BRIGHTER GENERATION

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2023 · Form 990 · revenue $58K · expenses $60K · assets $0

EIN
87-3038722
Address
6059 CROWN ROYAL CIR, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22310-1744
NTEE code
B01
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Aklilu Ayalew (its 2022 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2022 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Brighter Generation mobilizes professional global volunteers, including the Ethiopian diaspora and second-generation college students, to teach the next generation of Ethiopian leaders and innovators virtually and in person.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Berhanu Bulcha Chairman2023 5 $0 reported 1
Tsega Solomon Secratary2023 6 $0 reported 1
Yonas Atoma Treasurer2023 2 $0 reported 1
Aklilu Ayalew Director2023 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Berhanu Bulcha Chairman5 $0$0$0 $01
Tsega Solomon Secratary6 $0$0$0 $01
Yonas Atoma Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Aklilu Ayalew Director1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$58,250$60,163 $0$0 $58,250$0 $00100

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $39,699 in all, tax years 2023 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2025 3$39,699 2025$5,600
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BEDFORD OUTDOOR SPORTSMAN ASSOCIATION INCVAB01 $87,371$50,064 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state
AML PARTNERSHIP FORUM INCVAB01 $106,390$91,446 DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state
ADVANCED NUCLEAR WEAPONS ALLIANCE DETERRENCE CENTERVAB01 $95,500$97,200 DIRECTOR$30,000 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state
EBENEZER DIASPORA COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENTVAB01 $55,350$43,264 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state
CIVIC ASSISTANCE FOR EDUCATION INCVAB01 $54,924$65,668 President$39,188 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state
VIRGINIA COUNCILVAB01 $99,643$90,512 Chairman$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state
FREE THOUGHTVAB01 $86,771$81,504 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state
JOBSRVA INCVAB01 $50,785$63,101 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state
TRANSPORTS TO TRUTH INCVAB01 $51,106$36,306 PresidentFounder$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state
CARDINAL ACTIVITY BOOSTER CLUBVAB01 $88,547$97,986 President$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state
GENERATION COMMON GOOD INCDCB01 $42,574$40,711 Executive Director$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
ROTATIONARIES FOUNDATIONCAB01 $52,806$27,446 President$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
LIBERATION NYCNYB01 $62,030$59,420 President$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
WASHINGTON BRIDGE EDUCATION FOUNDATIONILB01 $49,683$9,997 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
PA BEEF FOUNDATIONPAB01 $85,935$8,825 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
ALLIANCE FOR NEXT GENERATIONWAB01 $113,587$116,838 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COALITION INCCAB01 $43,500$38,800 CEO$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
NORTH GIBSON EDUCATION FOUNDATIONINB01 $68,313$53,648 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
ASSOCIATION OF LIFE EDUCATION GLOBAL STUDIES AND SERVICETXB01 $51,415$46,815 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
SAPAN FOUNDATIONMAB01 $51,565$59,443 President$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
EAGLEXIT CORPORATIONAKB01 $74,094$104,875 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
KNOWLEJ FOUNDATIONCAB01 $43,941$31,741 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL COALITIONCAB01 $99,164$85,394 CEO$0 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x

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TOYOTA USA FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,708,2551 12022–2022 NORTH GIBSON EDUCATION FOUNDATION
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$1,031,85810 32019–2023 UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM ALUMNI ASSOCIATION USA; CTC WELLNESS FOUNDATION; JOHN EVAN CASH FOUNDATION
BUSH FOUNDATION Private foundation$470,0003 12020–2023 COMMISSION FOR OCETI SAKOWIN ACCREDITATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$350,23011 62016–2024 NO LEFT TURN IN EDUCATION; VOTER CHOICE EDUCATION FUND INC; CTC WELLNESS FOUNDATION; GREEN EARTH FOUNDATION and 2 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one DAF sponsor$318,35310 72019–2025 ALLIANCE FOR NEXT GENERATION; UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM ALUMNI ASSOCIATION USA; NORTH GIBSON EDUCATION FOUNDATION; FREE THOUGHT and 3 more
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$265,0001 12022–2022 CONSUMER CHOICE EDUCATION
UNDERGROUND FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$250,0002 12021–2022 NO LEFT TURN IN EDUCATION
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION Private foundation$200,0001 12019–2019 VOTER CHOICE EDUCATION FUND INC
MARCUS FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$100,0002 12021–2022 NO LEFT TURN IN EDUCATION
CARROLL AND MARGUERITE WHEELER FOUNDATION Private foundation$95,0003 12021–2025 JOURDANTON EDUCATION FOUNDATION
DONORS TRUST INC DAF sponsor$93,0004 22021–2024 NO LEFT TURN IN EDUCATION; CONSUMER CHOICE EDUCATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$71,5007 32015–2024 LA VETA SCHOOL FOUNDATION; JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCORPORATED; CONSUMER CHOICE EDUCATION
BROAD FOUNDATION Private foundation$64,0351 12021–2021 INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE CLASS ALLIANCE
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$58,7902 12024–2025 SAPAN FOUNDATION
BOSTON FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$50,0001 12018–2018 VOTER CHOICE EDUCATION FUND INC

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2023 · Form 990 · $60,163 spent · pay $13,161 · grants $8,310 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $16,811$13,706$3,105$0 27.9%
Other salaries and wages $13,161$13,161$0$0 21.9%
Grants outside the US $8,310$8,310-- 13.8%
Information technology $6,169$6,169$0$0 10.3%
Occupancy $5,111$0$0$5,111 8.5%
Advertising and promotion $4,605$4,605$0$0 7.7%
Travel $3,211$3,211$0$0 5.3%
Office expenses $2,785$2,785$0$0 4.6%
Total$60,163100%

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State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

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