Bridge the Gap INC FY2020 filing

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Shawano, WI501(c)(3)Since 2007Diseases & DisordersEIN 26-1377517Revenue $401K in FY2020

On file with the IRSbridgethegapwi.org1415 E Green Bay St Ste 111, 54166-3880 · Shawano, WITax-exempt since Oct 2008Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To support children and adults with autism spectrum disorders and their families by providing funding for needed therapies, supplies and treatments; education of autism spectrum disorders and related biochemical and behavioral interventions; network resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $114K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $84K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$42K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$401K
Spent
$358K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$312K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$401K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$401K
FY2021$772K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$358K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$358K
FY2021$798K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$312K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$312K
FY2021$286K
FY2022$371K
FY2023$707K
FY2024$903K
FY2025$991K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2008.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $268K Management & general 25% · $90K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$48,230Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary-Tr
$1,336Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lesley Laluzerne’s $81K as President is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 733 $1–10M diseases & disorders 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Lesley Laluzerne$81,000$79,923$82,033$70,250$48,230
Carissa Van Gheem$53,000$53,000——$1,336

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

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

Programs and updates

Funds therapies, supplies, and treatments for individuals with autism and their families.

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1 program · $268K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Grants are issued directly to service providers for specialized computer programs and speech and physical therapy as a way to aid autistic children and caregivers.

$268Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$84K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $61K · 2021–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$4,489
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,768
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$34,387
Unitemized GrantFY2021$19,414

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$401K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$271K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$127K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$358K
Ln 25
Programscol B$268K
Managementcol C$90K
Owns and owesPt X
$312K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$350K
Total assetsLn 16$355K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$127K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$271K
Investment incomeLn 3$307
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$401K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$350K
SavingsLn 2$11
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$350K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$355K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
Net assetsLn 32$312K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 543
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$267K$350K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$273K$355K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$42K
Net assetsLn 32$270K$312K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$245K$205K$41K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$19K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$125$125
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$31K$960$30K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$573$908
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$40K$402
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$62
Total functional expensesLn 25$358K$268K$90K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.8M$1.7M$92K$991K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.4M$185K$903K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.2M$307K$707K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.1M$85K$371K 990 PDF
FY2021 $772K$798K−$27K$286K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $401K$358K$42K$312K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $400,716 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $77,940$127,025
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $302,567$271,046
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $386$307
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,314$2,338
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $403,207$400,716
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,303$1,019
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $170,498$269,845
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $92,631$87,536
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $265,432$358,400
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $137,775$42,316
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $400,716 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$127,025
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$127,025
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $271,046$271,046
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $307$307
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$2,297
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $41$41
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $271,394$400,716
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $358,400 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,019$1,019
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $204,557 · Management $40,546$245,103
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,093 · Management $1,092$2,185
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,869 · Management $3,688$22,557
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,060$1,060
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $125$125
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,599$3,599
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $960 · Management $29,641$30,601
IX-17 TravelManagement $7,786$7,786
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $573 · Management $908$1,481
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,276$1,276
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $39,597 · Management $402$39,999
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,547 · Management $62$1,609
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $268,340 · Management $90,060 · Fundraising $0$358,400
Part X · Balance sheet $354,607 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $267,289$349,967
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11$11
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,110$4,629
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $273,410$354,607
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,302$8,083
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$34,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,302$42,183
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $269,676$279,824
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $432$32,600
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $270,108$312,424
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $273,410$354,607
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $312,424 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$400,716
XI-2 Total expenses$358,400
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$42,316
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$270,108
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$312,424

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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