238,275

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $141,748 · program services $111,981 · management and general $12,757 · fundraising $17,010

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,064,343 · program services $507,904 · management and general $369,794 · fundraising $186,645

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $22,954 · program services $3,096 · management and general $19,858

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $35,623 · management and general $35,623

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $93,810 · program services $48,215 · management and general $29,755 · fundraising $15,840

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $16,000 · management and general $16,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $20,025 · program services $4,883 · management and general $15,142

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,015 · program services $2,015

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $17,892 · program services $3,139 · management and general $5,619 · fundraising $9,134

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $24,760 · program services $725 · management and general $24,035

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $73,634 · management and general $73,634

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $22,206 · management and general $22,206

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,844 · management and general $9,844

  • 24a · Other expenses: Dues and subscriptions

    total $21,835 · program services $8,176 · management and general $11,159 · fundraising $2,500

  • 24b · Other expenses: Bank & transaction fees

    total $8,577 · program services $1,820 · management and general $6,757

  • 24c · Other expenses: Postage and shipping

    total $6,096 · program services $1,346 · management and general $1,437 · fundraising $3,313

  • 24d · Other expenses: Allocate indirect exp.

    total $0 · program services $318,985 · management and general -$423,300 · fundraising $104,315

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $43,512 · program services $3,485 · management and general $39,723 · fundraising $304

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $257,266 · end of year $278,038

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $427,805 · end of year $494,123

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $174,640 · end of year $483,540

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $9,739 · end of year $6,132

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $3,787 · end of year $4,489

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $17,042 · end of year $24,589

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

    $89,070

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

    $79,452

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $25,888 · end of year $9,618

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $14,496 · end of year $10,810

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $374,892 · end of year $301,300

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $80,978 · end of year $76,717

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $300,452

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $355,169 · end of year $298,884

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $822,000 · end of year $914,086

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $47,408 · end of year $22,500

Mission and programs · 2023

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)

See last paragraph of Schedule O.

  • Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) - Funds from Fairfax County were distributed to Britepaths to disburse direct assistance payments to clients affected by the pandemic. Allowable assistance included rent and rent arrears, utilities/home energy and utilities/home energy arrears, and other expenses related housing. In fiscal year 2024, Britepaths disbursed 150 grants to 146 unique households.

    Expenses $569,370 · Grants $560,707 · Revenue $600,000

  • Financial Assistance Program - Provides grants to families in financial crisis with payments to help with rent, utilities, car repairs, or similar needs. In fiscal year 2024, Britepaths provided 491 grants to 465 unique households.

    Expenses $416,305 · Grants $381,194 · Revenue $427,770

  • Financial Empowerment - Britepaths manages the Financial Empowerment Center ("FEC") in partnership with Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services and the United Way of the National Capital Area. Britepaths provides financial coaching and related services both at the FEC and through our community partners. Clients work with a coach, who helps them create a step-by-step plan to achieve personal financial goals. Britepaths also has personal finance classes and workshops on a variety of topics, pro bono legal assistance, asistance with taxes, and small business development services. Britepaths served 2,848 clients in fiscal year 2024.

    Expenses $363,898 · Grants $880 · Revenue $273,426

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $904,472 · Grants $295,494 · Revenue $172,223

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Emily Barnes

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Wheeler

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathy Bold

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Goldwater

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Felipe Arratia

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Angie Delboy

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gabriel Derosier

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Gibson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kyle Grieser

    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
  • Rochelle Sanchirico

    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

    Total calculated
    $144,188
    From this org
    $140,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,188
    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
2023
Filed
19 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520199349300302

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