BRIGHT STAR SCHOOLS: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
BRIGHT STAR SCHOOLS (EIN 55-0806673)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-07-08
IRS object ID
202041909349302104
Schema version
2018v3.2
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)
Return2020-07-08T15:06:46-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN450250958PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EIDE BAILLY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110681 FOOTHILL BLVD STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityRANCHO CUCAMONGACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP917303831ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN550806673EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BRIGHT STAR SCHOOLSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBRIGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3239549957PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1600 SOUTH LAFAYETTEAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90057ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSAMAN BRAVO KARIMIPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF BUSINESS OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone3239549957PhoneNum
Signature2020-07-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCATHERINE L GRAYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01294460PTIN
Phone9094664410PhoneNum
Preparation2020-07-07PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address64.60.36.163IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-07-07IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSAMAN BRAVO KARIMIPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1600 SOUTH LAFAYETTEAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90057ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$47,695,607GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BRIGHTSTARSCHOOLS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO OPEN THE MINDS AND DOORS OF STUDENTS BY PROVIDING A COLLEGE-PREPARATORY EDUCATIONActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers15TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PY Other Revenue$7,951,554PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Total Revenue$44,000,457PYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Total Expenses$40,072,897PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$43,858,918CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,927,560PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,836,689CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$15,493,897TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$50,108,989TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$5,685,528TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$37,901,432TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$12,207,557NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionAT BRIGHT STAR SCHOOLS, OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HOLISTIC, INCLUSIVE SUPPORT FOR ALL THE STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND GROW THEIR UNIQUE TALENTS SO THAT THEY FIND JOY AND FULFILLMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION, CAREER AND LIFE.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$38,969,630ExpenseAmt
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ZEBIB HABTEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3239549957PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12636 S MANSFIELD AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90016ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
LARRY KLEIN
CHAIRMAN2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES MC GRATH
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN GREEN
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH YEO
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID VALENTINE
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOIS LEVY
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ESTHER PEREZ
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG GONZALEZ
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE LEFTWICH
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIAMKO DESVIGNES
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW MURR
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW WANG
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUISA WEE
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBIN ELLEDGE
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE ROBLES
MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HRAG HAMALIAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$212,537$0$37,1602.00
MELISSA KAPLAN
DEPUTY SUP OF EDUCATION40.00Yes (X)$185,159$0$34,522
SAMAN BRAVO-KARIMI
CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$63,846$0$4,902
JENNIFER SIMMONS
VP OF CURRICULUM40.00$133,006$0$25,172Yes (X)
OLIVIA EAGLESON
PRINCIPAL AND HEAD OF SCHOOL40.00$132,654$0$25,000Yes (X)
ELIZA KIM
PRINCIPAL AND HEAD OF SCHOOL40.00$132,357$0$30,559Yes (X)
MAURICE REGALADO
PRINCIPAL AND HEAD OF SCHOOL40.00$132,092$0$30,103Yes (X)
ELIAS PAPPAS
PRINCIPAL40.00$115,270$0$22,406Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K13IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$43,357,849GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,822,955AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$45,180,804TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$60TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$60ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SETTLEMENT REVENUE611710$1,925,961$1,925,961
STUDENT REIMBURSEMENT611710$588,782$588,782
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,514,743OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$47,695,607TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,514,743RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$60ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$443,546TotalAmt
Program Services$379,700ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,846ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,476,801TotalAmt
Program Services$18,718,225ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,758,576ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,490,873TotalAmt
Program Services$4,405,331ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85,542ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,955,876TotalAmt
Program Services$1,781,113ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$174,763ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$773,284TotalAmt
Program Services$582,070ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$191,214ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,404,779TotalAmt
Program Services$1,080,840ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$323,939ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,696TotalAmt
Program Services$47,330ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,366ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,568,245TotalAmt
Program Services$3,263,067ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$305,178ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,240TotalAmt
Program Services$24,488ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,752ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$600,706TotalAmt
Program Services$534,417ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,289ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$892,930TotalAmt
Program Services$797,945ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$94,985ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,975,462TotalAmt
Program Services$3,952,414ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,048ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$545,164TotalAmt
Program Services$540,839ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,325ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$710,862TotalAmt
Program Services$313,117ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$397,745ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,618TotalAmt
Management And General$2,618ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$324,218TotalAmt
Program Services$315,192ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,026ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$471,840TotalAmt
Program Services$424,588ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,252ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS$647,148$646,126$1,022
STUDENT ACTIVITIES$621,827$615,204$6,623
STUDENT TRANSPORTATION$348,373$348,373
FUNDRAISING$113,811$113,811

