BRIGHT BEGINNINGS INC

As filed

Subsection

03

Classification

1000

Street

3418 4TH ST SE

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Mission and programs · 2024

• BRIGHT BEGINNINGS, INC'S CENTER-BASED PROGRAM IS A YEAR-ROUND PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN SIX WEEKS TO FIVE YEARS OLD WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSTABILITY. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS CHILDREN'S PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN EARLY LEARNING, HEALTH, AND FAMILY WELL-BEING. THE OVERALL GOAL OF BRIGHT BEGINNINGS, INC. IS TO PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT HELPS THEM DEVELOP SOCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY, PHYSICALLY, AND COGNITIVELY TOWARDS SCHOOL READINESS DURING THEIR PROGRAM ENROLLMENT. BBI'S PROGRAM COMPONENTS INCLUDE:EDUCATION - BRIGHT BEGINNINGS' HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION PROGRAM EQUIPS CHILDREN WITH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT BUILD LITERACY SKILLS AND PREPARES THEM TO ENTER KINDERGARTEN READY-TO-LEARN AND ON PAR WITH THEIR HIGHER-RESOURCED PEERS. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSTABILITY ARE MORE LIKELY TO FALL BEHIND IN SCHOOL, REPEAT A GRADE, REQUIRE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES, AND ARE LESS LIKELY TO DEMONSTRATE ACADEMIC PROFICIENCY OR GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL.BRIGHT BEGINNINGS LARGELY CONCENTRATES ON EARLY LITERACY, AS WELL AS TEACHING CHILDREN HOW TO RECOGNIZE LETTERS, NUMBERS, STORY THEMES, AND MORE. WE USE THE EVIDENCE-BASED HIGHSCOPE CURRICULUM TO FOSTER SKILLS AND QUALITIES SUCH AS CURIOSITY, CREATIVITY, COLLABORATION, AND CRITICAL THINKING. HIGHSCOPE'S PLAN/DO/REVIEW METHOD ENCOURAGES CHILDREN TO PLAN THEIR ACTIVITIES, ASK QUESTIONS, AND MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE GATHERED. THIS METHOD ALLOWS EACH CHILD TO DEVELOP AT THEIR OWN PACE IN A SUPPORTIVE AND ENCOURAGING ENVIRONMENT.

  Expenses $6,917,914 · Revenue $1,296,937

• HEALTH & WELLNESS - BRIGHT BEGINNINGS KNOWS THAT HEALTH AND WELLNESS ARE CRITICAL IN PREPARING CHILDREN TO LEARN AND HELPING PARENTS ACHIEVE THEIR EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER GOALS TO TRANSITION OUT OF POVERTY. THUS, BRIGHT BEGINNINGS OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON ENSURING THAT THE FAMILIES WE SERVE ARE IN THE BEST POSITION POSSIBLE TO LEARN, ACHIEVE, AND THRIVE. OUR PROGRAM PROVIDES SCREENINGS TO ALL ENROLLED CHILDREN, WHETHER THEY ARE IN OUR HOME-BASED OR CENTER-BASED PROGRAM. THESE SCREENINGS EVALUATE CHILDREN'S HEARING AND VISION, MEASURE HEMOGLOBIN LEVELS AND MONITOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. THE HEALTH SERVICES TEAM REVIEWS EACH CHILD'S HEALTH DOCUMENTATION AND PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS TO PARENTS REGARDING ANY MEDICAL CONCERNS. THEY ALSO TRAIN PARENTS ON HOW TO PROPERLY ADMINISTER MEDICATION TO CHILDREN. THE HEALTH SERVICES TEAM COLLECTS AND REVIEWS ALL MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION AND HELPS TRACK AND MONITOR EACH CHILD'S INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLAN. AN ON-SITE NUTRITIONIST PROVIDES NUTRITIONAL GUIDANCE TO PARENTS, CHILDREN, TEACHERS, AND FOOD SERVICE WORKERS. THE NUTRITIONIST REVIEWS GROWTH ASSESSMENTS COMPLETED BY THE NURSE TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM MAINTAIN A HEALTHY WEIGHT. WHEN NUTRITION PROBLEMS ARE IDENTIFIED, THE NUTRITIONIST PROVIDES SUPPORT TO THE FAMILY AND ASSISTS THEM WITH DEVELOPING A PLAN OF ACTION.

