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US nonprofit · EIN 202169766 · Telluride, COiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 202169766) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Bright Futures

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2.6m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$2.6m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$1.4m
$293k liabilities
Net assets
$1.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
5.4 years on average
Staff
37
5 volunteers
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Matthew Bayma
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Bright Futures' network

5 people1 organisationi5 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Matthew Bayma ChairBoard Chair2020
6 yrs
Alison WrightBoard Treasurer & Secretary2020
6 yrs
Gloria ChaviraBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Heather YoungBoard Vice Chair2024
2 yrs
Susan AltmanBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Kathleen MerrittExecutive Directorsince 2020

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Kathleen MerrittExecutive Director40$156k$31k
Susan AltmanBoard Member1$0
Matthew BaymaBoard Chair1$0
Alison WrightBoard Treasurer & Secretary1$0
Gloria ChaviraBoard Member1$0
Heather YoungBoard Vice Chair1$0

Colorado roster

8 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263004521). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Kathleen Merritt
Susan Altman
Heather YoungVice-Chair
Gloria Chavira
Matt BaymaBoard Chair
Matthew BaymaBoard Chair
Kathleen MerrittExecutive Director
Alison WrightSecretary & Treasurer

About

Legal name
Bright Futures
EIN
202169766
Address
Po Box 4216, Telluride, CO, 81435-4216
State
Colorado
Mission
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. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P193 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2004
Principal officer
Matthew Bayma (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2005
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsMatthew Bayma
≥6years on the filingsAlison Wright
≥6years on the filingsSusan Altman
≥5years on the filingsGloria Chavira

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.4m
Total liabilities
$293k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.1m
Contributions and grants received
$2.6m
Program service revenue
$2k
Grants and similar paid out
$937k
Employees
37
Volunteers
5

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$2.7m$2.5m$200k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

9 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Primetime Early Learning CenterSee comment above.$210k
Mountain MunchkinsSee comment above.$157k
Rainbow PreschoolSee comment above.$91k
Telluride PreschoolSee comment above.$85k
Mountain SproutsSee comment above.$64k
Beehive Family Child CareSee comment above.$58k
Elaine's Place Telluride LLCFunds used to support professional development , financial assistance to families for childcare, as well as capacity building and quality im$47k
Rascals Toddler ProgramSee comment above.$27k
Telluride District PreschoolSee comment above.$27k

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Bright Futures likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Colorado
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Good Standing
Formed
25 October 2004
Registered agent
Bright Futures (city and state not held)

This register does not publish officers or directors.