BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS INTERNATIONAL: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization: BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS INTERNATIONAL (EIN 46-3545935)
Tax period: 2024-06-01 to 2025-05-31
Filed: 2025-07-17
IRS object ID: 202521989349200112
Schema version: 2024v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-07-17T12:11:08-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-05-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	263376450	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PINEIDER FORD & ASSOCIATES PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2241 E CONTINENTAL BLVD STE 140	AddressLine1Txt
City	SOUTHLAKE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	760929782	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-06-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	463545935	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BRIGHTLIGHT VOLUNTEERS INTERNATIONA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BRIG	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2146971818	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9540 GARLAND ROAD SUITE 381 BOX 116	AddressLine1Txt
City	DALLAS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	75218	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CATHERINE MCMILLAN	PersonNm
Person Title	CATHERINE GREENBERG	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2146971818	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-06-30	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	PAUL J PINEIDER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00125933	PTIN
Phone	8174103700	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-06-30	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Schedule B Not Required	Yes (X)	ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Address	WWW.BRIGHTLIGHTVOLUNTEERS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$67,104	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$67,104	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Total Revenue	$67,104	TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft	$7,161	SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$3,626	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage	$1,163	PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total	$45,828	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$57,778	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	$9,326	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$35,702	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$26,376	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part II	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,197	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,106	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,703	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,233	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,900	BOYAmt
EOY	$37,339	EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$65,602	BOYAmt
EOY	$63,715	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$35,702	BOYAmt
EOY	-$26,376	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	THE VISION OF BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS IS TO MAKE THE WORLD A BRIGHTER PLACE BY CREATING A MORE PEACEFUL, JUST, INTERCONNECTED WORLD WHERE GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES ARE MET BY EDUCATED, COMPASSIONATE, GLOBAL CITIZENS AND LEADERS.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt	Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS WORKS CLOSELY WITH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATORS, PARENTS, AND INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE COORDINATORS, AS WELL AS PARTNERS IN BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS HOST COMMUNITIES, TO ENSURE PARTICIPANTS GAIN THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES THEY NEED TO BECOME GLOBAL LEADERS OF THE FUTURE. BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS PROVIDES STRUGGLING HOST COMMUNITIES WITH FUNDING AND MANPOWER TO INCREASE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, IMPROVE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE, AND WORK ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS. PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL, NATIONAL AND/OR GLOBAL ISSUES AND THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS AND INTERDEPENDENCY OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND POPULATIONS; DEVELOP AWARENESS OF ONES OWN PERSONAL REACTIONS TO THOSE FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES (PERSONAL BIASES, BELIEFS, ATTITUDES); AND ACT EFFECTIVELY AND RESPONSIBLY AT LOCAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL LEVELS FOR A MORE PEACEFUL, JUST AND EQUITABLE WORLD.
BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS WORKS CLOSELY WITH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATORS, PARENTS, AND INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE COORDINATORS, AS WELL AS PARTNERS IN BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS HOST COMMUNITIES, TO ENSURE PARTICIPANTS GAIN THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES THEY NEED TO BECOME GLOBAL LEADERS OF THE FUTURE. BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS PROVIDES STRUGGLING HOST COMMUNITIES WITH FUNDING AND MANPOWER TO INCREASE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, IMPROVE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE, AND WORK ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS. PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL, NATIONAL AND/OR GLOBAL ISSUES AND THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS AND INTERDEPENDENCY OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND POPULATIONS; DEVELOP AWARENESS OF ONES OWN PERSONAL REACTIONS TO THOSE FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES (PERSONAL BIASES, BELIEFS, ATTITUDES); AND ACT EFFECTIVELY AND RESPONSIBLY AT LOCAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL LEVELS FOR A MORE PEACEFUL, JUST AND EQUITABLE WORLD.	$28,257

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt

Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt

BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS WORKS CLOSELY WITH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATORS, PARENTS, AND INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE COORDINATORS, AS WELL AS PARTNERS IN BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS HOST COMMUNITIES, TO ENSURE PARTICIPANTS GAIN THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES THEY NEED TO BECOME GLOBAL LEADERS OF THE FUTURE. BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS PROVIDES STRUGGLING HOST COMMUNITIES WITH FUNDING AND MANPOWER TO INCREASE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, IMPROVE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE, AND WORK ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS. PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL, NATIONAL AND/OR GLOBAL ISSUES AND THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS AND INTERDEPENDENCY OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND POPULATIONS; DEVELOP AWARENESS OF ONES OWN PERSONAL REACTIONS TO THOSE FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES (PERSONAL BIASES, BELIEFS, ATTITUDES); AND ACT EFFECTIVELY AND RESPONSIBLY AT LOCAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL LEVELS FOR A MORE PEACEFUL, JUST AND EQUITABLE WORLD.

