2020-11-02T09:18:32-08:00 2019-12-31 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 77027 990 2019-01-01 474070026 Brighter Bites Inc BRIG 6179351330 P O Box 25456 Houston TX 77265 Richard Dachman CEO 2020-11-02 true Barbara Murphy P01386215 7134395739 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Richard Dachman P O Box 25456 Houston TX 77265 8224004 false X www.brighterbites.org X 2015 TX The mission of Brighter Bites is to create communities of health through fresh food. 10 10 94 4100 0 7042842 8027344 263309 196660 -10928 0 0 7295223 8224004 2603660 3759352 0 2352961 2935248 2730 2386 131736 2044111 1897894 7003462 8594880 291761 -370876 1632315 1594446 370602 703609 1261713 890837 The mission of Brighter Bites is to create communities of health through fresh food. false false 8082742 3759352 196660 For eight weeks each in the fall, spring, and summer, Brighter Bites provides: 1) Produce Distributions two bags containing 50 servings (~25 lbs) of fresh, seasonal 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 CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health), an evidence based school health nutrition education program approved for classrooms across the United States. Also, parents receive weekly educational tools with their bags including nutrition handbooks, recipes, and tip-sheets 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 weeks fresh produce, and discussing healthy eating habits. 8082742 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 16 0 true 94 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false true true true true true true true false true false false X X Richard Dachman 8326895191 PO Box 25456 Houston TX 77265 Richard Dachman CEO 40.00 0.00 X 78920 0 5937 Lisa Helfman Founder & Chair 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Benjamin Samuels Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Sue Smith Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Dr Faiyaz Bhojani Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joel Grade Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Steven Graubart Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Scott McClelland Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Manolo Sanchez Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shreela Sharma PhD Founder & Dir. 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Vic Smith Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 78920 5937 0 false false false UT Health 7000 Fannin St 1200 Houston TX 77030 Analysis & research 240767 1 2773497 5253847 3759352 8027344 Pasadena Vibrant Comm 900099 196660 196660 196660 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8224004 196660 0 3759352 3759352 0 0 84857 77220 4243 3394 0 2369698 2127405 171248 71045 0 204033 181470 16501 6062 276660 246227 22133 8300 0 0 28293 2929 25364 0 2386 2386 0 725442 585578 121324 18540 0 49910 44053 3952 1905 47342 47241 41 60 0 99325 99325 145292 129902 1670 13720 0 10034 8708 721 605 4818 4818 0 48102 44681 1569 1852 6237 6237 Program supplies 641891 641891 Printing and photocopying 77132 73004 356 3772 Professional development 11111 11016 95 Dues and subscriptions 2965 2740 225 0 8594880 8082742 380402 131736 643542 160967 0 749582 1295321 122468 53256 0 0 0 0 5213 11211 179312 105621 111510 73691 0 0 0 0 0 1632315 1594446 370602 253609 450000 370602 703609 X 252098 175512 1009615 715325 1261713 890837 1632315 1594446 -370876 X false true X false true true X 226943 6381801 5021772 7042842 8027344 26700702 0 0 226943 6381801 5021772 7042842 8027344 26700702 764689 25936013 0 0 0 26700702 618657 0.97140 0.97410 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 179312 105621 73691 73691 8224004 8224004 8224004 8594880 8594880 8594880 true 0 0 Food assistance 112788 3759352 Average wholesale Fresh fruits and vegetables Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Brighter Bites monitors the distribution and use of fresh fruits and vegetables to participating families through it's program services described in Part III Statement of Program Service Accomplishments. In 2019, Brighter Bites served 112,788 individuals. X 7 3759352 Avg wholesale false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Board Chair reviews the Form 990 prior to providing a copy to all board members and filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The 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. In the event that the board considers an issue that involves a financial relationship between the organization and a member of the board, the board member will disclose his/her financial relationship, with respect to the issue. The board member will refrain from voting on the matter. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The 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 salaries. All employees undergo a review by supervisors before being eligible for salary changes. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The organization makes available governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements to the public by request, others' websites, by mail, or e-mail.