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US nonprofit · EIN 453811784 · Pickerington, OHiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 453811784) - 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.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2013.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Brightstart Learning Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$376k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$318k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$579k
$22k liabilities
Net assets
$557k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
3.8 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
8
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Brightstart Learning Inc's network

3 people1 organisationi3 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). 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

3 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 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 3 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Cindy PhillipsBoard Member2025
1 yr
Nathaniel StevensBoard Member2025
1 yr
Scott McCainBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Christopher SmithPresidentsince 2023
Gwendolyn HigakiPresident, Executive Directorsince 2018
Heidi SmithCompany secretarysince 2023
Jeff NelsonVice Presidentsince 2023
Judith BorlinVice Presidentsince 2021
Mark BorlinTreasurersince 2021
Susan LauckTreasurersince 2023
Vernon HigakiCompany secretarysince 2021

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
Chris SmithPresident20$0
Heidi SmithSecretary20$0
Susan LauckTreasurer1$0
Scott McCainBoard Member1$0
Jeff NelsonVice President1$0
Nathaniel StevensBoard Member1$0
Cindy PhillipsBoard Member1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Brightstart Learning Inc
EIN
453811784
Address
Pox Box 130, Pickerington, OH, 43147
State
Ohio
Mission
Educational assistance to children in third world countries. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Q33 International, foreign affairs and national security
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2011
IRS ruling date
1 February 2012
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)
Principal officer
Gwendolyn Higaki (Form 990-N, tax year 2013)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsScott McCain
≥1years on the filingsCindy Phillips
≥1years on the filingsNathaniel Stevens

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
$579k
Total liabilities
$22k
Net assets or fund balances
$557k
Contributions and grants received
$373k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$205k
Employees
0