Nonprofit · EIN 91-1465046
BRIGHTSPARK EARLY LEARNING SERVICES
Tax-exempt · RENTON, WA 98057
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $40,549,496 | $40,780,695 | -$231,199 | $11,566,755 | $6,989,552 | $4,577,203 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $38,824,293 | $38,627,261 | $197,032 | $10,717,770 | $5,944,802 | $4,772,968 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $26,439,891 | $26,784,812 | -$344,921 | $6,210,898 | $1,670,704 | $4,540,194 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $39,939,033
- of which government grants
- $39,386,996
- Program service revenue
- $337,741
- Investment income
- $16,090
- Other revenue
- $256,632
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $20,915,168
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $541,911
- Other salaries and wages
- $10,383,776
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $14,719,105
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $36,750
- Accounting fees
- $147,074
- Occupancy
- $620,264
- Travel
- $297,051
- Depreciation
- $119,110
- Program services (functional)
- $37,293,290
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,124,862
- Fundraising (functional)
- $362,543
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,717,770
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,566,755
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,989,552
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,577,203
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $336,649
- Publicly traded securities
- $206,780
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,382,203
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $195,000
- Gross receipts
- $40,549,496
- Employees
- 151
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- WA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoebe Sade | Executive Off. Officer | 40 | $235,161 | $23,327 |
| Kathryn Flores | Admin Officer Officer | 40 | $211,432 | $17,882 |
| Courtney Nolen-Viducich | Program Officer | 40 | $189,754 | $17,385 |
| Donny Willetto | Ext. Affairs Off. | 40 | $179,824 | $15,196 |
| Matt Gerard | HR Officer | 40 | $190,755 | $3,707 |
| Li C Bernstein | Controller | 40 | $140,092 | $34,237 |
| Melissa Waters | Admin IT | 40 | $135,290 | $15,902 |
| Julie LaLuna | Finance Dir. Officer | 40 | $48,762 | $5,345 |
| Tafona Ervin | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jill Pavlus | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| Derek Young | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| Alica Teel | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| Rebecca Benavides | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Soleil Boyd | Director Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| Christina Chan | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Cole | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Roshini Durand Mootoosamy | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Carter Osborn | Director Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
| Page Perey | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mary Red Crow | Director Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHOEBE SADE | CEO Officer | 40 | $213,322 | $25,152 |
| KATHRYN FLORES | CAO Officer | 40 | $188,578 | $22,975 |
| COURTNEY NOLEN-VIDUCICH | PROGRAM OFFICER | 40 | $172,081 | $22,021 |
| DONNY WILLETO | EXTERNAL AFFAIRS | 40 | $157,219 | $16,699 |
| MATTHEW GERARD | HR OFFICER | 40 | $166,248 | $0 |
| LI BERNSTEIN | CONTROLLER | 40 | $131,880 | $19,573 |
| MELISSA WATERS | IT ADMIN | 40 | $122,039 | $18,703 |
| REBECCA BENAVIDES | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TAFONA ERVIN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSHINI DURAND MOOTOOSAMY | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD DE SAM LAZARO | Director Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA KNEEDLER | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CARTER OSBORN | Director Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL PAVLUS | Director Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA CHAN | Director Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA COLE | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SOLEIL BOYD | Director Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICA TEEL | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| PAGE PEREY | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK YOUNG | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY RED CROW | Director Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHOEBE SADE | CEO Officer | 40 | $198,867 | $15,598 |
| KATHRYN J FLORES | CAO Officer | 40 | $161,854 | $16,344 |
| COURTNEY NOLEN-VIDUCICH | PROGRAM OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,198 | $15,792 |
| DONNY WILLETO | DIRECTOR FUND DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,990 | $13,750 |
| MELISSA WATERS | IT ADMINISTRATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,607 | $14,655 |
| LI BERNSTEIN | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,033 | $15,110 |
| LAURIE BOHM | ELS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,234 | $14,491 |
| REBECCA BENAVIDES | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAFONA ERVIN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.7 | $0 | $0 |
| BROOKE WILLIAMS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSHINI DURAND MOOTOOSAMY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD DE SAM LAZARO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| VINNIE DUFFY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW MAUER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARTER OSBORNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.9 | $0 | $0 |
| TATIANA WETZLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL PAVLUS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA CHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA KNEEDLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSIA COLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| SOLEIL BOYD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA TEEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAGE PEREY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 555 S RENTON VILLAGE PL, RENTON, WA 98057-3294
- In care of
- % KATHRYN J FLORES
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Julie LaLuna, 555 S Renton Village Place 280, Renton, WA 98057
- Signed the 990
- Julie LaLuna, Finance Officer
- Phone
- (206) 329-1011
- Website
- www.brightspark.org
- Return prepared by
- JACOBSON LAWRENCE & ASSOCIATES PLLC
Mission
To nurture and sustain child-centered, antiracist early learning communities.Our work is to:1) Help families access high quality childcare and after-school care.2) Increase the availability of high-quality care through coaching and training ofchildcare providers.3) Advocate for childcare solutions that strengthen communities.BrightSpark understands the devastating effects of racism on our youngest learners, their families and communities. As a result, BrightSpark holds antiracism as a critical missional and value responsibility of each and every one of our staff.
