Brighton Center
Brighton Center reported $14.0 million in revenue and $13.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.55 went to program services, $16.76 to management and general costs and $2.69 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 75.1% of the total. Government grants made up 28.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $176,542 (President and CEO). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 27% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$46.54 $6.5M
- Government grants$28.40 $4.0M
- Program service revenue$21.97 $3.1M
- Investment income$3.09 $435K
Other revenue was negative: −$24,189. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.6% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 16.8% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 75.1% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 28.4% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 22.0% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $176,542 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.32% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 12.2 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 34 of 34 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseDuring Fiscal Year 2025, Brighton Center served 26,602 individuals through 45 programs. Brighton Center's comprehensive services are wrapped around individuals and families to meet the whole families' needs and lead to self-sufficiency.Brighton Center serves the community through the following programs:COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER programs assist families to reach financial self-sufficiency through connection to supportive intensive services, training, and education. Emergency Assistance provides short-term crisis intervention and provides food and other tangible items, as well as linkages to…
HOUSING AND FAMILY WELL-BEING provides both a continuum of financial services, as well as housing within Brighton Center and throughout Northern Kentucky. Financial Wellness works on improving credit, budgeting, getting banked, savings, making good financial decisions, assisting with asset building, and preparing individuals and families for homeownership. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites are offered to assist with tax preparation in Campbell, Boone, and Grant Counties, and provided 686 individuals with free tax preparation services, which resulted in a total of $821,284 in…
FAMILY AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT programs serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children and their families through child development centers. Northern Kentucky Scholar House (NKSH), a partnership with Neighborhood Foundations, is a comprehensive, two-generation self-sufficiency program for single-parent families that provides affordable housing, child development services (Early Scholars Child Development Center), and case management support as they pursue a degree in higher education. 165 individuals were served at NKSH. 160 children and their parents were served at Bright Days…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President and CEO Officer, 30.00 hrs/week | $135,912 | $0 | $40,630 | $176,542 |
| CFAO Officer, 34.00 hrs/week | $128,981 | $0 | $22,772 | $151,753 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Brighton Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $328K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b34 · 34 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5247
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,372
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Watertower Hemmer Rent | $190,541 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
10 private foundations reported grants to Brighton Center totaling $463K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Brighton Center's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Brighton Center reported that 80.6% of its $13.4 million in expenses went to program services, 16.8% to management and general and 2.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Brighton Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Brighton Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $176,542, for the role of President and CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Brighton Center get its money?
Of $14.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 75.1% came from contributions and grants (including 28.4% from government grants) and 22.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Brighton Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 61-0673886 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202523529349300402 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202443039349302139 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202440959349300324 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202330829349301553 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202220779349300512 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120849349300822 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 61-0673886: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.