Brides Across America FY2020 filing

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Brides acrpss America is a non-profit committed to loving one another by gifting weddings and wedding gowns to our military and first responders

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $28K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$139K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 5 voting members
Worth a look: 2 of 5 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$406K
Spent
$454K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$379K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$406K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$406K
FY2021$461K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$186K
FY2024$124K
Expenses
$454K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$454K
FY2021$435K
FY2022$322K
FY2023$217K
FY2024$168K
Net assets
$379K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$379K
FY2021$406K
FY2022$365K
FY2023$332K
FY2024$288K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2012.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $408K Management & general 10% · $46K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Business Dev
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Theresa Heinze Brumley’s $39K as Director is at the 26th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Theresa Heinze Brumley$39,000$39,000$39,000

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

Gifts weddings and gowns to military and first responders.

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1 program · $391K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The organization works to unite military brides and bridal salons throughout the country for a common purpose of supporting troops and their families.

$391Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$406K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406K
Money outPt IX
$454K
Ln 25
Programscol B$408K
Managementcol C$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$379K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$251K
Total assetsLn 16$518K
LiabilitiesLn 26$139K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406K
Government grantsLn 1e$30K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$176K
Total revenueLn 12$406K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$251K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$251K
Total assetsLn 16$518K
LiabilitiesLn 26$139K
Net assetsLn 32$379K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$176K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$161K$251K
Total assetsLn 16$428K$518K
LiabilitiesLn 26$281$139K
Net assetsLn 32$428K$379K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$112K$89K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$5K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$80K$64K$16K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$804
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$334
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$218K$216K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$4K$961
Total functional expensesLn 25$454K$408K$46K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $124K$168K−$44K$288K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 16, 2024 $186K$217K−$31K$332K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2024 $281K$322K−$41K$365K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $461K$435K$26K$406K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $406K$454K−$48K$379K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $405,785 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $461,465$405,785
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $461,465$405,785
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $110,193$122,293
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $231,084$331,565
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $341,277$453,858
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $120,188−$48,073
Part VI · Governance 2 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $405,785 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$30,375
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$375,410
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$175,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$405,785
VIII-12 Total revenue$405,785
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $453,858 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $89,496 · Management $22,374$111,870
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,338 · Management $2,085$10,423
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,130 · Management $1,282$6,412
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,669$5,669
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,330$11,330
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $63,930 · Management $15,983$79,913
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,217 · Management $804$4,021
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,336 · Management $334$1,670
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $215,731 · Management $2,020$217,751
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,838 · Management $961$4,799
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $408,015 · Management $45,843 · Fundraising $0$453,858
Part X · Balance sheet $518,265 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $161,293$251,192
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,967$10,383
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $260,550$256,690
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $427,810$518,265
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $281$859
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$137,950
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $281$138,809
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $427,529$379,456
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $427,810$518,265
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $379,456 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$405,785
XI-2 Total expenses$453,858
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$48,073
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$427,529
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$379,456

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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