Bridging Communities INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Detroit, MI501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 38-3434841

The principal purposes are to strengthen and maintain the quality of life for residents in southwest detroit communities through eldercare, social support services and affordable housing.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$126K 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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FY2021 · 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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $181K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$126K
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
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+132% vs prior year
Spent
$910K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2021▲ +132%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$709K
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$910K
FY2021▲ +33%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$685K
FY2021$910K
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2021▲ +44%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.6M

From the FY2021 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1999.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $642K Management & general 26% · $240K Fundraising 3% · $28K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $126K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$126,200Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Phyllis Edwards’s $126K as Executive Di is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves Southwest Detroit residents' lives with eldercare, social support, and affordable housing.

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3 program services account for $630K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Affordable housing

$350Kprogram expense
02

Eldercare

$149Kprogram expense
03

Social support services

$131Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$105K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Money outPt IX
$910K
Ln 25
Programscol B$642K
Managementcol C$240K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Other incomeLn 4–11$105K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$371K
Other assetsLn 15$976K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$289K$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$296K$371K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$419K$299K$114K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$57K$15K$40K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$27K$10K$616
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Investment management feesLn 11f$13$13
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$188K$180K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$8K$3K$171
Information technologyLn 14$17K$12K$5K$271
OccupancyLn 16$37K$27K$10K$599
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$689$689
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$38K$27K$10K$610
InsuranceLn 23$15K$9K$5K$206
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$39K$2K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$910K$642K$240K$28K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.0M$1.6M$387K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.4M$39K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.9M−$277K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.6M$910K$733K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $709K$685K$24K$1.7M 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 $1,642,457 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,494,203
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,208
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,500,411
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,315$3,315
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $33,861$33,861
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $104,870$104,870
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $142,046$1,642,457
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $909,755 across 16 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $298,616 · Management $113,561 · Fundraising $6,710$418,887
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,581 · Management $40,415 · Fundraising $2,500$57,496
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,416 · Management $10,426 · Fundraising $616$38,458
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,597$28,597
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $13$13
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $179,929 · Management $8,412$188,341
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $5,773$5,773
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,602 · Management $2,891 · Fundraising $171$10,664
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,065 · Management $4,588 · Fundraising $271$16,924
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,661 · Management $10,139 · Fundraising $599$37,399
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,188$1,188
IX-20 InterestManagement $689$689
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,128 · Management $10,316 · Fundraising $610$38,054
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,144 · Management $5,322 · Fundraising $206$14,672
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,629 · Management $2,398 · Fundraising $10,433$51,460
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,140$1,140
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $641,771 · Management $240,095 · Fundraising $27,889$909,755
Part X · Balance sheet $2,424,513 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $4,369; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $289,084$1,003,371
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $41,950$70,300
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $296,319$370,532
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,094,576$975,941
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,737,961$2,424,513
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,217$6,015
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $53,334$7,385
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $59,551$13,400
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,485,872$1,647,520
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $192,538$763,593
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,678,410$2,411,113
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,737,961$2,424,513
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,411,113 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,642,457
XI-2 Total expenses$909,755
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$732,702
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,678,410
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,411,113

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