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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BRIGHTER FINANCIAL FUTURES INC PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL OF FINANCIAL.

Totals

Total revenue
$238,674
Total expenses
$234,593
Contributions and grants received
$233,258
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$5,416
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$259,548
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,880
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$250,668
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$218,665
Management and general expenses
$13,453
Fundraising expenses
$2,475
Program service expenses (Part III)
$218,665

Program services were 93.2% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $233,258

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,416 · unrelated business $5,416

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $91,892 · program services $87,298 · management and general $2,297 · fundraising $2,297

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,609 · program services $2,457 · management and general $1,152

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $7,494 · program services $7,048 · management and general $268 · fundraising $178

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $500 · management and general $500

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,340 · management and general $3,340

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $165 · management and general $165

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,692 · management and general $1,692

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $206 · management and general $206

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,993 · management and general $1,993

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,840 · management and general $1,840

  • 24a · Other expenses: ENTREPENUERSHIP

    total $71,194 · program services $71,194

  • 24b · Other expenses: PERSONAL FINANCE

    total $50,668 · program services $50,668

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $249,630 · end of year $259,548

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,042 · end of year $6,777

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $2,103

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $246,588 · end of year $250,668

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PROVIDE K-12 STUDENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF ECONOMICS AND THE U.S. FREE-MARKET SYSTEM, AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT DEVELOP STUDENTS' SKILLS IN PERSONAL FINANCE, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND SMALL BUSINESS TO ELEVATE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS.

  • USE OF STOCK MARKET SIMULATION SOFTWARE TO CREATE UNIQUE LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND COMPETITIONS FOR STUDENTS' THAT INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF FREE MARKETS, ECONOMICS, PERSONAL FINANCE, SAVINGS, AND INVESTING.

    Expenses $100,798 · Revenue $93,313

  • CONDUCT SEMINARS AND SPONSOR COMPETITIONS THAT ENHANCE STUDENT'S KNOWLEDGE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INCREASE THEIR ABILTIY TO START AND MANAGE SMALL BUSINESSES.

    Expenses $117,867 · Revenue $109,687

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alan W Dakey

    CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, PRE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Carolyn A Shirk

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $62,608
    From this org
    $62,608
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

  • Donna Gavitt M Ed

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Peter Stockett

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Tris West

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Sue No Ringer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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
16 June 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521679349300117

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