BRIGHTER GENERATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
BRIGHTER GENERATION (EIN 87-3038722)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-15
IRS object ID
202423209349328642
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.

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Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 11bThe Draft return was e-mailed to all directors.
Pt VI, Line 12cAll Transactions are evaluated for possible presence of Conflict of Interest
Pt VI, Line 2The Information is available to the public upon request
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24ePrinting of Educational Materials 13706. 13706. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eTelephone 1145. 0. 1145. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eBank Charge 7. 0. 7. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eMeals and Entertainment 1815. 0. 1815. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eShipping and Freight 43. 0. 43. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eTaxes and Licenses 95. 0. 95. 0.

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