  Expenses $809,944

• HOME BASED - BRIGHT BEGINNINGS' HOME-BASED PROGRAM OFFERS EARLY HEAD START SERVICES TO CHILDREN (BIRTH TO THREE) AND THEIR FAMILIES IN WHATEVER ENVIRONMENT THEY CALL HOME. DURING A 90-MINUTE WEEKLY VISIT, HOME VISITORS MEET WITH PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN THE FAMILY'S HOME ENVIRONMENT, COACHING PARENTS ON STRATEGIES TO BE THE CHILD'S FIRST TEACHER, SCREENING AND ASSESSING EACH CHILD AND PROVIDING WRAP AROUND SUPPORT SERVICES. BRIGHT BEGINNINGS TREATS FAMILIES AS ACTIVE PARTNERS IN THEIR CHILD'S SUCCESS AND CREATES SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT THE ROLE OF PARENTS AS THE PRIMARY EDUCATORS OF THEIR CHILDREN. BRIGHT BEGINNINGS' HOME-BASED PROGRAM USES THE PARENTS AS TEACHERS (PAT) FOUNDATIONAL CURRICULUM, WHICH ASSERTS THAT PARENTS ARE THEIR CHILDREN'S FIRST AND BEST TEACHERS. IN ADDITION TO HOME VISITS, TWICE-MONTHLY SOCIALIZATION EVENTS SUPPORT PARENT-CHILD DEVELOPMENT WHILE ALSO FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMONGST FAMILIES WHO ARE NOT ENROLLED IN THE CENTER-BASED PROGRAM. BBI ENGAGED MOTHERS EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, MOTHERS OVER AGE 40, TEEN MOTHERS, AND FIRST-TIME MOTHERS, PROVIDING SERVICES SUCH AS SAFE SLEEP COACHING, LACTATION CONSULTING, DOULA SUPPORT, NUTRITION SUPPORT, PRENATAL YOGA SESSIONS, AND MORE TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR BLACK MOTHERS AND INFANTS.

