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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BRIGHTER BITES.

Totals

Total revenue
$15,759,947
Total expenses
$15,948,524
Contributions and grants received
$15,570,728
Grants paid
$6,658,326
Program service revenue
$223,553
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
-$34,334
Total assets, end of year
$2,860,719
Total liabilities, end of year
$870,178
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,990,541
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$15,050,205
Management and general expenses
$387,987
Fundraising expenses
$510,332
Program service expenses (Part III)
$15,050,205

Program services were 94.4% 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

    $119,104

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $6,282,291

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $9,169,333

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $6,849,964

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program service fees

    total $223,553 · related or exempt $223,553

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $167,916

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

    $119,104

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $202,250

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$34,334 · excluded -$34,334

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $6,658,326 · program services $6,658,326

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $320,612 · program services $176,272 · management and general $134,377 · fundraising $9,963

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,729,020 · program services $4,323,611 · management and general $102,712 · fundraising $302,697

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $37,070 · program services $32,750 · management and general $2,082 · fundraising $2,238

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $439,934 · program services $389,189 · management and general $24,026 · fundraising $26,719

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $504,125 · program services $445,373 · management and general $28,317 · fundraising $30,435

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $15 · program services $15

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $51,730 · management and general $51,730

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $72,785 · fundraising $72,785

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $40,905 · management and general $1,000 · fundraising $39,905

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $59,977 · program services $49,451 · management and general $1,047 · fundraising $9,479

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $175,826 · program services $155,279 · management and general $9,903 · fundraising $10,644

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $122,618 · program services $122,618

  • 17 · Travel

    total $152,484 · program services $147,076 · fundraising $5,408

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $139 · program services $139

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,433 · management and general $4,433

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $37,724 · program services $36,578 · management and general $1,087 · fundraising $59

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $27,273 · management and general $27,273

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program supplies

    total $1,289,270 · program services $1,289,270

  • 24b · Other expenses: Delivery & distribution

    total $1,071,400 · program services $1,071,400

  • 24c · Other expenses: Printing & copying

    total $132,485 · program services $132,485

  • 24d · Other expenses: Staff development

    total $20,373 · program services $20,373

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $877,730 · end of year $547,057

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,125,183 · end of year $2,235,155

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $76,207 · end of year $6,794

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

    $368,277

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

    $296,564

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $77,223 · end of year $71,713

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $550,376 · end of year $720,178

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $426,849

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $150,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $304,410 · end of year $871,158

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,874,708 · end of year $1,119,383

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To create communities of health through fresh food. Brighter Bites seeks to improve health outcomes among children and families in under-resourced communities by using data-driven, evidence-based strategies for providing fresh produce and nutrition education.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Brighter Bites' goal is to improve the long-term health outcomes of those they serve.

  • For eight weeks each in the fall, spring, and summer, Brighter Bites provides 1) Produce Distributions - two bags containing 50 servings (25 lbs) of fresh produce for participants to pick up and take home when they pick up their child at school; 2) Nutrition Education - we train and support teachers in schools, camps, and educational centers to implement evidence-based health nutrition education programs approved for classrooms across the United States. Parents receive weekly educational tools with their bags, including nutrition handbooks, recipes, and tips to demystify produce. All materials are available on the website, and 3) a Food Experience for the whole family, demonstrating colorful recipes, passing out samples that incorporate the week's fresh produce, and discussing healthy eating habits.

    Expenses $15,050,205 · Grants $6,658,326 · Revenue $223,553

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lisa Helfman

    Founder & Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Benjamin Samuels

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melissa Ackerman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gabby D'Arrigo

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jenny Johnson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shreela Sharma PhD

    Founder & Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sue Smith

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Vic Smith

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard Dachman

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $191,600
    From this org
    $180,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,350
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,250
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,350
    Filer's total
    $191,600

  • Gouri Kulkami

    Director of Finance

    Total calculated
    $129,012
    From this org
    $127,947
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,065
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mike Pomeroy

    VP Operations

    Total calculated
    $113,970
    From this org
    $106,694
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,276
    Hours/week
    40

  • Amy Priebe

    Director of Strategy

    Total calculated
    $104,000
    From this org
    $103,340
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $660
    Hours/week
    40

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

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202522909349300842

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