Human Services
Brightside Up Inc
MENANDS, NY
Total revenue
$6.5M
Total expenses
$6.6M
Net assets
$1.2M
Grants received
$212K
9 grants
EIN
141648493
Tax year
2024
Mission
Resource and referral agency dedicated to promoting quality and accessible child care.brightside up, inc. (organization), is a not-for-profit corporation organized to function as a resource and referral agency dedicated to promoting quality, accessible child care for all of the capital region's diverse communities. The organization assumes a leadership role in supporting children, parents, providers and employers through referral counseling, education, training, and advocacy. The organization is primarily supported by grant income.
Programs
3 programs
Child care resource and referral programs: the organization is a resource and referral agency which provides resources to the community by improving the availability and quality of child care and assists parents in finding child care. Resource development involves recruiting, training, and assisting child care providers in meeting state registration and licensing requirements. It also consists of providing technical assistance to individuals and agencies interested in starting centers, family child care, and school-age child care programs.
Infant-toddler program: the organization is a resource and referral agency which provides technical assistance, training for child care programs in region 4, consisting of 17 counties. Collaboration with other resource and referral agencies in the region to provide quality care in infant toddler classrooms, meeting licensing requirements and best practices. Also offering infant mental health strategies across region 4 through training and technical assistance.
Other program services include ccrr infant toddler, legally exempt program, registrar program, child care training and education programs, and child adult care food program.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
16 listed
KEELY M WEISE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
$125K
37.5 hrs/wk
ABBE KOVACIK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
$119K
37.5 hrs/wk
REBECCA FITCH
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.5 hrs/wk
DEMETRIS E FULLARD
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.5 hrs/wk
CHRISTA GRANT
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.5 hrs/wk
DEIRDRE GRECO
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.5 hrs/wk
PHYLLIS J HATHAWAY
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.5 hrs/wk
KATHY M MESSORE
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.5 hrs/wk
ELLEN BURNS
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.5 hrs/wk
ALLISON TURICIO
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.5 hrs/wk
NIKKI A CARUSO
PRESIDENT
—
0.5 hrs/wk
CARMELA PASQUARELLA
VICE PRESIDENT
—
0.5 hrs/wk
MICHELLE JARVAIS
TREASURER
—
0.5 hrs/wk
SUSAN BIRKHEAD
SECRETARY
—
0.5 hrs/wk
CONSTANCE LARKINS-REYNOLDS
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.5 hrs/wk
TAMI B CALLISTER
BOARD MEMBER
—
0.5 hrs/wk
Grants received
Showing 9 of 9
Funded by
$212K from 6 funders · 9 grants · 2020–2023
$90K · 2 grants · 2020–2022
$40K · 1 grant · 2020
$25K · 1 grant · 2020
$25K · 2 grants · 2022–2023
$22K · 2 grants · 2021–2022
$10K · 1 grant · 2020