Bridge Pomoja

Tax-deductible

Portland, OR501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 20-4113958

The mission of Bridge-Pamoja is to close the relational divide between the African Diaspora and the African community by working together to build a bridge through educating and empowering one another for a stronger community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $178K a year · 34% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 82% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$546K
-34% vs prior year
Spent
$512K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$546K
FY2024▼ -34%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$519K
FY2022$712K
FY2023$831K
FY2024$546K
Expenses
$512K
FY2024▼ -23%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$198K
FY2022$336K
FY2023$669K
FY2024$512K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$137K
FY2021$458K
FY2022$834K
FY2023$995K
FY2024$1.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $512K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$30,199Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$30,199Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Levell Thomas’s $30K as CEO is at the 18th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Levell Thomas$30,199$34,704$35,852$32,161
Mark Jackson$30,199$34,704$35,852$32,161

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects African Diaspora and communities through education and empowerment for stronger bonds.

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3 program services account for $512K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Community Outreach Services

$512Kprogram expense
02

Not applicable.

Pt IX · col B
03

Not applicable

Pt IX · col B

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
1803 FundFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$546K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$546K
Money outPt IX
$512K
Ln 25
Programscol B$512K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$924K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$546K
Government grantsLn 1e$216K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$12K
Total revenueLn 12$546K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$924K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$924K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$938K$924K
Total assetsLn 16$995K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$995K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$512K$512K
Total functional expensesLn 25$512K$512K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $546K$512K$34K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $831K$669K$161K$995K 990 PDF
FY2022 $712K$336K$376K$834K 990 PDF
FY2021 $519K$198K$321K$458K 990 PDF
FY2020 $0$0$0$137K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $546,089 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$11,504
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$216,096
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$318,489
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$546,089
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$546,089
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $512,411 across 1 line filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $512,411$512,411
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $512,411 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$512,411
Part X · Balance sheet $1,029,016 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $937,679$923,657
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $50,666$98,366
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,993$6,993
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $995,338$1,029,016
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $995,338$1,029,016
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $995,338$1,029,016
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $995,338$1,029,016
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,029,016 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$546,089
XI-2 Total expenses$512,411
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,678
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$995,338
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,029,016

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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