Brighter Bites
Donations deductibleBrighter Bites' network
8 people7 organisationsi8 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (7) 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
8 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 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Helfman Chair | Founder & Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Benjamin Samuels | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Gabby D'Arrigo | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jenny Johnson | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Melissa Ackerman | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Shreela Sharma PhD (also filed as Shreela Sharma Phd) | Founder & Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sue Smith | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Vic Smith | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Priebe | Director of Strategy | 2024 |
| Gouri Kulkami | Director of Finance | since 2023 |
| Michael Pomeroy | VP of Operations | since 2022 |
| Richard Dachman | CEO | since 2019 |
| Samuel Newman | Executive Dir. | 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Dachman | CEO | 40 | $180k | $11k | |
| Gouri Kulkami | Director of Finance | 40 | $128k | $1k | |
| Mike Pomeroy | VP Operations | 40 | $107k | $7k | |
| Amy Priebe | Director of Strategy | 40 | $103k | $660 | |
| Lisa Helfman | Founder & Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| Benjamin Samuels | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melissa Ackerman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gabby D'Arrigo | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jenny Johnson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shreela Sharma PhD | Founder & Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Sue Smith | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Vic Smith | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Brighter Bites
- EIN
- 474070026
- Address
- Po Box 25456, Houston, TX, 77265-5456
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- To create communities of health through fresh food. Brighter Bites seeks to improve health outcomes among children and families in under-resourced communities by using data-driven, evidence-based strategies for providing fresh produce and nutrition education. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- K40 Food, agriculture and nutrition
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2015
- Principal officer
- Richard Dachman (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2015
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsLisa Helfman
≥8years on the filingsBenjamin Samuels
≥8years on the filingsShreela Sharma PhD
≥8years on the filingsSue Smith
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.9m
- Total liabilities
- $870k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $15.6m
- Program service revenue
- $224k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $6.7m
- Employees
- 179
- Volunteers
- 50,130
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15.8m | $15.9m | Deficit $189k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
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.Brighter Bites 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: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 23 March 2015
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.