A BRIGHTER FUTURE

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Plain text A BRIGHTER FUTURE. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2023–2025. https://furp.org/org/a-brighter-future-883347340. Retrieved 2026-11-10.

APA furp.org. (n.d.). A BRIGHTER FUTURE [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2023–2025]. Retrieved November 10, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/a-brighter-future-883347340

MLA “A BRIGHTER FUTURE.” furp.org, tax years 2023–2025, https://furp.org/org/a-brighter-future-883347340. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-11-10; covers tax years 2023–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $30K · expenses $29K · assets $4K

EIN
88-3347340
Address
526 N WEST AVE NUM125, ARLINGTON, WA 98223-1251
Website
https://www.abrighterfuturenow.org
NTEE code
Q30 International Development (International, Foreign Affairs and National Security) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 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 supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Jeffrey Smith (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

To serve underserved populations and communities and to provide for support of environmental stewardship and sustainability initiatives.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Jeffrey Smith President2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Alison Hallifax Secretary2023-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Tracy Huffman Board member2023-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Kaitlyn Retherford Marketing Director2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jeffrey Smith President5 $0-$0 $01
Alison Hallifax Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Tracy Huffman Board member2 $0-$0 $01
Kaitlyn Retherford Marketing Director1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jeffrey Smith President6 $0-$0 $01
Alison Hallifax Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Tracy Huffman Board member1 $0-$0 $01
Kaitlyn Retherford Marketing Director2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jeffrey Smith President4 $0-$0 $01
Alison Hallifax Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Tracy Huffman Board member1 $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
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$29,972$28,643 $4,413$4,413 $29,972$0 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,902$4,102 $3,084$3,084 $1,902$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$97,000$130,798 $5,284$5,284 $97,000$0 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $25,253 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $25,2531 $25,2532024 2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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SAMARITAN PROJECTWAQ30 $15,950$17,878 Director$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
PRIA MINISTRIESWAQ30 $42,000$24,459 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
CARE TO HELP PROJECTWAQ30 $40,215$38,760 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
Oikocredit Northwest USAWAQ30 $41,412$57,876 President$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
AMAZON PARTNERSHIPS FOUNDATIONWAQ30 $44,526$49,302 EXECUTIVE DIREC$15,125 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
PASSING THE LIGHT MINISTRIESWAQ30 $15,193$14,849 PRESIDENT$13,000 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
GHANA TOGETHERWAQ30 $56,250$68,777 PRESIDENT & TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
MEDRIXWAQ30 $58,829$50,444 Executive Director$4,318 Same NTEE code Q30, revenue within 2x, same state
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one $489,11933 14DAF sponsor2019–2025 NOTE KARACEL UGANDA; ARAM SEI; A LITTLE HAPPINESS FOUNDATION USA; GIRLS EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL and 10 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $431,45735 18DAF sponsor2016–2024 LIVING BRIDGES INC; NOTE KARACEL UGANDA; GHANA TOGETHER; THE JOSH FUND and 14 more
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RAGHIB FAMILY FOUNDATION $200,0002 1Private foundation2019–2021 KOSHISH FOUNDATION
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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.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $28,643 spent · pay $0 · grants $23,295 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $23,295 81.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,288 15.0%
Fees to independent contractors $1,000 3.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $60 0.2%
Total$28,643100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $4,102 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $3,500 85.3%
Fees to independent contractors $585 14.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $17 0.4%
Total$4,102100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $130,798 spent · pay $0 · grants $130,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $130,000 99.4%
Fees to independent contractors $448 0.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $350 0.3%
Total$130,798100%

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