Comfort Bridge FY2020 filing

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Provides mission support services for nonprofit home health care and community-based hospice and palliative care affiliate organizations serving colorado's front range.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$3.1M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $571K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.1M
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $110K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.1M
77% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 77% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.7M
Spent
$12.9M
To programs
0%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$14.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14.7M
FY2021$12.5M
FY2022$13.5M
FY2023$15.0M
FY2024$22.5M
Expenses
$12.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$12.9M
FY2021$12.5M
FY2022$12.8M
FY2023$15.1M
FY2024$22.1M
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.7M

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 Jun 2015.

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Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $12.9M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

27 people listed on the 990; $3.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Chief Executive Officer
$901,573Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Operations
$366,180Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Human Resources
$254,301Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Information Officer
$250,648Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Business Development
$221,406Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer (from 2/20)
$203,281Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Corp. Comp. & Risk Mgmt.
$190,587Pt VII · Sec A
Quality Edu. (thru 11/20)
$159,140Pt VII · Sec A

Tim J Bowen’s $1.5M as President/Chief Executive Officer is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2901 $10–100M health care 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tim J Bowen$1,463,986$853,855$846,922$1,292,395$901,573
John Blaschke$433,972$270,871$270,330$418,204$250,648
Patricia Ford$332,773$429,562$285,132$293,460$366,180
Paul E Tosetti$280,576$403,658$296,817$285,717$203,281
Crystal O'Brien$384,263$242,172$221,446$107,815—
Patricia Mehnert——$345,036$224,245$190,587
Patricia Mehnert - Director of$289,296$272,001———
Jane Bedrosian———$275,747$254,301

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Comfort bridge D/B/A care synergy, was formed in 2014 and is the region's largest end-of-life care network. Care synergy provides mission support services for nonprofit home health care and community-based hospice and palliative care affiliate organizations serving colorado's front range.

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$110K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2021 · $4.9M federal money spent
Provider Relief Fund - Covid 19Department of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.498 · Direct$4.9M

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$12.9M
Ln 25
Managementcol C$12.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$8.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$6K
Total revenueLn 12$14.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$3.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.5M
Accounts receivableLn 4$72K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$6K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$465K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$417K
Other assetsLn 15$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$8.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.1M
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 569
VolunteersI 614
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$904K$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$546K$417K
Total assetsLn 16$14.2M$8.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.2M$6.1M
Net assetsLn 32$0$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.9M$2.9M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.5M$4.5M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$340K$340K
Payroll taxesLn 10$393K$393K
Legal feesLn 11b$159K$159K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.2M$1.2M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$312K$312K
Office expensesLn 13$286K$286K
Information technologyLn 14$425K$425K
OccupancyLn 16$738K$738K
TravelLn 17$39K$39K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$23K$23K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$263K$263K
InsuranceLn 23$365K$365K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$939K$939K
All other expensesLn 24e$31K$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.9M$0$12.9M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2025 $22.5M$22.1M$349K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 $15.0M$15.1M−$81K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2023 $13.5M$12.8M$711K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2022 $12.5M$12.5M$0$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $14.7M$12.9M$1.9M$1.9M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $14,731,070 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,761,122$14,725,245
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $98,647$5,825
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,859,769$14,731,070
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 $5,897,777$8,106,176
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,961,992$4,746,894
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,859,769$12,853,070
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$1,878,000
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $14,731,070 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $14,725,245$14,725,245
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $5,825$5,825
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,725,245 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,825$14,731,070
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,853,070 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $2,901,863$2,901,863
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $4,471,733$4,471,733
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $339,986$339,986
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $392,594$392,594
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $159,303$159,303
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,426$15,426
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,151,453$1,151,453
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $311,823$311,823
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $285,952$285,952
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $424,768$424,768
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $738,315$738,315
IX-17 TravelManagement $39,495$39,495
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $22,655$22,655
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $263,267$263,267
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $365,016$365,016
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $938,522$938,522
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $30,899$30,899
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $12,853,070 · Fundraising $0$12,853,070
Part X · Balance sheet $8,001,844 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $904,441$3,515,345
X-4 Accounts receivable$71,703
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$5,990
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $304,533$464,930
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $546,352$417,275
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,481,580$3,526,601
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,236,906$8,001,844
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,641,938$2,095,627
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,594,968$4,028,217
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,236,906$6,123,844
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$1,878,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$1,878,000
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,236,906$8,001,844
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,878,000 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,731,070
XI-2 Total expenses$12,853,070
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,878,000
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,878,000

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

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