Bridge Refugee Services INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Knoxville, TN501(c)(3)EIN 58-1505955Revenue $1.5M in FY2020

On file with the IRSbridgerefugees.org4420 Whittle Springs Rd Ste A, 37917-1575 · Knoxville, TNTax-exempt since May 1983Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to provide opportunities for refugees to rebuild their lives after suffering persecution, so that they become productive, contributing members of the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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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 $41K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$91K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% 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
$1.5M
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$755K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.0M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.0M
Net assets
$755K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$755K
FY2021$790K
FY2022$954K
FY2023$708K
FY2024$870K

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 May 1983.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.0M Management & general 18% · $233K Fundraising 7% · $91K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Marina Peshterianu$82,425$75,679—$69,357
Noah McBrayer Jones$55,542$54,050——
Stephanie Livigni——$12,514—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps refugees rebuild lives and contribute to their new communities.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The organization welcomes refugees and special immigrant visa holders (siv) upon their arrival in east tennessee and facilitates their path to accelerated self-sufficiecy through case management, providing basic needs (furnished housing, food, access to healthcare), cultural orientation, job readiness and placement, school enrollment…

$1.0Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100
Grants paid · 6 grants · $4.9M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,223,397
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,223,397
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,312,006
Unitemized GrantFY2022$519,270
Unitemized GrantFY2021$434,651
Unitemized GrantFY2020$202,226

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$48
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$233K
Fundraisingcol D$91K
Owns and owesPt X
$755K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$459K
Total assetsLn 16$846K
LiabilitiesLn 26$91K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$119K
Investment incomeLn 3$48
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$448K
SavingsLn 2$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$459K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$77K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$846K
LiabilitiesLn 26$91K
Net assetsLn 32$755K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 683
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$407K$459K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$110K$77K
Total assetsLn 16$681K$846K
LiabilitiesLn 26$144K$91K
Net assetsLn 32$537K$755K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$257K$257K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$652K$466K$139K$47K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$7K$2K$714
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K$32K$10K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$111K$101K$9K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$51K$37K$11K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$98K$70K$21K$7K
TravelLn 17$11K$8K$2K$783
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$566$192
InsuranceLn 23$22K$16K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$6K$2K$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.0M$233K$91K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.0M$3.0M$33K$870K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.3M$3.6M−$246K$708K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$2.4M$164K$954K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.8M$37K$790K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.5M$1.3M$218K$755K 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 I · Summary $1,542,714 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,453,629$1,542,666
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $161$48
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,453,790$1,542,714
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $346,760$256,927
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $650,879$707,517
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $417,002$360,291
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,414,641$1,324,735
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $39,149$217,979
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,542,714 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,085,090
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$457,576
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$118,668
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,542,666
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $48$48
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $48$1,542,714
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,324,735 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $256,927$256,927
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $465,666 · Management $139,243 · Fundraising $47,284$652,193
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,024 · Management $2,100 · Fundraising $714$9,838
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,477 · Management $9,711 · Fundraising $3,298$45,486
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $31,910$31,910
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $100,933 · Management $8,873 · Fundraising $1,109$110,915
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $36,578 · Management $10,938 · Fundraising $3,714$51,230
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $69,676 · Management $20,835 · Fundraising $7,075$97,586
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,708 · Management $2,305 · Fundraising $783$10,796
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,894 · Management $566 · Fundraising $192$2,652
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,799 · Management $4,724 · Fundraising $1,604$22,127
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,665 · Management $1,694 · Fundraising $25,716$33,075
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,000,347 · Management $232,899 · Fundraising $91,489$1,324,735
Part X · Balance sheet $846,168 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $396,162$448,230
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,995$10,995
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $150,021$298,395
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,131$8,528
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $110,334$76,653
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,367$3,367
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $681,010$846,168
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,369$9,198
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,800$2,785
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $126,867$79,232
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $144,036$91,215
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $382,477$600,456
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $154,497$154,497
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $536,974$754,953
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $681,010$846,168
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $754,953 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,542,714
XI-2 Total expenses$1,324,735
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$217,979
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$536,974
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$754,953

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

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