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Building Bridges

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Troy, MI501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 38-3489204Revenue $338K in FY2025

On file with the IRS3475 Dorothea CT, 48084-2639 · Troy, MITax-exempt since Nov 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To inspire children to believe in themselves by connecting them with caring adults and providing them with high school scholarships.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers.
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $144K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$133K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$338K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$309K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$338K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$345K
FY2021$328K
FY2022$260K
FY2023$288K
FY2024$322K
FY2025$338K
Expenses
$309K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$306K
FY2021$271K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$243K
FY2024$279K
FY2025$309K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1999.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $267K Management & general 13% · $42K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Amber Housey
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Terry Nagle
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pierre Nona
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Housey
President T
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects children with caring adults and provides scholarships to inspire self-belief.

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1 program · $267K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Provided high school scholarships to 30 students so that they may better their education and better the community.

$267Kprogram 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
American Endowment FoundationFY2024$112K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$17K
Catholic Foundation of MichiganFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$144K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.5M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$267,429
Unitemized GrantFY2024$238,063
Unitemized GrantFY2023$200,853
Unitemized GrantFY2022$236,432
Unitemized GrantFY2021$263,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$304,258

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$338K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K
Investment incomeLn 3$85K
Money outPt IX
$309K
Ln 25
Programscol B$267K
Managementcol C$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$195K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K
Investment incomeLn 3$85K
Total revenueLn 12$338K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$87K
SavingsLn 2$109K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$195K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$207K$195K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$989K$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$119K$133K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$267K$267K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$42K$42K
Total functional expensesLn 25$309K$267K$42K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $338K$309K$29K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $322K$279K$42K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $288K$243K$44K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $260K$277K−$16K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $328K$271K$57K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $345K$306K$39K$1.0M 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 I · Summary $337,877 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $261,778$266,309
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $65,246$84,820
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$5,403−$13,252
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $321,621$337,877
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $238,063$267,429
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $41,124$41,631
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $279,187$309,060
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $42,434$28,817
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $337,877 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$266,309
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$266,309
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $84,820$84,820
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$13,252−$13,252
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $71,568$337,877
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $309,060 across 2 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $267,429$267,429
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $41,631$41,631
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $267,429 · Management $41,631 · Fundraising $0$309,060
Part X · Balance sheet $1,322,903 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $150,858$86,533
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $55,654$108,701
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $988,794$1,127,669
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,195,306$1,322,903
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $118,507$133,353
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $118,507$133,353
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,076,799$1,189,550
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,076,799$1,189,550
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,195,306$1,322,903
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,189,550 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$337,877
XI-2 Total expenses$309,060
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,817
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,076,799
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$83,934
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,189,550

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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