Bright Horizons Foundation for Children
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.
Bright Horizons Foundation for Children at a glance
In short: Bright Horizons Foundation for Children gave $151K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Massachusetts. 90% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $151,048
- +11.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- +11.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,105
- +0.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,403
- Total assets
- $1,777,312
- +15.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 90% first-time grantees (9 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (70% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who Bright Horizons Foundation for Children funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Horizons for Homeless ($50K). Together the top 10 received $151K.
Grant Size Distribution
46 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 41 grants of 46 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Bright Horizons Foundation for Children open to new grantees?
90%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 9 of 10 grantees (90%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $50K. How we count
Medians: $9K first-time, $50K repeat.
- 10% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−9%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $102K (2020) to $275K (2019). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $151K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Horizons for Homeless Roxbury, MA | To Support Activities for Children | $50,000 |
| Carolina Hill Marshfield, MA | To Support Bright Space | $24,930 |
| United South End Settlements Boston, MA | To Support Bright Space | $16,428 |
| York Street Project Jersey City, NJ | To Support Bright Space | $13,600 |
| Orlando Community & Youth Trust Inc Orlando, FL | To Support Bright Space | $10,076 |
| Good Shepherd Community Care Newton, MA | To Support Bright Space | $8,730 |
| Atlanta Childrens Shelter Atlanta, GA | To Support Bright Space | $7,495 |
| Betty Griffin House St Augustine, FL | To Support Bright Space | $7,296 |
| Ronald McDonald House of Delaware Wilmington, DE | To Support Bright Space | $6,933 |
| Tufts Medical Center Nicu Boston, MA | To Support Bright Space | $5,560 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,777,312 | $708,196 | $498,247 | $151,048 | 10 | $49,195 |
| 2024 | $1,545,637 | $725,192 | $726,668 | $135,205 | 9 | $56,848 |
| 2023 | $1,538,908 | $393,862 | $403,709 | $218,356 | 13 | $44,282 |
| 2022 | $1,548,352 | $485,204 | $361,685 | $165,455 | 8 | $8,523 |
| 2021 | $1,427,475 | $470,153 | $369,472 | $120,391 | 6 | $159 |
| 2020 | $1,324,187 | $392,427 | $366,393 | $102,351 | 5 | $7,762 |
| 2019 | $1,363,358 | $1,057,519 | $911,198 | $274,976 | 20 | $15,753 |
About Bright Horizons Foundation for Children
Based on IRS filings
Bright Horizons Foundation for Children is a public charity, based in Newton, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 10 grants totaling $151K. Net investment income was $49K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bright Horizons Foundation for Children is led by Yvonne Lynch, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Yvonne Lynch
President
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Boland
Treasurer
Treasurer → Secretary & Treasurer, 2020
Secretary & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Lou Burke Afonso
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Kramer
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marguerite Kondracke
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Gary O'Neil (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Maribeth Bearfield (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Lou Burke-Afonso (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: David Lissy (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Debi Hart (2019) — Engagement Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Bright Horizons Foundation for Children
How much does Bright Horizons Foundation for Children give each year?
Bright Horizons Foundation for Children gave $151K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $135K across 9 grants.
What is Bright Horizons Foundation for Children's typical grant size?
Bright Horizons Foundation for Children's median grant in 2025 was $9,403, and its average grant was $15,105, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Bright Horizons Foundation for Children that year got $11K on average.
Where does Bright Horizons Foundation for Children give grants?
Bright Horizons Foundation for Children gives mostly in Massachusetts: 70% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Florida (12%) and New Jersey (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (2 grants).
Does Bright Horizons Foundation for Children give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on Bright Horizons Foundation for Children's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Support Bright Space" (9 grants).
Who are Bright Horizons Foundation for Children's largest grantees?
Bright Horizons Foundation for Children's largest 2025 grantees include Horizons for Homeless ($50,000), Carolina Hill ($24,930) and United South End Settlements ($16,428), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 60% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Bright Horizons Foundation for Children?
Bright Horizons Foundation for Children reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $708K.
What is Bright Horizons Foundation for Children's EIN?
Bright Horizons Foundation for Children's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1782263. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 8, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 23, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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