$28,257

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$28,257	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt
AMY BESNARD
DIRECTOR	000.00	$0
BRANDI WOOD
DIRECTOR	000.00	$0
JENNIFER GUERIN
DIRECTOR	000.00	$0
CARRIE HEIN
DIRECTOR	000.00	$0
ALEXANDER VAN DEWARK
DIRECTOR	000.00	$0
CATHERINE MCMILLAN
CATHERINE GR	000.00	$10,489

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	false	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CATHERINE MCMILLAN	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9540 GARLAND ROAD STE 381-116	AddressLine1Txt
City	DALLAS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	75218	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2146971818	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	false	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (true)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$26,073	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$67,104	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$93,177	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$26,073	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$67,104	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$93,177	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$93,177	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$26,073	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$67,104	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$93,177	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	1.00000	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	1.00000	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir Trst	Yes (true)	PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt Org	false	OperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES MARKETING & ADVERTISING 625 PROMOTION & AWARENESS 948 DUE & SUBSCRIPTIONS 2,475 AAA - AIRFARE ARRANGEMENT 13,880 CONFERENCE & MEETINGS 1,938 PROGRAM OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 9,079 INTEREST 1,774 15,109 TOTAL 45,828
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24	SHORT TERM LOAN 20,703 22,233 TOTAL 20,703 22,233
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26	ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 296 187 EIDL LOAN 65,306 63,528
FORM 990-EZ, PART III	THE VISION OF BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS IS TO MAKE THE WORLD A BRIGHTER PLACE BY CREATING A MORE PEACEFUL, JUST, INTERCONNECTED WORLD WHERE GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES ARE MET BY EDUCATED, COMPASSIONATE, GLOBAL CITIZENS AND LEADERS.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28	BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS WORKS CLOSELY WITH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATORS, PARENTS, AND INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE COORDINATORS, AS WELL AS PARTNERS IN BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS HOST COMMUNITIES, TO ENSURE PARTICIPANTS GAIN THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES THEY NEED TO BECOME GLOBAL LEADERS OF THE FUTURE. BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS PROVIDES STRUGGLING HOST COMMUNITIES WITH FUNDING AND MANPOWER TO INCREASE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, IMPROVE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE, AND WORK ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS. PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL, NATIONAL AND/OR GLOBAL ISSUES AND THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS AND INTERDEPENDENCY OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND POPULATIONS; DEVELOP AWARENESS OF ONES OWN PERSONAL REACTIONS TO THOSE FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES (PERSONAL BIASES, BELIEFS, ATTITUDES); AND ACT EFFECTIVELY AND RESPONSIBLY AT LOCAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL LEVELS FOR A MORE PEACEFUL, JUST AND EQUITABLE WORLD.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31	BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS WORKS CLOSELY WITH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATORS, PARENTS, AND INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE COORDINATORS, AS WELL AS PARTNERS IN BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS HOST COMMUNITIES, TO ENSURE PARTICIPANTS GAIN THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES THEY NEED TO BECOME GLOBAL LEADERS OF THE FUTURE. BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS PROVIDES STRUGGLING HOST COMMUNITIES WITH FUNDING AND MANPOWER TO INCREASE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, IMPROVE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE, AND WORK ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS. PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL, NATIONAL AND/OR GLOBAL ISSUES AND THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS AND INTERDEPENDENCY OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND POPULATIONS; DEVELOP AWARENESS OF ONES OWN PERSONAL REACTIONS TO THOSE FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES (PERSONAL BIASES, BELIEFS, ATTITUDES); AND ACT EFFECTIVELY AND RESPONSIBLY AT LOCAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL LEVELS FOR A MORE PEACEFUL, JUST AND EQUITABLE WORLD.