Digital Bridge INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Milwaukee, WI501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 46-5178962Revenue $1.8M in FY2023

On file with the IRSdigitalbridge.ngo126 S 2nd St, 53204-4308 · Milwaukee, WITax-exempt since Feb 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$80K 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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FY2023 · 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
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 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
$373K
67% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 67% of assets; over 65%.
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
$1.8M
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$182K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2023▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$625K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.1M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2023▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$693K
FY2021$863K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.0M
Net assets
$182K
FY2023▼ -31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$139K
FY2021$309K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$182K
FY2024$309K

From the FY2023 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

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.6M Management & general 10% · $184K Fundraising 2% · $44K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$79,700Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Programs and updates

Provides digital resources to under-served individuals and groups.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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In 2023 Digital Bridge refurbished and distributed over 4,000 devices around Wisconsin and the U.S. continuing our work on a grant received through the WI DOA and United Way to distribute 6,000 devices to low-income families in the Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha counties.

$1.6Mprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$63K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$726K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$184K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$182K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$213K
Total assetsLn 16$555K
LiabilitiesLn 26$373K
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$726K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$603K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$15
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$213K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$213K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$41K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$555K
LiabilitiesLn 26$373K
Net assetsLn 32$182K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$185K$213K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$51K$41K
Total assetsLn 16$354K$555K
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K$373K
Net assetsLn 32$264K$182K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$68K$8K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$434K$369K$43K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$44K$37K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$7K$5K$412
Advertising and promotionLn 12$27K$27K
Office expensesLn 13$253K$204K$40K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$7K$4K$196
OccupancyLn 16$91K$77K$9K$5K
TravelLn 17$54K$43K$11K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$2K$20K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$9K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$14K$2K$834
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$755K$743K$12K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$701
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.6M$184K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.1M$2.0M$126K$309K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 $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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,755,509 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $525,101$725,762
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $974,862$1,029,732
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,599$15
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,504,562$1,755,509
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 $460,369$557,492
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,089,382$1,279,859
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,549,751$1,837,351
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$45,189−$81,842
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,755,509 across 11 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$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$725,762
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$602,990
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$725,762
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,029,732 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,029,732
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15$15
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,029,732 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15$1,755,509
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,837,351 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $67,745 · Management $7,970 · Fundraising $3,985$79,700
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $369,117 · Management $43,426 · Fundraising $21,713$434,256
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,005 · Management $4,354 · Fundraising $2,177$43,536
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,169$24,169
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,968 · Management $5,177 · Fundraising $412$12,557
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $26,520$26,520
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $204,471 · Management $39,561 · Fundraising $9,099$253,131
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,563 · Management $3,629 · Fundraising $196$10,388
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $77,255 · Management $9,089 · Fundraising $4,544$90,888
IX-17 TravelPrograms $43,421 · Management $10,962 · Fundraising $0$54,383
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,194 · Management $19,748$21,942
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,047 · Management $1,005$10,052
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,173 · Management $1,668 · Fundraising $834$16,675
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $742,906 · Management $12,325 · Fundraising $0$755,231
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,222 · Fundraising $701$1,923
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,609,385 · Management $184,305 · Fundraising $43,661$1,837,351
Part X · Balance sheet $555,411 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $185,302$213,252
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,622$13,979
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $99,390$277,920
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,692$7,825
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $51,187$41,135
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,300$1,300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $354,493$555,411
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,566$42,734
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $25,000$305,400
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $90,322$373,082
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $264,171$182,329
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $264,171$182,329
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $354,493$555,411
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $182,329 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,755,509
XI-2 Total expenses$1,837,351
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$81,842
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$264,171
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$182,329

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