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← BRIGHT FUTURES FUND

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BRIGHT FUTURES FUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$15,129,404
Total expenses
$12,825,230
Contributions and grants received
$4,299,066
Grants paid
$5,402,250
Program service revenue
$9,985,385
Investment income
$248,921
Other revenue
$596,032
Total assets, end of year
$7,029,068
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,378,672
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,650,396
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$12,610,920
Management and general expenses
$138,351
Fundraising expenses
$75,959
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,610,920

Program services were 98.3% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $350,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,949,066

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MO SCHOLARS TAX CREDIT

    total $9,985,385 · related or exempt $9,985,385

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $101,639 · excluded $101,639

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $742,731

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $595,449

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $147,282

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $147,282 · excluded $147,282

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $151,707

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

    $350,000

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $152,447

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$740 · excluded -$740

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $596,772 · excluded $596,772

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $596,772

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $5,357,625 · program services $5,357,625

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $44,625 · program services $44,625

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $365,770 · program services $325,332 · fundraising $40,438

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $21,466 · program services $19,093 · fundraising $2,373

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $27,946 · program services $24,856 · fundraising $3,090

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $27,092 · program services $24,097 · fundraising $2,995

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $200 · program services $200

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $57,475 · program services $57,475

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $28,021 · program services $28,021

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $19,555 · fundraising $19,555

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $121,259 · program services $26,791 · management and general $93,451 · fundraising $1,017

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $720 · program services $272 · management and general $448

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $38,155 · management and general $38,155

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,297 · management and general $6,297

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $26,250 · program services $19,759 · fundraising $6,491

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONSTRUCTION

    total $6,268,810 · program services $6,268,810

  • 24b · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE FEES

    total $369,264 · program services $369,264

  • 24c · Other expenses: SPECIAL PROJECTS

    total $44,600 · program services $44,600

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES & ASSESSMENTS

    total $100 · program services $100

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $148,623 · end of year $5,279,004

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $44,930 · end of year $84,244

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,048,766 · end of year $1,573,993

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $91,827

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $956 · end of year $238,348

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $2,140,324

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $15,817 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,225,546 · end of year -$740,654

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $5,391,050

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO OFFER POSITIVE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUTH IN A SAFE, VALUE-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT, AND FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS PERMITTED BY LAW.

  • THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 6/30/2024 INCLUDED CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR A NEW BUILDING AT ONE OF THE THREE INNER CITY SCHOOLS THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY BRIGHT FUTURES FUND.

    Expenses $6,268,810

  • AS A CERTIFIED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATION FOR THE MISSOURI SCHOLARS K-12 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, PROVIDED FUNDING FOR CHILDREN THAT MET STATE REQUIREMENTS TO ATTEND ONE OF TWENTY-SEVEN SCHOOLS IN THE DIOCESE OF KANSAS CITY-ST. JOSEPH.

    Expenses $4,594,335 · Grants $4,594,335 · Revenue $9,985,385

  • GRANTS ARE PROVIDED TO THREE INNER CITY SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF KANSAS CITY-ST. JOSEPH. THIS ENABLES THE SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS/FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES TO ENABLE CHILDREN TO RECEIVE A CATHOLIC EDUCATION. THE FUNDS ALSO SUPPORT THE OPERATING COSTS OF THE TWO SCHOOLS. A SMALL PORTION OF THE FUNDS PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FAMILIES TO ATTEND SELECT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WHERE FAMILIES NEED SOME ASSISTANCE TO REMAIN IN THE SCHOOLS. ALL SCHOOLS ARE TAX EXEMPT AND FOLLOW EDUCATIONAL GUIDELINES REQUIRED BY STATE AND FEDERAL STANDARDS AS WELL AS THE TEACHINGS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

    Expenses $1,747,775 · Grants $807,915

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jp Latenser

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Frank Uryasz

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lamar Hunt Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kendra Kemp McGee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fr Alex Kreidler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Pierce

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Reverend Randy Sly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Switzer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeremy Lillig

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 10/23)

    Total calculated
    $155,979
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $120,768
    Other
    $35,211
    Hours/week
    6 + 34 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $120,768 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $6,000 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $29,211 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $155,979 related
  • Angela Laville

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $176,507
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $153,204
    Other
    $23,303
    Hours/week
    0.1 + 39.9 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $153,204 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $8,832 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $14,471 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $176,507 related

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS PAID BY THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF KANSAS CITY, A RELATED ORGANIZATION.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • NATIVITY OF MARY

    $382,500

    EDUCATION SUPPORT

  • HOLY CROSS

    $318,750

    EDUCATION SUPPORT

  • CATHEDRAL SCHOOL

    $261,375

    EDUCATION SUPPORT

  • ST REGIS ACADEMY

    $235,875

    EDUCATION SUPPORT

  • ST CHARLES BORROMEO

    $223,125

    EDUCATION SUPPORT

  • ST JAMES

    $210,375

    EDUCATION SUPPORT

  • ST THOMAS MORE

    $204,000

    EDUCATION SUPPORT

  • ST JOHN LALANDE

    $191,250

    EDUCATION SUPPORT

  • ST PATRICK

    $178,500

    EDUCATION SUPPORT

  • OUR LADY OF PRESENTATION

    $172,125

    EDUCATION SUPPORT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531359349302873

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