Brite Bringing Relief International

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
943444378
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2018
Location
West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Rating
63
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Primary, Elementary Schools

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$285,994
Expenses
$211,176
Assets
$1,389,449
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Nadia ODJO (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • DAN LILE (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • Cathy Morgado (Trustee): $16,154 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Brite initiative incorporated is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to deliver community-based services to the marginalized and vulnerable children of haiti who are affected by poverty, inadequate healthcare and illiteracy.

What it reported doing in 2024

Ecole Commununataire Jeremie St. Fort De Rodaille In its 15th school year, it is known as one of the best schools in south-east Haiti with the highest passing rates. The school has a staff of 30 and over 270 students are enrolled.This year the high school classrooms were added to the school. The community building was completed. We are going to build an administrative building in the coming year. The community building will hold our clinic, pharmacy, library, computer center and a financial co op for our microloan program.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 46
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 47
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 45.8%; rating input score 46
  • Program expense ratio: 62%; rating input score 62
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 60%; rating input score 60; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 26.2%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.58; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.6%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.5% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -10.3% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 40.4% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 45.8% of revenue deployed · 62% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 5 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $131K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $16K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 46/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 31/100.