  Expenses $191,114

• FAMILY SERVICES - BRIGHT BEGINNINGS REGULARLY HOSTS PARENT EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, AND CLASSES THAT COVER A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS. BRIGHT BEGINNINGS OFFERS PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS, FAMILY FORUM MEETINGS, PARENTING CLASSES, A MOTHERS-ONLY SUPPORT GROUP, A FATHERHOOD PROGRAM,A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT GROUP, AND MORE.BRIGHT BEGINNINGS' FAMILY SERVICES AND EVENTS KEEP PARENTS ENGAGED IN OUR EXTENSIVE PROGRAMMING. PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VOLUNTEER IN THE CLASSROOMS AND SERVE AS CHAPERONES ON FIELD TRIPS. THEY ALSO SERVE ON OUR PARENT POLICY COUNCIL, WHICH REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL PROGRAMS AND OPERATING BUDGETS, AND INTERVIEWS KEY PERSONNEL. THROUGH ITS FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM, BRIGHT BEGINNINGS SUPPORTS THE DAY-TO-DAY SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS OF THE FAMILIES WE SERVE AND ENCOURAGES ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT.THERAPEUTIC SERVICES - BRIGHT BEGINNINGS' THERAPEUTIC SERVICES PROGRAM IDENTIFIES AND TREATS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS IN CHILDREN, AND STAFF WORK TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE WELL-POSITIONED TO REACH AGE-APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES. STAFF ALSO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO THE ENTIRE FAMILY, OFFERING INTERVENTIONS THAT HELP ALLEVIATE THE STRESS FACING FAMILIES WITHOUT HOMES.CARE TEAM ENGAGES PARENTS IN ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT. BRIGHT BEGINNINGS' WHOLE CHILD, WHOLE FAMILY APPROACH ENSURES THAT BOTH CHILDREN AND PARENTS ARE SUFFICIENTLY SUPPORTED TO CREATE LASTING POSITIVE CHANGE. BY INTERVENING EARLY AND OFTEN, BRIGHT BEGINNINGS ENSURES THAT CHILDREN ENTER KINDERGARTEN READY TO LEARN. ALL BRIGHT BEGINNINGS STUDENTS RECEIVE THERAPEUTIC AND HEALTH SCREENINGS WITHIN 45 DAYS OF ENROLLMENT. THESE SCREENINGS HELP STAFF DEVELOP INDIVIDUALIZED CURRICULA AND SOCIAL SERVICE PLANS. CARE TEAM ALSO WORKS WITH PARENTS WHO ARE IN CRISIS. THE TEAM MEETS BI-WEEKLY TO DEVELOP ACTION PLANS TO SUPPORT PARENTS IN BEING ABLE TO COPE WITH WHATEVER SITUATION THEY ARE IN.CAREER SUPPORT - IN 2025, BRIGHT BEGINNINGS SERVED 50 PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSTABILITY THROUGH OUR CAREER SUPPORT PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE. BY OFFERING A FULL RANGE OF CAREER SUPPORT SERVICES, BOTH INDEPENDENTLY AND IN CONCERT WITH OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, BRIGHT BEGINNINGS HELPS PARENTS FIND JOBS AND ENROLL IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SUPPORTS INTEGRATED AND COLLABORATIVE CAREER SUPPORT ACROSS DC AND INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD THAT PARENTS WITHOUT STABLE HOUSING ARE ABLE TO ACCESS HIGH QUALITY AND COMPREHENSIVE ASSISTANCE IN ALL AREAS OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. BRIGHT BEGINNINGS PROVIDES A NUMBER OF CAREER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND WORKSHOPS CREATING DIRECT IMPACTS IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL LITERACY, RESUME BUILDING, CAREER FAIRS AND MORE.EVENING CARE- BBI HAS FREE EVENING CHILDCARE PROGRAM TO BETTER SUPPORT FAMILIES WITH CAREGIVERS WHO WORK OR ATTEND SCHOOL DURING THE EVENING HOURS. BBI BEGAN OFFERING EVENING CARE HOURS AGAIN BECAUSE PARENTS, PARTICULARLY MOTHERS, EXPRESSED THE NEED TO HAVE CHILDCARE DURING ALTERNATIVE HOURS AS THEY RE-ENTER THE WORKFORCE. BBI NOW OFFERS ADDITIONAL HOURS OF CHILDCARE FOR UP TO 25 CHILDREN AGES BIRTH-3, FROM 4PM - 11PM, MONDAY - FRIDAY. BRIGHT BEGINNINGS IS ONE OF THE FEW LICENSED CENTER-BASED CARE FACILITIES IN WARDS 7 OR 8 TO PROVIDE FREE CHILDCARE AFTER 7PM.

  Expenses $2,282,621 · Revenue $1,172,822

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $12,094,505

  Expenses

  $11,954,115

  Contributions

  $9,533,784

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $18,932,876

  Expenses

  $9,767,546

  Contributions

  $15,851,969

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $8,522,725

  Expenses

  $8,673,677

  Contributions

  $7,123,170

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $8,429,912

  Expenses

  $8,080,873

  Assets (EOY)

  $13,539,369

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $9,346,448

  Expenses

  $7,604,790

  Assets (EOY)

  $12,885,067

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $9,885,173

  Expenses

  $8,275,526

  Assets (EOY)

  $11,062,510

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $8,578,671

  Expenses

  $8,294,209

  Assets (EOY)

  $12,320,197

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $7,047,425

  Expenses

  $6,595,460

  Assets (EOY)

  $12,527,011

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,420,803

  Expenses

  $5,112,933

  Assets (EOY)

  $11,981,601

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,616,946

  Expenses

  $4,538,311

  Assets (EOY)

  $7,868,186

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,902,531

  Expenses

  $4,704,810

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,434,071

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,222,960

  Expenses

  $3,853,841

  Assets (EOY)

  $5,286,775

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $3,499,911

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,774,495

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• CARRIE SIMON HOUSE INC

  $123,610

  2022 · TO DONATE PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF 1510 VARNUM STREET NW TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT CLOSELY MATCHED THE CARRIE SIMON HOUSE'S MISSION.

• GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $110,255

  2022 · General Support

• GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $109,291

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $79,668

  2023 · General Support

• URBAN INSTITUTE

  $59,978

  2022 · GRANT SUB-AWARD

• LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND

  $57,621

  2023 · BACK TO WORK

• URBAN INSTITUTE

  $38,844

  2023 · Grant Sub-Award

• RSM US FOUNDATION

  $38,321

  2024 · PROGRAM SUPPORT - POWER OF LOVE

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $34,053

  2022 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $32,000

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

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

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

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