Bis-Man Transit Board FY2020 filing

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Bismarck, ND501(c)(3)Since 1987Human ServicesEIN 45-0402842Revenue $5.3M in FY2020

On file with the IRSbismantransit.com3750 E Rosser Ave, 58501-3380 · Bismarck, NDTax-exempt since Mar 1988Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide affordable, accessible transportation and coordinate transportation services to elderly, disabled and general public in the bismarck/mandan communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $920K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 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
$75K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$283K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.3M
Spent
$3.7M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$3.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$6.5M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$6.6M
Expenses
$3.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$6.5M
Net assets
$3.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$8.0M
FY2024$8.1M

From the FY2020 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 Mar 1988.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $3.2M Management & general 13% · $504K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$75,472Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deidre Hughes’s $115K as Executive Director is at the 49th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Deidre Hughes$115,186$105,191$99,567$100,542$75,472

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers affordable, accessible transportation for elderly, disabled, and the public.

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3 programs · $3.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provided 102,538 fixed route rides and 71,635 demand response rides to the general public in the cities of bismarck, mandan, and lincoln north dakota.

$3.0Mprogram expense
02

Operation of the transit facility constructed in bismarck which provides a central location for the operations of the transit board, the bus depot, and several other transportation providers and services for the bismarck-mandan communities.

$179Kprogram expense
03

Operates the jefferson line bus depot, which services the bismarck, mandan, and surrounding communities.

$25Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$299K
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Money outPt IX
$3.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.2M
Managementcol C$504K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$283K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$299K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Gains on assetsLn 7$5K
Total revenueLn 12$5.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$39K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$283K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 69
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$822K$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$55K$39K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$505K$283K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$3.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$90K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$99K$99K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$58K$58K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$40K$3K$37K
Information technologyLn 14$36K$24K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$49K$46K$3K
TravelLn 17$599$599
InsuranceLn 23$153K$153K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.1M$3.1M$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$46K$39K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.7M$3.2M$504K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $6.6M$6.5M$129K$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.0M$5.0M$1.0M$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.5M$5.2M$1.3M$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.8M$4.2M$591K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $5.3M$3.7M$1.5M$3.5M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,270,613 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,321,852$4,899,765
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $524,463$298,598
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26,432$7,688
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $50,761$64,562
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,923,508$5,270,613
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 $222,567$222,049
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,435,663$3,518,772
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,658,230$3,740,821
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$734,722$1,529,792
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,270,613 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $27,567 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$4,899,765
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,899,765
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $271,031$271,031
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,040$3,040
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $36,635$36,635
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $27,927$27,927
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,648$4,648
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $298,598 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $72,250$5,270,613
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,740,821 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $90,036$90,036
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $98,960$98,960
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $18,451$18,451
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $14,602$14,602
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,756$4,756
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $57,902$57,902
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,958$3,958
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,112 · Management $36,522$39,634
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $23,659 · Management $12,007$35,666
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $45,947 · Management $2,753$48,700
IX-17 TravelManagement $599$599
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $153,321$153,321
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,125,434 · Management $2,627$3,128,061
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $38,828 · Management $7,347$46,175
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,236,980 · Management $503,841 · Fundraising $0$3,740,821
Part X · Balance sheet $3,777,287 assets, 12 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $821,619$1,031,389
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,406,412$2,416,429
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $150,103$251,997
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $51,914$38,697
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $55,357$38,775
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,486,151$3,777,287
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $504,820$271,308
X-19 Deferred revenue$11,439
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $504,820$282,747
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,981,331$3,494,540
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,981,331$3,494,540
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,486,151$3,777,287
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,494,540 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,270,613
XI-2 Total expenses$3,740,821
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,529,792
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,981,331
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$16,583
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,494,540

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