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US nonprofit · EIN 830995785 · Columbia, SCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 830995785) - 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 tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code SO), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Brighter Future Employment Services' network

5 people2 organisationsi5 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (2) 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure 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
Carol LewisBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Don RichardsBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Frankie LongBoard Member2019
7 yrs
LJ Chip JohnsonBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Lynn DooleyBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Gayle AycockPresident &since 2019
Wendy HughesVice Presidesince 2019

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
Daniel CaldwellVice Preside40$116k$9k
Eric EaddyVice Preside40$103k
Lynn DooleyBoard Member1$0
Joshua D FabelBoard Member1$0
Lj Chip JohnsonBoard Member1$0
Carol LewisBoard Member1$0
Frankie LongBoard Member1$0
Don RichardsBoard Member1$0
Buddy WilsonBoard Member1$0
Wendy HughesPresident &1$0$157k$42k

About

Legal name
Brighter Future Employment Services
EIN
830995785
Address
2711 Colonial Dr, Columbia, SC, 29203-6818
State
South Carolina
Mission
Providing professional employer services by which employees of the organization are assigned to work at lexington richland alcohol and drug abuse council, inc (lradac) and in which employment responsibilities are shared by the organization and lradac. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
J99 Employment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Employment
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2017
Principal officer
Wendy Hughes (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 2018
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
SO (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsCarol Lewis
≥7years on the filingsDon Richards
≥7years on the filingsFrankie Long
≥7years on the filingsLJ Chip Johnson

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
$1.1m
Total liabilities
$1m
Net assets or fund balances
$31k
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$6.3m
Employees
131