BRIGHTER BITES: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
BRIGHTER BITES (EIN 47-4070026)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-09-26
IRS object ID
202412709349300946
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-09-26T13:03:01-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN760269860PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Blazek & VetterlingBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12900 Weslayan Suite 200AddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77027ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN474070026EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Brighter Bites IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBRIGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7132599498PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1P O Box 25456AddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77265ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRichard DachmanPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7132599498PhoneNum
Signature2024-09-26SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBarbara MurphyPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01386215PTIN
Phone7134395739PhoneNum
Preparation2024-09-26PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-08-08 14:25:15ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRichard DachmanPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1P O Box 25456AddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77265ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$14,697,207GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.brighterbites.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2015FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionBrighter Bites' goal is to improve the long-term health outcomes of those they serve.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee188TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers53206TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$15,534,286PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$14,495,517CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$97,376PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$183,060CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$7,791PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$29,755PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$2,184CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$15,653,626PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$14,676,393CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$6,459,160PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$6,410,390CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,981,213PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,795,997CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$32,363CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$333,343CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,074,095PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,893,861CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$15,514,468PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$15,132,611CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$139,158PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$456,218CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,547,390TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,156,343TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$912,054TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$977,225TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,635,336NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,179,118NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTo 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.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$14,380,975ExpenseAmt
Grant$6,410,390GrantAmt
Revenue$183,060RevenueAmt
DescFor 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.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$14,380,975TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document21IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee188EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members12GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1Richard DachmanBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7132599498PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 25456AddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77265ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Lisa Helfman
Founder & Chair5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Benjamin Samuels
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sue Smith
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Melissa Ackerman
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Faiyaz Bhojani
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chelsea Collins
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gabby D'Arrigo
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joel Grade
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steven Graubart
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Manolo Sanchez
Director5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shreela Sharma Phd
Founder & Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Vic Smith
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Dachman
CEO40.00Yes (X)$180,250$0$10,812
Gouri Kulkami
Director of Finance40.00Yes (X)$118,164$0$1,037
Michael Pomeroy
VP of Operations40.00$103,628$0$7,288Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$402,042TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$19,137TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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UT Health
7000 Fannin St 1200HoustonTX77030Packaging produce box labor$233,806
City Harvest Inc
150 52nd StBrooklynNY11232Packaging produce box labor$169,524
4P Foods Inc
PO Box 106ElkwoodVA22718Packaging produce box labor$120,650
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$114,106FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$5,136,541GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$9,244,870AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$6,410,390NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$14,495,517TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescProgram service feesDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$183,060TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$183,060RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$183,060TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$18,630FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$114,106ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$20,814FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$2,184TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$2,184ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$14,676,393TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$183,060RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$2,184ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,410,390TotalAmt
Program Services$6,410,390ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$310,263TotalAmt
Program Services$179,598ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$124,933ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,732FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,565,404TotalAmt
Program Services$4,210,500ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$152,633ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$202,271FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,791TotalAmt
Program Services$1,614ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$102ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$75FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$437,710TotalAmt
Program Services$395,014ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,127ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,569FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$480,829TotalAmt
Program Services$433,360ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,261ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,208FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,521TotalAmt
Management And General$57,521ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,363TotalAmt
Fundraising$32,363FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,772TotalAmt
Fundraising$15,772FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$119,589TotalAmt
Program Services$69,844ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,821ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,924FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$159,684TotalAmt
Program Services$146,104ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,519ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,061FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$122,362TotalAmt
Program Services$122,362ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,841TotalAmt
Program Services$129,278ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$4,563FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$367TotalAmt
Program Services$367ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,519TotalAmt
Program Services$8,519ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,861TotalAmt
Program Services$67,131ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,376ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$354FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Delivery & distribution$1,173,355$1,173,355
Program supplies$1,004,004$1,004,004
Staff development$17,438$16,987$451
Printing & copying$12,548$12,548

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,132,611TotalAmt
Program Services$14,380,975ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$418,293ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$333,343FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$530,047BOYAmt
EOY$877,730EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,831,030BOYAmt
EOY$2,125,183EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,457BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,497BOYAmt
EOY$76,207EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$336,063LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$258,840LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$131,359BOYAmt
EOY$77,223EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,547,390BOYAmt
EOY$3,156,343EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$912,054BOYAmt
EOY$550,376EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$426,849EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$912,054BOYAmt
EOY$977,225EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$581,007BOYAmt
EOY$304,410EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,054,329BOYAmt
EOY$1,874,708EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,635,336BOYAmt
EOY$2,179,118EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,547,390BOYAmt
EOY$3,156,343EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$456,218ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,027,344CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,116,307CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,453,174CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,534,286CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,495,517CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$64,626,628TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,027,344CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,116,307CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,453,174CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,534,286CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,495,517CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$64,626,628TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,369,704SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$62,256,924PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$64,626,628TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$526,604GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.96330PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.94410PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$336,063OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$258,840DepreciationAmt
Book Value$77,223BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$77,223TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,676,393TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$14,676,393RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$14,676,393TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,132,611TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$15,132,611ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$15,132,611TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
Miranda Fleur Jackson
25495 Shafter WayCarmelCA93923Fundraising events0$109,972$20,000$89,972
Huntley Kubitza
6158 Olympia DrHoustonTX77057Grant applications0$0$12,363$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$109,972TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$32,363TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$89,972TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Monterrey Spring LuncheonEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$106,076GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$93,056CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$13,020GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$11,678FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$1,250OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Monterrey Holiday LuncheonEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$26,660GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$21,050CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$5,610GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$7,886OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$132,736GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$114,106CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$18,630GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$11,678FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$9,136OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$20,814DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$2,184NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeFood assistanceGrantTypeTxt
Recipient1760787RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$6,410,390NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedAverage wholesaleValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceFresh fruits and vegetablesNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBrighter Bites monitors the distribution and use of fresh fruits and vegetables to participating families through its program services described in Part III, Statement of Program Service Accomplishments. In 2023, Brighter Bites served 1,760,787 recipients.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRichard DachmanPersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$180,250BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$10,812NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$191,062TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1City Harvest IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionSubstantial contributorRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$169,524TransactionAmt
TransactionPackaging laborTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution33ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$6,410,390NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAverage wholesaleMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Board Chair reviews Form 990 before providing a copy to all board members and filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe conflict of interest policy is distributed annually to the Board, and signatures affirming understanding of the policy are obtained. Responses are collected, and any conflicts are discussed with the Chief Executive Officer and Board Chair and then reported to the entire Board. If the Board considers an issue involving a financial relationship between the organization and a member of the Board, the board member will disclose their financial relationship concerning the issue. The conflicted Board member will refrain from voting on the matter.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aThe CEO's salary is based on a wage and benefits survey conducted by United Way of Greater Houston. The survey of local nonprofits considers agency size, budget, and responsibilities in its salary assessment. The Board approves the CEO's salary. The CEO approves all other wages. All employees undergo a review by supervisors before being eligible for salary changes.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization makes available governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements to the public by request, others' websites, mail, or e-mail.

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