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$294,619TotalAmt
Program Services$199,251ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$95,368ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,858,918TotalAmt
Program Services$38,969,630ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,775,477ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$113,811FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,946,748BOYAmt
EOY$16,159,309EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,685,680BOYAmt
EOY$6,075,106EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,652,873EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$532,696BOYAmt
EOY$1,378,878EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$23,845,245LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$893,025LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,328,773BOYAmt
EOY$22,952,220EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,890,603EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,493,897BOYAmt
EOY$50,108,989EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,436,553BOYAmt
EOY$5,017,475EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$896,130BOYAmt
EOY$29,919,479EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$836,843BOYAmt
EOY$780,803EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,516,002BOYAmt
EOY$2,183,675EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,685,528BOYAmt
EOY$37,901,432EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,797,292BOYAmt
EOY$12,207,557EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,077BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,808,369BOYAmt
EOY$12,207,557EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,493,897BOYAmt
EOY$50,108,989EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,836,689ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,437,501OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
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)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

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

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,367,232OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$17,367,232BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$410,141OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$27,557DepreciationAmt
Book Value$382,584BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,388,911OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$865,468DepreciationAmt
Book Value$523,443BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,678,961OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$4,678,961BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$22,952,220TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
PAYABLE TO BRIGHT STAR EDUCATION GROUP$1,815,184
COMPENSATED ABSENCES$368,491
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,183,675TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$47,695,607TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$47,695,607RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$47,695,607TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$45,296,419TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,437,501OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,437,501ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$43,858,918ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$43,858,918TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:BSS IS A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CLASSIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. IT IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM STATE FRANCHISE AND INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 23701(D) OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN REFLECTED IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR 2015 AND FORWARD MAY BE AUDITED BY REGULATORY AGENCIES; HOWEVER, BSS IS NOT AWARE OF ANY SUCH ACTIONS AT THIS TIME. BSS HAS ADOPTED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) TOPIC 740 THAT CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN AND PROVIDES THAT THE TAX EFFECTS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION CAN BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ONLY IF, BASED ON ITS MERITS, THE POSITION IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED ON AUDIT BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT ALL TAX POSITIONS TAKEN TO DATE ARE HIGHLY CERTAIN, AND, ACCORDINGLY, NO ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENT HAS BEEN MADE TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EQUITY TRANSFER TO BRIGHT STAR EDUCATION GROUP 1,437,501.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs0MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3BRIGHT STAR SCHOOLS FALL UNDER SECTION 4.03(2)(C). BRIGHT STAR SCHOOLS DRAWS ITS STUDENTS FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, FOLLOWS A RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS AND CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENTS FROM RACIAL MINORITY GROUPS IN MEANINGFUL NUMBERS. THE POLICY IS NOTED IN THE ENROLLMENT PACKAGES PROVIDED.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4BRIGHT STAR SCHOOLS DOES NOT PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6AS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS, BRIGHT STAR SCHOOLS RECEIVES A PER ADA FEE FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR EVERY PUPIL ATTENDING THE SCHOOL. ADDITIONALLY, BRIGHT STAR SCHOOLS IS ELIGIBLE FOR LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS, AND CALIFORNIA LOTTERY FUNDS.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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 (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
HRAG HAMALIAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$212,537$0$0$0$0$0$29,970$0$7,190$0$249,697$0$0$0
MELISSA KAPLAN
DEPUTY SUP OF EDUCATION$185,159$0$0$0$0$0$28,739$0$5,783$0$219,681$0$0$0
JENNIFER SIMMONS
VP OF CURRICULUM$133,006$0$0$0$0$0$20,441$0$4,731$0$158,178$0$0$0
OLIVIA EAGLESON
PRINCIPAL AND HEAD OF SCHOOL$132,654$0$0$0$0$0$20,269$0$4,731$0$157,654$0$0$0
ELIZA KIM
PRINCIPAL AND HEAD OF SCHOOL$132,357$0$0$0$0$0$21,522$0$9,037$0$162,916$0$0$0
MAURICE REGALADO
PRINCIPAL AND HEAD OF SCHOOL$132,092$0$0$0$0$0$21,066$0$9,037$0$162,195$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHERE ARE NO COMMITTEES THAT CAN ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE DRAFT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUAL UPDATE OF THE DISCLOSURE THE ORGANIZATION HAS A STRICT POLICY AGAINST RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS. IF A CONFLICT ARISES THE BOARD MEMBER IS ASKED TO EXCUSE HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM ALL DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE ISSUE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15CURRENTLY THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S KEY OFFICERS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE BUDGET AFTER THE ACTUAL SALARY ADJSUTMENTS ARE ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT. CURRENTLY THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGINZATION'S KEYOFFICERS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE BUDGET AFTER THE ACTUAL SALARY ADJUSTMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, 990 AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR BRIGHT STAR SCHOOLS ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE, AS WELL AS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT ANY OF THE SCHOOL LOCATIONS.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:EQUITY TRANSFER TO BRIGHT STAR EDUCATION GROUP -1,437,501.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BRIGHT STAR EDUCATION GROUPBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12636 S MANSFIELD AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90016ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN463566533EIN
Primary ActivitiesCHARTERPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 5PublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BRIGHT STAR EDUCATION GROUPBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeRTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$1,437,501InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationBOOK VALUEMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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