Bright Futures

TELLURIDE, CO EIN: 20-2169766 Website

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.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.4M

+6.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$766K

+35.2% YoY

Grant Count

9

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$85K

+35.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$733K$1M$2M$3M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,367,122$1,289,151$1,290,369
Revenue$2,592,249$2,665,718$2,535,134
Expenses$2,623,772$2,465,921$2,362,053
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$20,875$16,740$3,729
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$192K$383K$575K$766K1 grants20209 grants20218 grants20228 grants20239 grants20249 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

PRIMETIME EARLY LEARNING…$210KMOUNTAIN MUNCHKINS$157KRAINBOW PRESCHOOL$91KTELLURIDE PRESCHOOL$85KMOUNTAIN SPROUTS$64KBEEHIVE FAMILY CHILD CARE$58KELAINE'S PLACE TELLURIDE…$47KRASCALS TODDLER PROGRAM$27KTELLURIDE DISTRICT PRESC…$27K

Grant Size Distribution

44 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K20$50–100K4$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

KATHLEEN MERRITTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$156K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SUSAN ALTMANBOARD MEMBER1
MATTHEW BAYMABOARD CHAIR1
ALISON WRIGHTBOARD TREASURER & SECRETARY1
GLORIA CHAVIRABOARD MEMBER1
HEATHER YOUNGBOARD VICE CHAIR1
KATHLEEN MERRITTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$156,382

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Mountain VillageNorwoodTelluride

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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