Public Charity

BRIGHTER BEGINNINGS

BRIGHTER BEGINNINGS, of RICHMOND, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $9.9M in revenue, $9.8M in expenses, $6.6M in total assets. 56 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 942949749 RICHMOND, CA Reproductive Health Care NTEE: E40 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$9.9M
Total Expenses$9.8M
Total Assets$6.6M
Grant Records56
Funding Total$4.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

BRIGHTER BEGINNINGS WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE VARIOUS PERINATAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS THROUGHOUT THE USE OF A NETWORK OF CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICE AGENCIES AND IN-HOUSE STAFF. BRIGHTER BEGINNINGS OFFERS ITS SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE RECIPENTS IN ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES. BRIGHTER BEGINNINGS DESIGNATES A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER BY THE FEDERAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AGENCY, AND CURRENTLY OPERATES PRIMARY IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY.

Where $100 goes at Brighter Beginnings

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

$86 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $86 for programs

$44
Family health clinic
51% of program spending
$19
Teen family support
22% of program spending
$13
Early head start
15% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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

SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER Angelica Ayala
COO Claudia Karell
BOARD MEMBER Clyde Wayne
BOARD MEMBER Deana Balinton
SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER Elizabeth Perez
VICE PRESIDENT Helena Singelstad

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,471,059 25 grants
Economic Development
$1,172,015 5 grants
Health & Medicine
$332,822 6 grants
Human & Social Services
$296,476 2 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$4,283 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $9.9M $9.8M $6.6M
2024 $9.8M $9.4M $6.9M
2023 $9.0M $8.5M $6.7M
2022 $8.5M $7.9M $3.7M
2021 $6.9M $6.6M $3.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $6.9M to $9.9M (+43%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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