Bridge Steps INC

Tax-deductible

Alliance, NE501(c)(3)Since 2013ReligionEIN 46-2211658

Christan Mission organization devotes its time and resources to the teachings of Jesus Christ. Bridge Steps Inc aims to motivate young people to grow in their personal relationship with Jesus and to train these

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 5 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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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$45K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 70% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $45K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$47K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$339K
+52% vs prior year
Spent
$262K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$161K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$339K
FY2025▲ +52%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$196K
FY2022$267K
FY2023$171K
FY2024$223K
FY2025$224K
FY2025$339K
Expenses
$262K
FY2025▲ +25%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$118K
FY2022$289K
FY2023$212K
FY2024$153K
FY2025$211K
FY2025$262K
Net assets
$161K
FY2025▲ +92%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$231K
FY2022$42K
FY2023$2K
FY2024$71K
FY2025$84K
FY2025$161K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2013.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $258K Fundraising 2% · $5K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $45K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Key Employee
$30,305Pt VII · Sec A
$8,121Pt VII · Sec A
Key Employee
$6,497Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
CPA for Movida
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mauro Montero’s $30K as Key Employee is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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

NameFY2025FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Brittany Anthony$6,497$7,500$16,243$31,186——
Mauro Montero$30,305$17,000$9,946———
Scott Langemeier$8,121$7,000$12,669$6,497$6,497$6,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Inspires young people to deepen their faith and grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ.

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1 program service account for $258K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Taxpayer raises funds through charitable donations and uses the funds to support mission work in the United States and abroad

$258Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$45K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$339K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$339K
Investment incomeLn 3$244
Money outPt IX
$262K
Ln 25
Programscol B$258K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$161K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K
Total assetsLn 16$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$339K
Investment incomeLn 3$244
Total revenueLn 12$339K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$68K
SavingsLn 2$81K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$148K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$209
Other assetsLn 15$50K
Total assetsLn 16$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
Net assetsLn 32$161K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 615
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$112K$148K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$348$209
Total assetsLn 16$117K$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K$47K
Net assetsLn 32$84K$161K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$45K$45K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$28K$28K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$0$0
TravelLn 17$12K$12K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$139$139$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$166K$162K$0$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$262K$258K$0$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 $224K$211K$13K$84K 990 PDF
FY2024 $223K$153K$70K$71K 990 PDF
FY2023 $171K$212K−$41K$2K 990 PDF
FY2022 $267K$289K−$22K$42K 990 PDF
FY2021 $196K$118K$77K$231K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $339,473 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$339,229
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$339,229
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$244
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $244 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$339,473
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $262,485 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,924 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$44,924
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $28,263 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$28,263
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,599 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,599
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,308 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,308
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,336 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,336
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,606 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,606
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $139 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$139
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $161,607 · Management $0 · Fundraising $4,703$166,310
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $257,782 · Management $0 · Fundraising $4,703$262,485
Part X · Balance sheet $208,191 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $10,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $55,728$67,845
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $56,679$80,580
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $348$209
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,361$49,557
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $117,116$208,191
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $33,044$47,131
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $33,044$47,131
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $84,072$161,060
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $117,116$208,191
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $161,060 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$339,473
XI-2 Total expenses$262,485
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$76,988
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$84,072
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$161,060

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

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