Bright School Inc
Donations deductibleBright School Inc's network
22 people7 organisationsi22 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (22). Violet dotted lines (9) 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
22 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 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Trautschold Chair | Finance Chair | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Andy Stone | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| ANI Yacoubian Riggs (also filed as ANI Riggs) | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| April Beaupain | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Brett Williams | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Caroline Walker | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Chase Bullard | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Daniel Scearce | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| David Higney | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Dr Jill Tichy | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Duston Finley | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Elizabeth Carriger | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Emmie Treadwell | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Gabriel Thomas | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kamri Busby | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kevin Rose | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kinnery Clinebell | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Maria Kain Matthews (also filed as Maria Matthews) | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Philip Byrum | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Robert Batson | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Stefanie Wittler-Beavers | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Will Conroy | President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cecilia R Kropff | Assistant Head of School | 2025 |
| Jennifer L Dillon | Director of Finance | 2025 |
| Kristin Watts | Head of School | since 2023 |
| OJ Morgan | Headmaster | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 May 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristin Watts | Head of School | 40 | $211k | $13k | |
| Jennifer L Dillon | Director of Finance | 40 | $116k | ||
| Cecilia R Kropff | Assistant Head of School | 40 | $106k | ||
| Robert Batson | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| April Beaupain | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Chase Bullard | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kamri Busby | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Philip Byrum | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Carriger | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kinnery Clinebell | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Will Conroy | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Duston Finley | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| David Higney | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Maria Matthews | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Rose | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Daniel Scearce | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Andy Stone | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Gabriel Thomas | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dr Jill Tichy | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Brian Trautschold | Finance Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Emmie Treadwell | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Caroline Walker | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Brett Williams | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Stefanie Wittler-Beavers | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ani Yacoubian Riggs | Trustee | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Bright School Inc
- EIN
- 620476284
- Address
- 1950 McDade Ln, Chattanooga, TN, 37405-1527
- State
- Tennessee
- Mission
- The bright school builds a foundation upon which students become wise and compassionate citizens of the world. Its century of progress fosters the intellectual, artistic, physical, and moral growth of young boys and girls. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B21Z Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1938
- Principal officer
- Kristin Watts (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1951
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥5years on the filingsMaria Kain Matthews
≥5years on the filingsPhilip Byrum
≥3years on the filingsCaroline Walker
≥3years on the filingsChase Bullard
Latest return
year to 31 May 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 May 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $24.5m
- Total liabilities
- $1.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $22.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $954k
- Program service revenue
- $7m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $377k
- Employees
- 132
- Volunteers
- 100
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 | $8.4m | $7.7m | $679k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.