A Not-for-profit community technology initiative and community that brings together local, state and national organizations including businesses, not-for-profits, and foundations to foster digital equity and inclusion.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 6 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $64K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$124K
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
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $39K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$361K
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$728K
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$912K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$497K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$728K
FY2025▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$244K
FY2021$252K
FY2022$311K
FY2023$408K
FY2024$879K
FY2025$728K
Expenses
$912K
FY2025▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$204K
FY2021$248K
FY2022$268K
FY2023$359K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$912K
Net assets
$497K
FY2025▼ -27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$469K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$634K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$682K
FY2025$497K

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 Jun 2015.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $822K Management & general 9% · $78K Fundraising 1% · $12K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $124K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$123,650Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lakisha Jordan’s $124K as Executive Director is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lakisha Jordan$123,650$107,523$86,107$64,368$5,928—
Lynda Goff————$52,000$49,500

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

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1 program · $822K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Digital Bridges Forsyth DBF is a collaborative initiative established in 2020 to promote digital equity across Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Comprised of community members and representatives from public, private, and nonprofit sectors, DBF works to make broadband internet accessible, affordable, and relevant for all residents.

$822Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$39K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$728K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$721K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$912K
Ln 25
Programscol B$822K
Managementcol C$78K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$497K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$776K
Total assetsLn 16$858K
LiabilitiesLn 26$361K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$721K
Government grantsLn 1e$264K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$728K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$754K
SavingsLn 2$23K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$776K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$858K
LiabilitiesLn 26$361K
Net assetsLn 32$497K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$766K$776K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$957K$858K
LiabilitiesLn 26$275K$361K
Net assetsLn 32$682K$497K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$118K$103K$9K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$88K$77K$6K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$15K$1K$889
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$54K$13K$40K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$381K$380K$571
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$18K$865
Office expensesLn 13$52K$38K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$135K$135K$164
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$9K$9K$556
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$130$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$4K$2K$50
Total functional expensesLn 25$912K$822K$78K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $728K$912K−$184K$497K 990 PDF
FY2024 $879K$1.2M−$336K$682K 990 PDF
FY2023 $408K$359K$50K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $311K$268K$43K$634K 990 PDF
FY2021 $252K$248K$4K$474K 990 PDF
FY2020 $244K$204K$41K$469K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $728,029 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $842,249$721,331
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $23,550$5,230
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3$2
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,641$1,466
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $879,443$728,029
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $261,156$223,409
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $954,716$688,873
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,215,872$912,282
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$336,429−$184,253
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $728,029 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$39,073
VIII-1b Membership dues$90,000
VIII-1e Government grants$264,121
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$328,137
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,350
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$721,331
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,230$5,230
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2$2
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,466$1,466
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,230 · Excluded from tax $1,468$728,029
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $912,282 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $103,385 · Management $8,651 · Fundraising $6,264$118,300
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $77,182 · Management $6,459 · Fundraising $4,677$88,318
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,674 · Management $1,228 · Fundraising $889$16,791
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,845$3,845
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,317 · Management $40,437$53,754
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $379,936 · Management $571$380,507
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,880 · Management $865$18,745
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $37,945 · Management $14,188$52,133
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $135,177 · Management $164$135,341
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,591 · Management $556$9,147
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,838$7,838
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,610$18,610
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $130 · Management $3,158$3,288
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,705 · Management $1,910 · Fundraising $50$5,665
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $822,215 · Management $78,187 · Fundraising $11,880$912,282
Part X · Balance sheet $857,944 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $742,931$753,579
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $22,631$22,629
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $90,703$41,045
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $36,390$31,490
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $42,514$3,054
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,632$6,147
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $956,801$857,944
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $79,701$31,404
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $195,584$329,277
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $275,285$360,681
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $470,046$309,259
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $211,470$188,004
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $681,516$497,263
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $956,801$857,944
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $497,263 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$728,029
XI-2 Total expenses$912,282
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$184,253
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$681,516
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$497,263

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