Digital Bridge INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Milwaukee, WI501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 46-5178962

We are Digital Bridge, and it is our mission to connect under-served groups and individuals with digital resources that they would otherwise not be able to access on their own.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$34K 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
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 $20K a year · 1% 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
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$34K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $63K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$625K
Spent
$693K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$139K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$625K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$625K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.1M
Expenses
$693K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$693K
FY2021$863K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.0M
Net assets
$139K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$139K
FY2021$309K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$182K
FY2024$309K

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 Feb 2015.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $636K Management & general 4% · $29K Fundraising 4% · $29K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $34K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$33,600Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff Hanson’s $79K as President is at the 10th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeff Hanson$79,200$79,700$79,200$39,900$33,600

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides digital resources to under-served individuals and groups.

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1 program service account for $636K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

When COVID-19 shut down the City of Milwaukee and the country in March of 2020, our staff did not go home. The demand for laptops far outweighed the supply of even big box retailers, and we knew we were in the position to be able to provide as many laptops as we could to people now locked down at home, needing a laptop to work and go to…

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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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$63K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$625K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$313K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$312K
Money outPt IX
$693K
Ln 25
Programscol B$636K
Managementcol C$29K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$139K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K
Total assetsLn 16$162K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$313K
Government grantsLn 1e$72K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$158K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$312K
Total revenueLn 12$625K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$162K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
Net assetsLn 32$139K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$24K$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$21K
Total assetsLn 16$222K$162K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$22K
Net assetsLn 32$208K$139K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$34K$29K$3K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$98K$83K$10K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$11K$1K$639
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$752$639$75$38
Information technologyLn 14$9K$7K$858$429
OccupancyLn 16$32K$28K$3K$2K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$147$147
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K$627
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$455K$454K$1K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$647$583$64
Total functional expensesLn 25$693K$636K$29K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.1M$2.0M$126K$309K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$1.8M−$82K$182K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.5M−$45K$264K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$863K$167K$309K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $625K$693K−$68K$139K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $624,774 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$72,123
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$240,826
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$157,967
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$312,949
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $311,825 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$311,825
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $311,825 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$624,774
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $693,273 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,560 · Management $3,360 · Fundraising $1,680$33,600
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $83,498 · Management $9,823 · Fundraising $4,912$98,233
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,872 · Management $1,279 · Fundraising $639$12,790
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,478$8,478
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $19,250$19,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,064$4,064
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,602$5,602
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $639 · Management $75 · Fundraising $38$752
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,295 · Management $858 · Fundraising $429$8,582
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,520 · Management $3,237 · Fundraising $1,619$32,376
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,295$5,295
IX-20 InterestManagement $147$147
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,165$2,165
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,650 · Management $627$6,277
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $453,890 · Management $1,125 · Fundraising $0$455,015
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $583 · Management $64$647
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $635,633 · Management $29,073 · Fundraising $28,567$693,273
Part X · Balance sheet $161,505 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,179$57,225
X-4 Accounts receivable$4,050
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $177,636$77,523
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,298$500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,451$20,907
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,300$1,300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $221,864$161,505
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,583$18,123
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,033$22,173
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $207,831$139,332
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $207,831$139,332
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $221,864$161,505
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $139,332 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$624,774
XI-2 Total expenses$693,273
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$68,499
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$207,831
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$139,332

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

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