Public Charity

BRIGHT HORIZONS FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN

BRIGHT HORIZONS FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN, of NEWTON, MA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $708K in revenue, $498K in expenses, $1.8M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 117 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $735K.

EIN: 621782263 NEWTON, MA Private Independent Foundations NTEE: T22 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$708K
Total Expenses$498K
Total Assets$1.8M
Grants Given117
Grant Total$735K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE BRIGHT HORIZONS FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN IS FOCUSED ON BRIGHTENING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES IN CRISIS. WE SUPPORT A RANGE OF PROGRAMS THAT SERVE CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND NONPROFIT AGENCIES THROUGH VOLUNTEERS, GRANTS, AND RESOURCES. OUR SIGNATURE PROGRAM, BRIGHT SPACES, CREATES AND SUPPORTS PLAY AREAS THAT BRIGHTEN THE LIVES OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN CRISIS, AND SERVES MORE THAN 130,000 HOMELESS CHILDREN EACH YEAR.

Where $100 goes at Bright Horizons Foundation for Children

How Bright Horizons Foundation for Children divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $82 for programs

$52
Since 1999, we have opened more than 300 bright spaces that today serve more than 130,000 children annually
64% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 130,000 children
$30
The bright horizons employee relief fund offers financial assistance to employees recovering from calamitous events beyond their control such as natual disasters, extended illness/injury, a loved one's death…
36% of program spending
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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.

Sample Grants Given

ROXBURY, MA · 2025
TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN
$50,000
BOSTON, MA · 2025
TO SUPPORT BRIGHT SPACE
$11,200
NEWTON, MA · 2025
TO SUPPORT BRIGHT SPACE
$5,213
ROXBURY, MA · 2024
TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN
$50,000
ROXBURY, MA · 2023
TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN
$50,000

Showing up to 5 of 117 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER Elizabeth Boland
BOARD MEMBER Marguerite Kondracke
BOARD MEMBER Mary Lou Burke Afonso
BOARD MEMBER Stephen Kramer
PRESIDENT Yvonne Lynch

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$351,413 9 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$108,247 5 grants
Human & Social Services
$66,878 1 grant
Housing & Homelessness
$16,609 2 grants
Unspecified
$191,402 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $708K $498K $1.8M
2024 $725K $727K $1.5M
2023 $394K $404K $1.5M
2022 $485K $362K $1.5M
2021 $470K $369K $1.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $470K to $708K (+51%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.8M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, and 4 other states.

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