The Bridge House

Tax-deductible

Little Rock, AR501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 74-3094189

The organization provided instuction to the adult population of central arkansas for the purpose of developing, improving and maintaining their mental capacities of memory and logic through their senior years.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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 $40K a year · 68% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 73% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
67 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 67.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$102K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$57K
-37% vs prior year
Spent
$29K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$57K
FY2024▼ -37%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020−$11K
FY2021$52K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$92K
FY2024$57K
Expenses
$29K
FY2024▲ +7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11K
FY2021$11K
FY2022$16K
FY2023$27K
FY2024$29K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$842K
FY2021$883K
FY2022$969K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2007.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $20K Management & general 23% · $7K Fundraising 8% · $2K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $5K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$2,965Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$865Pt VII · Sec A
$720Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Kalkbrenner’s $3K as Vice-Chair is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 98 <$100K recreation & sports 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Richard Kalkbrenner$2,965—
Richard Kalbrenner—$1,914
Karen Proetz$865—
Fran Cockcroft$720$114

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

Teaches adults to improve memory and logic skills for lifelong mental sharpness.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $17K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The organization has only one program service area, namely the providing of formal training courses, informal instruction, mentor-guidance and practice of competitive contract bridge for the purpose of improvement of mental agility during the senior years of citizens.

$17Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$57K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Money outPt IX
$29K
Ln 25
Programscol B$20K
Managementcol C$7K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$161K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$102K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Total revenueLn 12$57K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$18K
SavingsLn 2$143K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$161K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$264K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$737K
Other assetsLn 15$316
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$102K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$163K$161K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$219K$264K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$761K$737K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$112K$102K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$329$329
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$14K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$29K$20K$7K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $57K$29K$29K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $92K$27K$65K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $102K$16K$86K$969K 990 PDF
FY2021 $52K$11K$42K$883K 990 PDF
FY2020 −$11K$11K−$22K$842K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $57,489 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$31,260
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$31,260
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,448$20,448
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,818$21,818
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$16,037−$16,037
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,448 · Excluded from tax $5,781$57,489
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $28,799 across 6 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,965$2,965
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,585$1,585
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $329$329
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,334$6,334
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,312 · Fundraising $2,274$16,586
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $19,862 · Management $6,663 · Fundraising $2,274$28,799
Part X · Balance sheet $1,162,011 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,033$18,071
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $141,146$142,978
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $760,565$737,074
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $218,861$263,572
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $316$316
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,142,921$1,162,011
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $112,000$102,400
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $112,000$102,400
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,030,921$1,059,611
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,142,921$1,162,011
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,059,611 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$57,489
XI-2 Total expenses$28,799
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,690
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,030,921
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,059,611

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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