Be the Bridge develops relevant education resources and discussion guides that providetransformative, relational pathways for those engaging in the work of racial healing, equity,and reconciliation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 13 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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FY2024 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $93K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$130K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $11K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$384K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$898K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$843K
FY2021$984K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$384K
FY2024▼ -34%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$583K
FY2024$384K

From the FY2024 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 Jun 2016.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.2M Management & general 12% · $166K Fundraising 1% · $19K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $130K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder and CEO
$130,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Latasha Morrison’s $130K as Founder and CEO is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Latasha Morrison$130,000$110,556$111,000$120,071
Autumn Lee-Cass—$62,400——
Micah Smith—$61,733——

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

Develops resources and guides for racial healing, equity, and reconciliation.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Be the bridge develops relevant education resources and discussion guides that provide transformative, relational pathways for those engaging in the work of racial healing, equity, and reconciliation.

$1.2Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$11K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$166K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$384K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$266K
Total assetsLn 16$396K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$266K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$266K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$396K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$384K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$559K$266K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$11K
Total assetsLn 16$684K$396K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$583K$384K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$732K$732K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$38K$38K
Payroll taxesLn 10$60K$60K
Management feesLn 11a$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$669$669
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$71K$71K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K
TravelLn 17$86K$86K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$345$4K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$266K$240K$17K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$28K$19K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.2M$166K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.4M−$236K$384K 990 PDF
FY2023 $898K$1.9M−$959K$583K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.5M−$265K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$984K$294K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.5M$843K$1.6M$1.8M 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
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Part I · Summary $1,136,534 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $786,325$1,083,331
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $94,928$53,203
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,028$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $898,281$1,136,534
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 $885,385$829,620
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $972,352$543,099
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,857,737$1,372,719
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$959,456−$236,185
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,136,534 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,083,331
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,083,331
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $53,203$53,203
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $53,203 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,136,534
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,372,719 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $731,929$731,929
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $37,962$37,962
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,729$59,729
IX-11a Management feesManagement $1,635$1,635
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $669$669
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $33,149$33,149
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,412$13,412
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $10,560$10,560
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $70,791$70,791
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $25,163$25,163
IX-17 TravelPrograms $85,782$85,782
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $345 · Management $3,860$4,205
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,167$3,167
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $240,134 · Management $16,647 · Fundraising $9,296$266,077
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,853 · Fundraising $9,636$28,489
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,188,146 · Management $165,641 · Fundraising $18,932$1,372,719
Part X · Balance sheet $395,530 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $559,221$265,648
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $62,400$61,778
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,379$11,179
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $26,408$26,408
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,612$14,912
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,923$10,718
X-15 Other assets$4,887
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $683,943$395,530
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $100,566$11,562
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $100,566$11,562
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $583,377$383,968
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $583,377$383,968
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $683,943$395,530
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $383,968 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,136,534
XI-2 Total expenses$1,372,719
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$236,185
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$583,377
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$36,776
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$383,968

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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