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 ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berhanu Bulcha | Chairman | 2023 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tsega Solomon | Secratary | 2023 | 6 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Yonas Atoma | Treasurer | 2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Aklilu Ayalew | Director | 2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berhanu Bulcha | Chairman | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tsega Solomon | Secratary | 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Yonas Atoma | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Aklilu Ayalew | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $58,250 | $60,163 | $0 | $0 | $58,250 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 100 |
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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2025 | 3 | $39,699 | 2025 | $5,600 | show |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONSUMER CHOICE EDUCATION | VA | B01 | $34,768 | $74,924 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CAUKUS FOUNDATION | VA | B01 | $115,000 | $95,134 | Managing Director | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state |
| BEDFORD OUTDOOR SPORTSMAN ASSOCIATION INC | VA | B01 | $87,371 | $50,064 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state |
| AML PARTNERSHIP FORUM INC | VA | B01 | $106,390 | $91,446 | DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ADVANCED NUCLEAR WEAPONS ALLIANCE DETERRENCE CENTER | VA | B01 | $95,500 | $97,200 | DIRECTOR | $30,000 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state |
| EBENEZER DIASPORA COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT | VA | B01 | $55,350 | $43,264 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CIVIC ASSISTANCE FOR EDUCATION INC | VA | B01 | $54,924 | $65,668 | President | $39,188 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state |
| VIRGINIA COUNCIL | VA | B01 | $99,643 | $90,512 | Chairman | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FREE THOUGHT | VA | B01 | $86,771 | $81,504 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state |
| JOBSRVA INC | VA | B01 | $50,785 | $63,101 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state |
| TRANSPORTS TO TRUTH INC | VA | B01 | $51,106 | $36,306 | PresidentFounder | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CARDINAL ACTIVITY BOOSTER CLUB | VA | B01 | $88,547 | $97,986 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x, same state |
| GENERATION COMMON GOOD INC | DC | B01 | $42,574 | $40,711 | Executive Director | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x |
| ROTATIONARIES FOUNDATION | CA | B01 | $52,806 | $27,446 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x |
| LIBERATION NYC | NY | B01 | $62,030 | $59,420 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x |
| WASHINGTON BRIDGE EDUCATION FOUNDATION | IL | B01 | $49,683 | $9,997 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x |
| PA BEEF FOUNDATION | PA | B01 | $85,935 | $8,825 | CHAIR | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x |
| ALLIANCE FOR NEXT GENERATION | WA | B01 | $113,587 | $116,838 | SECRETARY | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x |
| PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COALITION INC | CA | B01 | $43,500 | $38,800 | CEO | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x |
| NORTH GIBSON EDUCATION FOUNDATION | IN | B01 | $68,313 | $53,648 | TREASURER | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x |
| ASSOCIATION OF LIFE EDUCATION GLOBAL STUDIES AND SERVICE | TX | B01 | $51,415 | $46,815 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x |
| SAPAN FOUNDATION | MA | B01 | $51,565 | $59,443 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x |
| EAGLEXIT CORPORATION | AK | B01 | $74,094 | $104,875 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x |
| KNOWLEJ FOUNDATION | CA | B01 | $43,941 | $31,741 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x |
| CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL COALITION | CA | B01 | $99,164 | $85,394 | CEO | $0 | Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $60,163 | 100% |
State business registration
- Brighter Generation VA, Nonstock corporation, Pendinact (Annual Registration Fee Past Due and/or Penalties Unpaid and Annual Report Past Due - Not in Good St), formed 2021-10-08
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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