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.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$126K 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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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
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$126K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$950K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.3M
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$3.6M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2024▼ -7%
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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
$3.6M
FY2024▲ +3%
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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
$3.1M
FY2024▼ -9%
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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 FY2024 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.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $3.1M Management & general 9% · $329K Fundraising 6% · $234K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $126K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder and Executive Director
$125,923Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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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3 programs · $3.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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 medical care and respond immediately to a baby's needs as HE/SHE goes through withdrawal from prenatal substance exposure.

$2.3Mprogram 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.).

$805Kprogram expense
03

Bp Community

Building on the success of our newborn recovery center and family advocacy programs, brigid's path is actively working to create the next phase of ongoing support for our families. The brigid's path community will provide opportunities for personal, spiritual, and professional growth, as well as family skills development.

Pt IX · col B

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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$3.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.1M
Managementcol C$329K
Fundraisingcol D$234K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$590K
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$950K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$96K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$27K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$62K
SavingsLn 2$528K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$590K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$950K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$590K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$913K$950K
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M$3.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$130K$84K$19K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.2M$2.0M$119K$88K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$160K$142K$10K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$222K$198K$13K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$76K$30K$28K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$74K$29K$27K$17K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$18K$7K$7K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$123K$51K$43K$28K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$3K$7K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$124K$108K$10K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$31K$13K$15K$3K
InterestLn 20$42K$24K$15K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$90K$81K$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$71K$65K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$206K$200K$4K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$6K$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.6M$3.1M$329K$234K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.5M$3.3M$173K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 $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 $3,317,986 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,547,473$3,311,115
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,529$2,437
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $32,597$5,376
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$20,709−$942
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,560,890$3,317,986
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 $2,453,712$2,735,861
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,055,269$886,954
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,508,981$3,622,815
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,909−$304,829
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $3,317,986 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,437 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$27,200
VIII-1e Government grants$2,165,105
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,118,810
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$95,571
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,311,115
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,060$1,060
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,316$4,316
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$942−$942
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,437 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,434$3,317,986
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,622,815 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $84,306 · Management $19,455 · Fundraising $25,940$129,701
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,016,971 · Management $118,546 · Fundraising $88,127$2,223,644
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $142,422 · Management $9,602 · Fundraising $8,001$160,025
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $198,017 · Management $13,349 · Fundraising $11,125$222,491
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $30,401 · Management $28,122 · Fundraising $17,481$76,004
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $29,490 · Management $27,279 · Fundraising $16,957$73,726
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $7,181 · Management $6,642 · Fundraising $4,129$17,952
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $51,016 · Management $43,303 · Fundraising $28,383$122,702
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $7,912$7,912
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,632 · Management $7,312 · Fundraising $4,679$14,623
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $108,116 · Management $9,942 · Fundraising $6,214$124,272
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,269 · Management $14,697 · Fundraising $2,652$30,618
IX-20 InterestPrograms $24,052 · Management $15,272 · Fundraising $2,210$41,534
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $80,608 · Management $4,478 · Fundraising $4,478$89,564
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $65,209 · Management $3,544 · Fundraising $2,126$70,879
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $200,018 · Management $4,348 · Fundraising $1,158$205,524
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,822 · Management $2,911 · Fundraising $2,911$11,644
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,059,530 · Management $328,802 · Fundraising $234,483$3,622,815
Part X · Balance sheet $4,071,712 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $86,018$62,276
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,065,838$527,735
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $558,209$912,985
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $46,819$53,729
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $49,653$61,909
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,521,251$2,443,687
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,108$9,391
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,339,896$4,071,712
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $207,177$271,422
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,108$9,391
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $913,344$949,989
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,848,222$2,406,739
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $578,330$714,984
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,426,552$3,121,723
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,339,896$4,071,712
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,121,723 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,317,986
XI-2 Total expenses$3,622,815
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$304,829
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,426,552
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,121,723

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