2025-08-30T23:44:04-07:00 2025-06-30 990EZ 2024-07-01 261693910 BRIGHT HOPES BRIG 7047231194 P O Box 42427 Charlotte NC 282152516 Gwendolyn Forney Executive Director 7047231194 2025-08-31 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X www.brighthopessite.org X X non-profit 501C3 15142 X 15142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15142 0 0 8250 350 6000 239 5752 20591 -5449 8302 0 2853 8302 2853 0 0 0 0 8302 2853 0 0 8302 2853 Bright Hopes is a nonprofit community organization organized to implement projects that stimulate improved school attendance of students. We encourage and support responsible school attendance so youth can be successful in school and have positive choices in their future. Bright Hopes kept youth learning by supporting them with staying connected to their school. We provided information and connections to community supportive resources and encouraged youth with incentives and motivating activities. We also provided snacks to keep youth encouraged. It is hard to learn if you are hungry. Sometimes youth just need a responsible adult to listen to them. We provided food and food connections, and we advocated for families who needed support for their basic needs of clothing, food, and shelter. We provided laundry supplies and support when needed. We also provided youth substance abuse prevention workshops. Our newest project "Bright Hopes Kindergarten Attendance Booster Support" works to reduce the number of kindergarten students that get put out of school each year due to not meeting immunization guidelines. Our community has the resources to address this concern, but families need help with connecting to the resources. 7770 13219 13219 Bonnie Phillips Board of Director 1 0 0 0 Gwendolyn Forney President and Director 4 1200 0 0 Tawana Gladden Treasurer 2 0 0 0 Shirley Crawford Board Chair 1 0 0 0 Xiomara Livingston Secretary 1.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC Tawana Gladden P O Box 42427 Charlotte NC 28215 7047231194 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 19872 20476 22924 17048 15789 96109 19872 20476 22924 17048 15789 96109 96109 19872 20476 22924 17048 15789 96109 1 1 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Bright Hopes other expenses included project supplies, food support, clothing and school supplies for children, communication, accounting and training and insurance.