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BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS INTERNATIONAL

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $62K · expenses $80K · assets $45K

EIN
46-3545935
Address
9540 GARLAND RD STE 381 PMB 116, DALLAS, TX 75218-3471
Website
WWW.BRIGHTLIGHTVOLUNTEERS.ORG
NTEE code
Q33
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2014
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Mission

THE VISION OF BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS IS TO MAKE THE WORLD A BRIGHTER PLACE BY CREATING A MORE PEACEFUL, JUST, INTERCONNECTED WORLD WHERE GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES ARE MET BY EDUCATED, COMPASSIONATE, GLOBAL CITIZENS AND LEADERS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Catherine Mcmillan Director2023-2025 $0$29,816 1
Margaret C McMillan (former) Director2015-2019 $0$5,000 1
Mary Booth (former) Director2015-2017 $0$657 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

22 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
Amy Besnard Director2015-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Brandi Wood Director2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Guerin Director2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Carrie Hein Director2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Alexander Van Deward Director2025 0 $0 reported 1
Alexander Van Dewark (former) DIRECTOR2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Alex Van Dewark (former) Director2020 1 $0 reported 1
Alma Garcia (former) Director2018-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Sharon Thomas-Parker (former) Director2018-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Brandi Woods (former) Director2020 1 $0 reported 1
Scott Jennings (former) Director2020 1 $0 reported 1
Catherine Greenberg (former) Executive Dir.2020 35 $0 reported 1
Alex Vanderbilt (former) Director2018-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Kyla Parker (former) Director2018-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Kodi Niehaus (former) Director2018-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Marc Greenberg (former) Director2015-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Christopher Jennings (former) Director2015-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Doug Appledoorn (former) Director2015-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Stacie Freeman (former) Director2015-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Melissa Porter (former) Director2015-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Tim Carey (former) BOARD MEMBER2015 1 $0 reported 1
Paul Gore (former) BOARD MEMBER2015 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMY BESNARD Director0 $0-- $01
BRANDI WOOD Director0 $0-- $01
JENNIFER GUERIN Director0 $0-- $01
CARRIE HEIN Director0 $0-- $01
ALEXANDER VAN DEWARD Director0 $0-- $01
CATHERINE MCMILLAN Director0 $0-- $01
2024 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $10K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHERINE MCMILLAN CATHERINE GR0 $10,489-- $10,4891
AMY BESNARD DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
BRANDI WOOD DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JENNIFER GUERIN DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
CARRIE HEIN DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ALEXANDER VAN DEWARK DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2023 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $19K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHERINE MCMILLAN CATHERINE GR35 $19,327-- $19,3271
AMY BESNARD DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
BRANDI WOOD DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
JENNIFER GUERIN DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
CARRIE HEIN DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
ALEXANDER VAN DEWARK DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Amy Besnard Director1 $0-- $01
Alex Van Dewark Director1 $0-- $01
Alma Garcia Director1 $0-- $01
Sharon Thomas-Parker Director1 $0-- $01
Brandi Woods Director1 $0-- $01
Scott Jennings Director1 $0-- $01
Catherine Greenberg Executive Dir.35 $0-- $01
2019 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Margaret C McMillan Director35 $0-- $01
Amy Besnard Director1 $0-- $01
Alex Vanderbilt Director1 $0-- $01
Dr Sharon Thomas-Parker Director1 $0-- $01
Kyla Parker Director1 $0-- $01
Kodi Niehaus Director1 $0-- $01
Alma Garcia Director1 $0-- $01
2018 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 246 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Margaret C McMillan Director35 $0$0$0 $01
Amy Besnard Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Alex Vanderbilt Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Dr Sharon Thomas-Parker Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Kyla Parker Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Kodi Niehaus Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Alma Garcia Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 246 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Margaret C McMillan Director35 $0$0$0 $01
Amy Besnard Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Booth Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Marc Greenberg Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Christopher Jennings Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Doug Appledoorn Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Stacie Freeman Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Melissa Porter Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2016 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 246 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Margaret C McMillan Executive Dir.35 $0$0$0 $01
Amy Besnard Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Booth Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Marc Greenberg Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Christopher Jennings Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Doug Appledoorn Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Stacie Freeman Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Melissa Porter Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 10 people listed · 2 paid, $6K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARGARET C MCMILLAN DIRECTOR35 $5,000-$0 $5,0001
MARY BOOTH BOOTH BOARD MEMBER1 $657-$0 $6571
AMY BESNARD BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
