Bridges Care Community

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Ada, MN501(c)(3)Since 2008HousingEIN 26-2620983Revenue $6.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSbenedictineliving.org201 9th St W Ste 2, 56510-1279 · Ada, MNTax-exempt since Mar 1946Church — 170(b)(1)(A)(i)

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We are a catholic, faith-based organization entrusted with advancing the life-enhancing senior Care ministry of the benedictine sisters of duluth, minnesota. We witness to god's love by creating inclusive communities, supporting those we serve to live well and with purpose, with special concern for the underserved.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 124 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $100K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $73K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.0M
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.9M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$6.9M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.9M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$6.9M
Expenses
$6.9M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$6.5M
FY2025$6.9M
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$3.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Mar 1946.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $5.7M Management & general 17% · $1.1M

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
VP of Bhs/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Landis’s $137K as RN is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2037 $1–10M housing 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021
Michelle Landis$136,654——
Cindy Scherfenberg—$108,015$102,911

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

Advance life-enhancing senior care ministry, creating inclusive communities and supporting purposeful living.

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2 programs · $5.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Operation of benedictine living community-ada, a 49 bed long-term care facility in ada, minnesota which provides skilled nursing care to the elderly. The facility had 86.9% occupancy and served 128 individuals during the fiscal year ending 6/30/25.

$5.1Mprogram expense
02

Operation of mission court, a 18 unit independent living facility in ada, minnesota. The facility had an average occupancy of 50.4% and served 12 individuals during the fiscal year ended 6/30/25.

$589Kprogram expense

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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 1 funder$73K
Grants paid · 21 grants · $505K · 2019–2024
Benedictine FoundationMN · FY2024$47,694
Unitemized GrantFY2024$16,721
Benedictine FoundationMN · FY2023$54,869
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,078
Benedictine FoundationMN · FY2022$21,617
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,211
Benedictine FoundationMN · FY2021$23,417
Benedictine FoundationMN · FY2020$20,628
Unitemized GrantFY2020$12,386
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$299K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$196K
Money outPt IX
$6.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.7M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$637K
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$196K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$43K
Other incomeLn 4–11$299K
Total revenueLn 12$6.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$637K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$637K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$326K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.9M
Other assetsLn 15$296K
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5124
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$915K$637K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$285K$326K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.9M$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$81K$81K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$17K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.1M$2.7M$337K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$36K$36K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$440K$440K
Payroll taxesLn 10$230K$230K
Management feesLn 11a$394K$394K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.0M$931K$79K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$85K$85K
Office expensesLn 13$44K$30K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$261K$227K$34K
TravelLn 17$43K$21K$22K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K$105
InterestLn 20$69K$69K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$225K$225K
InsuranceLn 23$88K$88K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$703K$685K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$67K$4K$63K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.9M$5.7M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $6.9M$6.9M$59K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.4M$6.5M−$151K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.6M$6.0M−$344K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.4M$5.7M−$269K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.3M$5.2M$93K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.2M$5.2M$12K$3.4M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,940,235 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $48,016$195,839
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,167,728$6,402,345
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,382$43,363
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $147,898$298,688
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,379,024$6,940,235
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $100,059$97,782
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,900,525$3,772,848
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,529,756$3,010,372
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,530,340$6,881,002
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$151,316$59,233
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,940,235 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$195,839
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$195,839
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,402,345$6,402,345
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $43,363$43,363
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $298,688$298,688
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,402,345 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $342,051$6,940,235
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,881,002 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $81,061$81,061
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $16,721$16,721
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,729,005 · Management $337,499$3,066,504
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $36,026$36,026
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $440,148$440,148
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $230,170$230,170
IX-11a Management feesManagement $394,463$394,463
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,090$13,090
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $930,698 · Management $78,947$1,009,645
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $85,186$85,186
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,288 · Management $13,262$43,550
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $227,127 · Management $34,038$261,165
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,626 · Management $21,909$42,535
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,181 · Management $105$9,286
IX-20 InterestPrograms $68,804$68,804
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $224,765$224,765
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $88,215$88,215
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $684,773 · Management $17,882$702,655
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,130 · Management $62,883$67,013
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,733,523 · Management $1,147,479 · Fundraising $0$6,881,002
Part X · Balance sheet $5,949,927 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $915,230$636,840
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $674,412$767,724
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,067$31,576
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,883,456$3,888,714
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $285,290$325,971
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $12,642$3,099
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $241,425$296,003
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,032,522$5,949,927
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $609,041$639,846
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $2,234,762$2,129,816
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $279,133$193,015
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,147,439$2,972,187
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,844,938$2,865,345
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $40,145$112,395
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,885,083$2,977,740
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,032,522$5,949,927
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,977,740 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,940,235
XI-2 Total expenses$6,881,002
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$59,233
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,885,083
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$33,424
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,977,740

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