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Brighter Choice Elementary Charter Schools

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12 (B29) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2024 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$13.2M (2024)

Expenses
$10.6M (2024)

Total Assets
$22.2M (2024)

Total Liabilities
$13M (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,223,361
Expenses
$10,588,542
Net Income
$2,634,819
Net Assets
$9,166,602
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,240,866
24.5%
Program Services $9,525,146
72.0%
Investment Income $455,717
3.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,632
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,052,243
47.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $22,183,573
Total Liabilities $13,016,971
Net Assets $9,166,602
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Martha Snyder (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Trudy Hamner (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Zoe Nelson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Nilsa Velilla (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Noah Clement (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,303,408
Expenses
$10,066,152
Net Income
$1,237,256
Net Assets
$6,531,783
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,940,115
17.2%
Program Services $9,160,042
81.0%
Investment Income $203,251
1.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,758,469
47.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $20,247,250
Total Liabilities $13,715,467
Net Assets $6,531,783
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Martha Snyder (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Trudy Hamner (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Zoe Nelson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Katz (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nilsa Velilla (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Mclaughlin (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Romain (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,972,851
Expenses
$10,263,065
Net Income
$709,786
Net Assets
$5,294,527
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,156,923
19.7%
Program Services $8,809,179
80.3%
Investment Income $6,749
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,531,677
44.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $20,027,387
Total Liabilities $14,732,860
Net Assets $5,294,527
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Martha Snyder (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Trudy Hamner (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Zoe Nelson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Katz (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nilsa Velilla (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Mclaughlin (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Romain (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,917,493
Expenses
$8,762,420
Net Income
$1,155,073
Net Assets
$4,584,741
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,682,335
17.0%
Program Services $8,227,020
83.0%
Investment Income $8,138
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,417,839
50.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $19,679,170
Total Liabilities $15,094,429
Net Assets $4,584,741

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,319,765
Expenses
$4,512,207
Net Income
$807,558
Net Assets
$2,145,384
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $371,982
7.0%
Program Services $4,908,993
92.3%
Investment Income $38,790
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,232,015
49.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,437,244
Total Liabilities $8,291,860
Net Assets $2,145,384
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Martha Snyder (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Trudy Hamner (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Zoe Nelson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Maresca (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nilsa Velilla (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Mclaughlin (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,295,430
Expenses
$4,751,491
Net Income
$543,939
Net Assets
$1,337,826
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $482,445
9.1%
Program Services $4,790,949
90.5%
Investment Income $22,036
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,208,007
46.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,466,780
Total Liabilities $8,128,954
Net Assets $1,337,826
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Martha Snyder (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Trudy Hamner (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Zoe Nelson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Maresca (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nilsa Velilla (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Shawn Wallace (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Mclaughlin (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,243,961
Expenses
$4,725,679
Net Income
$518,282
Net Assets
$793,887
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $442,080
8.4%
Program Services $4,787,830
91.3%
Investment Income $7,932
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,119
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,343,001
49.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,013,927
Total Liabilities $8,220,040
Net Assets $793,887
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Shawn Jahn (Finance Dire) $36,083 $0 $0
Martha Snyder (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Zoe Nelson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Ashleigh Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nilsa Velilla (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Trudy Hamner (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Shawn Wallace (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,022,901
Expenses
$4,395,117
Net Income
$627,784
Net Assets
$275,605
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $375,410
7.5%
Program Services $4,638,147
92.3%
Investment Income $321
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $9,023
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,242,504
51.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,495,275
Total Liabilities $8,219,670
Net Assets $275,605
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Marcus Puccioni (Principal) $40,697 $0 $0
Marcus Puccioni (Director Of School Quality) $40,697 $0 $0
Shawn Jahn (Finance Director) $32,897 $0 $0
Martha Snyder (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Zoe Nelson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Ashleigh Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nilsa Velilla (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Trudy Hamner (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Shawn Wallace (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,510,592
Expenses
$3,962,499
Net Income
$548,093
Net Assets
-$352,179
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $443,222
9.8%
Program Services $3,986,866
88.4%
Investment Income $113
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $80,391
1.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $161,602
4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,686,554
42.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,995,738
Total Liabilities $8,347,917
Net Assets -$352,179
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Tia Corniel (Principal) $101,951 $0 $10,717
Shawn Jahn (Finance Director) $32,306 $32,306 $10,215
Marcus Puccioni (Director Of School Quality) $27,345 $83,806 $24,197
Martha Snyder (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Zoe Nelson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Ashleigh Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nilsa Velilla (Director) $0 $0 $0
Trudy Hamner (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Shawn Wallace (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,189,705
Expenses
$4,092,300
Net Income
$97,405
Net Assets
-$900,272
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $404,940
9.7%
Program Services $3,770,033
90.0%
Investment Income $362
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $14,370
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $47,710
1.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,687,250
41.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,349,203
Total Liabilities $9,249,475
Net Assets -$900,272
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Marcus Puccioni (Director Of School Quality) $27,714 $83,142 $24,619
Andrew Grebe (Director Of Finance And Operations) $19,996 $59,987 $6,642
Martha Snyder (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Zoe Nelson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Shawn Wallace (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nilsa Velilla (Director) $0 $0 $0
Trudy Hamner (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ashleigh Smith (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,341,204
Expenses
$4,381,533
Net Income
-$40,329
Net Assets
-$786,178
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $564,925
13.0%
Program Services $3,742,393
86.2%
Investment Income $107
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $33,779
0.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $69,811
1.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,987,378
45.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,489,342
Total Liabilities $9,275,520
Net Assets -$786,178
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Andrew Grebe (Director Of Finance And Operations) $42,840 $42,840 $5,141
Marcus Puccioni (Acting Principal) $26,971 $80,914 $11,193
Martha Snyder (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rebecca Calos (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Zoe Nelson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Shawn Wallace (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nilsa Velilla (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,527,270
Expenses
$4,601,872
Net Income
-$74,602
Net Assets
-$745,849
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $745,374
16.5%
Program Services $3,763,789
83.1%
Investment Income $1,094
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $300
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $16,713
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $268,170
5.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,836,420
39.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,774,528
Total Liabilities $9,520,377
Net Assets -$745,849

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,548,032
Expenses
$4,447,789
Net Income
$100,243
Net Assets
-$671,247
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $645,054
14.2%
Program Services $3,865,967
85.0%
Investment Income $174
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $4,668
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $32,169
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $140,919
3.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,787,317
40.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,710,141
Total Liabilities $9,381,388
Net Assets -$671,247

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,366,981
Expenses
$3,953,985
Net Income
$412,996
Net Assets
-$771,490
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $594,979
13.6%
Program Services $3,719,365
85.2%
Investment Income $567
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $46,783
1.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,287
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $175,481
4.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,529,444
38.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,054,803
Total Liabilities $9,826,293
Net Assets -$771,490

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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