Brightfocus Foundation

Health
Clarksburg, Maryland
EIN 23-7337229
Tax-exempt since 1974

Firms paid: 3
Fees reported, 2018–2024: $6.0M
Fees reported in 2024: $1.0M
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $63.4M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2024

$1,027,076 to 1 fundraiser · $1,027,076 in professional fundraising fees on the return

Fundraisers Brightfocus Foundation paid in 2024, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
RKD GroupDirect responseFundraising and communications consultant	Fundraising and communications consultant	$1,027,076

All firms paid

Fundraisers Brightfocus Foundation reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
RKD GroupDirect response	2018–2024 · 7 years	$3,886,621
Beaconfire Redengine	2018–2023 · 4 years	$1,307,833
PursuantDirect response	2021–2022 · 2 years	$780,042

Listed as a client by:

Per firm websites

RKD GroupDirect response

Form 990 Snapshot

Brightfocus Foundation's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2024	$63.4M	$52.9M	$13.9M	$1.0M
2023	$48.7M	$43.4M	$12.2M	$953K
2022	$43.9M	$43.5M	$11.4M	$943K
2021	$50.8M	$46.5M	$9.8M	$798K
2020	$51.2M	$48.5M	$8.4M	$738K
2019	$37.4M	$35.7M	$8.0M	$744K
2018	$42.3M	$39.6M	$7.7M	$762K

Fees are what Brightfocus Foundation reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.