Program accomplishments
- A young child, even an infant, is learning every moment of every day. A babys brain grows to 90% of its adult size during the first 3 years of life. Young children learn through observing and exploring their world, by using their senses, and most importantly, in nurturing relationships with their caregivers. We partner with families with young children to help them find and access high quality early learning programs and resources offered statewide. We also partner with early learning teachers who provide high quality care for all children in King and Pierce Counties.BrightSpark helps families find childcare that supports a child's unique needs, thefamilys values, and culture, and fits their work or other activities. Parents have many options for care, including care by a family member, care in the home by a family friend or nanny, licensed childcare, private preschools and Head Start or ECEAP. Staff at BrightSpark talk with the family about their needs and wishes for care; explain what quality care looks like, and then help in the childcare search. If the choice is licensed childcare, BrightSpark provides a customized list of options. Licensed childcare is expensive, so we help families find resources to pay for care. Children who get safe, nurturing play and learning experiences are ready for school; those who dont are most often the ones who start behind and stay behind. In fact, 55% of children in WA are not prepared to enter kindergarten and the percentage rises to 75% among low-income children. Based in King and Pierce Counties, Washington working locally and state-wide, BrightSpark helps build quality childcare and early learning access for all children. BrightSpark is a respected leader in forging and honoring collaborations and buildingExpenses $37,293,290 · grants $20,915,168 · revenue $337,741
- Working with Families: Since 1990, BrightSpark has served over 200,000 families. BrightSpark has direct contact with families of all income levels and works with all types of childcare providers as well as informal caregivers. A strong partner with non-profits, government, foundations, businesses, and individuals, BrightSpark raises awareness about early learning, promotes best practices, and advocates for increased investments to ensure quality. BrightSpark empowers families to make the best possible choices for their childrens care. For FY 22-23, BrightSpark made a significant impact:- BrightSpark provided childcare referral and information by phone and online forover 16,774 families statewide- 854 families were supported through childcare subsidies and servicecoordination support in our Homeless Child Care Program. 83 families from King and Pierce Counties received a childcare subsidy from BrightSpark.- BrightSpark offers services in the familys home language, helps families find culturally relevant care, assists families that need weekend or after-hours care,or care for children with special needs, as well as afterschool care.- More than 7,417 FFN caregivers and parents participated in BrightSparksupported Kaleidoscope Play & Learn groups statewide. More than 44% spoke a language other than English at home. Our coaches and trainers supported over 2,000 childcare professionals in their pathway to high quality.- 47 childcare programs benefited from the expertise of an Infant/Toddler coach,improving the quality of care given to our youngest learners.
- Working with Child Care Providers and Capacity Building: Research confirms that for every $1 invested in quality early learning for all children, $7 or more is saved in costs of remedial learning, teen pregnancy, incarceration, and rehabilitation. As a result, we see more graduates, gainful employment, and more stable communities. BrightSpark supports all types of childcare professionals as they provide quality early learning experiences for children. We know that the role they play for children is significant and we are committed to providing answers to questions,coaching and technical assistance to improve the quality of the childcare program, and professional development opportunities to increase skills and knowledge through the Early Achievers Quality Rating Improvement System. From January June 2022, BrightSpark hosted 91 professional development trainings hosted by BrightSpark staff trainers for childcare providers in King and/or Pierce County. BrightSpark hosted aSpring Professional Development Institute for 143 childcare providers. This week-long virtual event helped our childcare providers obtain their required training hours.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 91-1465046
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1990
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P33L)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $11,566,755
- Income (IRS master file)
- $40,549,496
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $40,549,496 | $40,780,695 | $11,566,755 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $38,824,293 | $38,627,261 | $10,717,770 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $26,439,891 | $26,784,812 | $6,210,898 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $25,941,266 | $26,431,225 | $7,583,160 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 91-1465046).
Questions about BRIGHTSPARK EARLY LEARNING SERVICES
- What is the EIN of BRIGHTSPARK EARLY LEARNING SERVICES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BRIGHTSPARK EARLY LEARNING SERVICES is 91-1465046.
- Is BRIGHTSPARK EARLY LEARNING SERVICES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
- Are donations to BRIGHTSPARK EARLY LEARNING SERVICES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BRIGHTSPARK EARLY LEARNING SERVICES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BRIGHTSPARK EARLY LEARNING SERVICES due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BRIGHTSPARK EARLY LEARNING SERVICES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BRIGHTSPARK EARLY LEARNING SERVICES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Julie LaLuna.
- Who are the officers and directors of BRIGHTSPARK EARLY LEARNING SERVICES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $235,161 (Phoebe Sade, Executive Off.).
- How much revenue does BRIGHTSPARK EARLY LEARNING SERVICES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $40,549,496, expenses of $40,780,695 and total assets of $11,566,755 at year end.
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