Public Charity

BRIGHT FUTURES

BRIGHT FUTURES is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in TELLURIDE, CO. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $2.6M, expenses of $2.6M, total assets of $1.4M. Imperigo tracks 41 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.0M.

EIN: 202169766 TELLURIDE, CO Support N.E.C. NTEE: P19 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.6M
Total Expenses$2.6M
Total Assets$1.4M
Grant Records41
Funding Total$2.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

BRIGHT FUTURES PROVIDES RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. BRIGHT FUTURES WORKS TO INCREASE THE QUALITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY FOR EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION IN SAN MIGUEL, OURAY, MONTROSE, DELTA AND SAN JUAN COUNTIES. BRIGHT FUTURES OFFERS ALIGNED, COLLABORATIVE AND INTEGRATED SERVICES ACROSS KEY SYSTEMS OF FAMILY SUPPORT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION.

Where $100 goes at Bright Futures

How Bright Futures divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$90 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $90 for programs

$90
Bright Futures is dedicated to improving the lives of children and families in western colorado through integrated services in early childhood care, education, and family support
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 93 teachers; 1,337 children; 364 visits
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD TREASURER & SECRETARY Alison Wright
BOARD MEMBER Gloria Chavira
BOARD VICE CHAIR Heather Young
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Kathleen Merritt
BOARD CHAIR Matthew Bayma
BOARD MEMBER Susan Altman

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,447,040 22 grants
Health & Medicine
$234,400 6 grants
Human & Social Services
$95,000 4 grants
Housing & Homelessness
$25,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$185,082 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.6M $2.6M $1.4M
2024 $2.7M $2.5M $1.3M
2023 $2.5M $2.4M $1.3M
2022 $1.9M $1.9M $881K
2021 $1.8M $1.9M $886K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.8M to $2.6M (+44%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.4M.

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