MARC GREENBERG BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER JENNINGS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
DOUG APPLEDOORN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
STACIE FREEMAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
MELISSA PORTER BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
TIM CAREY BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
PAUL GORE 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 2026-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$62,075$80,078 $44,865-$16,510 $62,075- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,104$57,778 $37,339-$26,376 $67,104- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$26,073$63,777 $29,900-$35,702 $26,073- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,550$25,986 $49,556-$17,427 $5,550- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$122,471$92,087 $81,402$81,402 $30,895$91,576 ---
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2019-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$260,171$254,730 $51,018$51,018 $163,976$96,195 $00246
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2018-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$235,510$256,458 $45,577$45,577 $18,474$217,036 $00246
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2017-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$387,949$315,366 $66,525$66,525 $387,949$0 $00246
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$81,622$88,500 $2,380-$6,058 $28,167$52,955 ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $28,254 in all, tax years 2017 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$9,125 2023$9,125
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2018 1$8,581 2018$8,581
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KRESGE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS INTERNATIONAL” 2017 1$300 2017$300
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BRIGHT LIGHT VOLUNTEERS INTERNATIONAL” 2020-2023 4$248 2023$55
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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SERVANT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$203,0004 22018–2020 WORLD PARTNERS; SIDE BY SIDE INTERNATIONAL
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CREWS FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$150,0009 12014–2022 BRIDGES
DALLAS JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$140,0002 12019–2020 HOPE EVENTS INC
PATRICIA AND RODES HART FOUNDATION Private foundation$129,5003 12018–2020 BRIDGES
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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 · $80,078 spent · pay $31 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $78,524 98.1%
Fees to independent contractors $859 1.1%
Printing, publications, postage $664 0.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $31 0.0%
Total$80,078100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $57,778 spent · pay $7,161 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $45,828 79.3%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $7,161 12.4%
Fees to independent contractors $3,626 6.3%
Printing, publications, postage $1,163 2.0%
Total$57,778100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $63,777 spent · pay $21,556 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $37,079 58.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $21,556 33.8%
Fees to independent contractors $4,524 7.1%
Printing, publications, postage $618 1.0%
Total$63,777100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $25,986 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,336 62.9%
Fees to independent contractors $8,990 34.6%
Printing, publications, postage $660 2.5%
Total$25,986100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $92,087 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $85,796 93.2%
Fees to independent contractors $5,512 6.0%
Printing, publications, postage $779 0.8%
Total$92,087100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $254,730 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $43
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Scholarships $79,011$79,011-- 31.0%
Other (as described)Program Expenses $74,873$74,873-- 29.4%
Advertising and promotion $25,114$7,496-$17,618 9.9%
Office expenses $23,535-$23,535- 9.2%
Information technology $17,092$14,528$2,564- 6.7%
Insurance $9,820$1,692$8,128- 3.9%
Other (as described)Supplies $9,254$9,254-- 3.6%
Fees: other services $5,206$5,206-- 2.0%
Fees: management $4,074-$4,074- 1.6%
Other (as described)Miscellaneous $3,060-$1,055$2,005 1.2%
All other expenses $2,099$2,079$20- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $979-$979- 0.4%
Fees: legal $570-$570- 0.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $43$43-- 0.0%
Total$254,730100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $256,458 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $3,161
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Program Expenses $172,391$172,391-- 67.2%
Travel $35,889$23,865$12,024- 14.0%
Advertising and promotion $17,513--$17,513 6.8%
Fees: other services $8,817-$3,314$5,503 3.4%
Insurance $7,241-$7,241- 2.8%
Other (as described)Miscellaneous $4,282-$4,282- 1.7%
Office expenses $3,225-$3,225- 1.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,161$3,161-- 1.2%
All other expenses $1,549$742$807- 0.6%
Other (as described)Bank Charges $1,159-$1,159- 0.5%
Other (as described)Telephone $967-$967- 0.4%
Fees: accounting $225-$225- 0.1%
Interest $39-$39- 0.0%
Total$256,458100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $315,366 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Program Expenses $238,566$238,566-- 75.6%
Other (as described)Miscellaneous $26,680-$26,680- 8.5%
Advertising and promotion $22,569--$22,569 7.2%
Insurance $11,410-$11,410- 3.6%
Office expenses $8,599-$8,085$514 2.7%
Other (as described)Contract Labor $4,031-$4,031- 1.3%
Travel $2,465-$2,465- 0.8%
Interest $820$820-- 0.3%
Fees: other services $118$15$103- 0.0%
Information technology $108$108-- 0.0%
Total$315,366100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $88,500 spent · pay $3,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $82,777 93.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $3,000 3.4%
Fees to independent contractors $1,629 1.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $686 0.8%
Printing, publications, postage $408 0.5%
Total$88,500100%

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