Bright Promise

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-3634360 Website

TO STRENGTHEN AND SUSTAIN PARTNER CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS BY GENERATING NEW SOURCES OF REVENUE SO THAT MORE FAMILIES MAY EXPERIENCE THE BENEFIT FROM URBAN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$5.8M

+85.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$291K

Grant Count

12

Avg Grant Size

$24K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$928K$2M$3M$4M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$5,847,687$3,158,540$3,573,984
Revenue$3,374,785$1,035,388$1,362,302
Expenses$722,244$713,310$688,529
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$93,569$72,934$127,209
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$73K$146K$219K$291K0 grants20190 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants20230 grants202412 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

CHICAGO WEST SIDE CHRIST…$50KPUI-TAK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL$43KDAYSTAR SCHOOL$43KTHE FIELD SCHOOL$28KUNITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY$21KCALVIN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL$20KSOUTHWEST CHICAGO CHRIST…$17KCAMBRIDGE CLASSICAL ACAD…$16KCORNERSTONE ACADEMY$15KMIDWESTERN CHRISTIAN ACA…$15K

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$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

STEVE BLOMEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$90K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
STEVE BLOMEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$90,450
RYNE DEBOERDIRECTOR3
KEN ERFFMEYERDIRECTOR3
LOU FANDIRECTOR3
AMY GROENEWOLDDIRECTOR3
CLARENCE MEDEMADIRECTOR3
ANN VANDERWEELESECRETARY3
CHRIS WIESEHANPRESIDENT/TREASURER3
TED WILLIAMSDIRECTOR3

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

ChicagoLansingOak ParkPalos HeightsSouth Holland

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

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