Provide inpatient medical and social care for infants born exposed to substances such as prescription medication, opioids or other substances; nonjudgemental support for mothers; and education services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$170K 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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $164K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$170K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$491K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.1M
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.5M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$3.3M
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.3M

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.9M Management & general 11% · $272K Fundraising 8% · $195K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $170K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Director (jan-Jun)
$39,455Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Director (jul-Dec)
$30,584Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jill Kingston’s $126K as Founder and Executive Dire is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 360 $1–10M medical research 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jill Kingston$126,058$125,923$100,500$100,000$100,000$100,000
Megan Zarnitz——$62,261$85,745$67,940$30,584
Lea Gauthier—————$39,455

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

Offers medical and social care for substance-exposed infants, supporting mothers and providing education.

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2 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Infant Care Program

Brigid's path is a newborn recovery center for babies impacted by substance exposure. In our homelike setting, we provide one-on-one, compassionate care and respond immediately to a baby's needs as HE/SHE goes through withdrawal from prenatal substance exposure.

$1.6Mprogram expense
02

Family Advocacy Program

Brigid's path is a safe place for families, including pregnant or newly postpartum moms. Our family advocates coach our families based on their identified strengths and connect them with the community resources they need to move forward (E.G., housing, treatment, identification services, transportation, etc.).

$303Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$272K
Fundraisingcol D$195K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$870K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$491K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$63K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
SavingsLn 2$839K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$870K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$491K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 568
VolunteersI 691
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$545K$870K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$521K$491K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$32K$32K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$187K$105K$72K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$861K$61K$97K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$105K$94K$4K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$72K$55K$9K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$63K$52K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$97K$44K$8K$45K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$9K$14K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$875$7K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$73K$62K$7K$3K
InterestLn 20$15K$13K$1K$757
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$130K$125K$551$5K
InsuranceLn 23$37K$11K$25K$2
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$444K$442K$2K$323
All other expensesLn 24e$52K$29K$19K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$1.9M$272K$195K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.5M$3.3M$173K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.3M$3.6M−$305K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.6M$3.5M$52K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.1M$3.3M−$217K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.4M$2.9M$570K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.1M$2.4M$709K$3.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,111,975 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,152,553$3,125,240
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $21,000$3,015
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $27,413−$16,280
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,200,966$3,111,975
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $21,136$31,649
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,542,714$1,383,399
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $956,298$988,375
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,520,148$2,403,423
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$319,182$708,552
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $3,111,975 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,133,826
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$991,414
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$62,704
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,125,240
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,015$3,015
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$16,280−$16,280
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,015 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$16,280$3,111,975
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,403,423 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $31,649$31,649
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $105,427 · Management $71,615 · Fundraising $10,213$187,255
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $861,384 · Management $61,015 · Fundraising $96,511$1,018,910
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $94,203 · Management $3,615 · Fundraising $7,015$104,833
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $55,362 · Management $9,354 · Fundraising $7,685$72,401
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $52,273 · Management $10,676$62,949
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $31,639$31,639
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $44,193 · Management $7,682 · Fundraising $45,201$97,076
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,719 · Management $14,250 · Fundraising $10,910$33,879
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $875 · Management $6,770 · Fundraising $4,316$11,961
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $62,257 · Management $6,977 · Fundraising $3,371$72,605
IX-20 InterestPrograms $13,172 · Management $1,211 · Fundraising $757$15,140
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $124,806 · Management $551 · Fundraising $4,634$129,991
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,330 · Management $25,358 · Fundraising $2$36,690
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $441,676 · Management $2,397 · Fundraising $323$444,396
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $28,552 · Management $19,347 · Fundraising $4,150$52,049
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,935,878 · Management $272,457 · Fundraising $195,088$2,403,423
Part X · Balance sheet $3,514,310 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,517$31,012
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $535,477$839,340
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $58,354$213,208
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $72,220$41,015
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $40,693$31,047
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,118,701$2,358,688
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,834,962$3,514,310
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,885$33,609
X-19 Deferred revenue$45,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $156,042$118,365
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $520,682$491,478
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,160,049$2,753,461
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $154,231$269,371
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,314,280$3,022,832
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,834,962$3,514,310
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,022,832 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,111,975
XI-2 Total expenses$2,403,423
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$708,552
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,314,280
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,022,832

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