Bridges to Hope

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Lincoln, NE501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 26-4471102Revenue $957K in FY2026

On file with the IRSbridgestohopene.org3107 S 6th St Ste 107, 68502-4351 · Lincoln, NETax-exempt since Dec 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Distribution of goods needed to enter the workforce and set up housekeeping to men and women released from incarceration from county, state and federal correctional institutions. They can come to Bridges to hope's warehouse twice in a 18 month period to select hygiene products, clothing, kitchen/household goods and furniture at no charge. The warehouse is supplied by community donations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$80K 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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FY2026 · 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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $190K a year · 39% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$80K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 60% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $131K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$957K
+111% vs prior year
Spent
$380K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$957K
FY2026▲ +111%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$267K
FY2022$309K
FY2023$292K
FY2024$647K
FY2025$452K
FY2026$957K
Expenses
$380K
FY2026▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$201K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$266K
FY2024$322K
FY2025$334K
FY2026$380K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2026▲ +92%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$133K
FY2022$160K
FY2023$186K
FY2024$512K
FY2025$630K
FY2026$1.2M

From the FY2026 Form 990 (year ending February 2026) · 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: FY2026. IRS ruling in Dec 2011.

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% · $380K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2025); the FY2026 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rhonda Mattingly’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Rhonda Mattingly$80,000$74,550$69,531$53,685$50,373$53,088

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides free clothing, hygiene, and household items to formerly incarcerated individuals.

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1 program · $380K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Provides goods needed to ex-offenders who are moving out of the correctional institutions and into the community.

$380Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2026 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$957K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$939K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$380K
Ln 25
Programscol B$380K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$478K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$939K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Total revenueLn 12$957K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$94K
SavingsLn 2$383K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$478K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderFebruary
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 FY26End FY26
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$411K$478K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$636K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$630K$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$80K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$134K$134K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$575$575
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$71K$71K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$37K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$380K$380K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest Viewing $957K$380K$576K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2025 $452K$334K$118K$630K 990 PDF
FY2024 $647K$322K$326K$512K 990 PDF
FY2023 $292K$266K$26K$186K 990 PDF
FY2022 $309K$281K$27K$160K 990 PDF
FY2021 $267K$201K$66K$133K 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 FY2026 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $956,571 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $440,635$939,484
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,752$17,087
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $452,387$956,571
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $214,304$237,605
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $120,183$142,585
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $334,487$380,190
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $117,900$576,381
Part VI · Governance 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $956,571 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$939,484
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$939,484
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $17,087$17,087
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $17,087 · Excluded from tax $0$956,571
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $380,190 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,000$80,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $134,032$134,032
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,200$7,200
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,373$16,373
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,975$8,975
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $575$575
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,152$1,152
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,373$6,373
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $71,213$71,213
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,890$5,890
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,483$5,483
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $37,143$37,143
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,781$5,781
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $380,190 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$380,190
Part X · Balance sheet $1,212,042 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $410,647$94,359
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$383,343
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,725$8,835
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $209,019$724,205
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,300$1,300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $635,691$1,212,042
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,918$5,888
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,918$5,888
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $629,773$1,206,154
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $635,691$1,212,042
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,206,154 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$956,571
XI-2 Total expenses$380,190
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$576,381
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$629,773
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,206,154

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2026 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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