Blue Bird Auxiliary: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 74-6035267)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$403K
FY2021	$269K
FY2022	$329K
FY2023	$375K
FY2024	$322K
FY2025	$385K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$394K
FY2021	$353K
FY2022	$454K
FY2023	$531K
FY2024	$447K
FY2025	$288K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.8M
FY2021	$2.0M
FY2022	$1.8M
FY2023	$1.6M
FY2024	$1.6M
FY2025	$2.1M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1964.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

72%

28%

Program services 72% · $207K Management & general 28% · $81K

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

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Becky Wappes

Parliamentarian

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Irma Fuentes

Corresponding

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dana Chryar

Scholarship Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anne Tiller

Grant Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shari Casarez

Baby Photographer Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sue Vestal

Sewing Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Smith

Condolence Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Stahl

Chaplain

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Funds research, education, and programs benefiting patients and families at Methodist Hospitals and medically challenged individuals.

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1 program · $207K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Blue bird auxiliary [blue bird] provides services to the patients of methodist healthcare system in san antonio and to their families and guests. Blue bird also provides financial support to the various hospital programs that directly benefit patients AND/OR their FAMILIES.BLUE bird provides financial support or grants to community…

$207Kprogram 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 · FY2022

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2022$7K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

Grants paid · 16 grants · $207K · 2019–2024

San Antonio Area FoundationTX · FY2024$24,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$24,000

Methodist Healthcare System - McH & Women's ServicesFY2023$8,000

Methodist Healthcare System - McH & Women's ServicesFY2022$13,000

Hearts Need ArtTX · FY2022$10,000

Kinetic Kids INCTX · FY2022$8,000

Unitemized GrantFY2021$32,000

Methodist Healthcare System - McH & Women's ServicesFY2021$13,000

Kinetic Kids INCTX · FY2021$8,000

Hearts Need ArtTX · FY2021$8,000

Spina Bifida TexasTX · FY2021$5,000

Make- A- Wish Foundation of AmericaAZ · FY2021$5,000

Childrens Association for Maximum Potential INCTX · FY2021$5,000

Unitemized GrantFY2020$32,000

Hearts Need ArtTX · FY2020$5,000

Hearts Need ArtTX · FY2019$7,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$385K

Ln 12

Other incomeLn 4–11$216K

Investment incomeLn 3$128K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K

Money outPt IX

$288K

Ln 25

Programscol B$207K

Managementcol C$81K

Owns and owesPt X

$2.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$207K

Total assetsLn 16$2.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$246K

PeoplePt VI, VII

16

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K

Investment incomeLn 3$128K

Other incomeLn 4–11$216K

Total revenueLn 12$385K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$207K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$207K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K

Total assetsLn 16$2.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$246K

Net assetsLn 32$2.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 6350

Fiscal year endsHeaderMay

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$181K	$207K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$1.6M	$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$5K	$4K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.9M	$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$273K	$246K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.6M	$2.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$35K	$35K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$13K	$1K	$12K
Office expensesLn 13	$25K	$16K	$9K
Information technologyLn 14	$8K	$5K	$3K
TravelLn 17	$651	$651
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$13K	$599	$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$845	$845
InsuranceLn 23	$9K		$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$182K	$147K	$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$288K	$207K	$81K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$385K	$288K	$97K	$2.1M	990 PDF
FY2024	$322K	$447K	−$125K	$1.6M	990 PDF
FY2023	$375K	$531K	−$156K	$1.6M	990 PDF
FY2022	$329K	$454K	−$125K	$1.8M	990 PDF
FY2021	$269K	$353K	−$84K	$2.0M	990 PDF
FY2020	$403K	$394K	$9K	$1.8M	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 $384,987 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,137$5,010

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $73,150$35,995

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $70,352$127,602

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $177,526$216,380

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $322,165$384,987

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $55,000$35,200

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $392,276$252,798

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $447,276$287,998

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$125,111$96,989

Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14

VI-1b Independent voting members14

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

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $384,987 across 6 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $212,783 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$5,010

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,010

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $35,995$35,995

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $127,602$127,602

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,597$3,597

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $248,778 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $131,199$384,987

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $287,998 across 9 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $35,200$35,200

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,190 · Management $12,088$13,278

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,110 · Management $9,215$25,325

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,872 · Management $3,275$8,147

IX-17 TravelPrograms $651$651

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $599 · Management $12,835$13,434

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $845$845

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,781$8,781

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $147,345 · Management $34,992$182,337

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $206,812 · Management $81,186 · Fundraising $0$287,998

Part X · Balance sheet $2,333,888 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $181,321$207,171

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,286$8,302

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $83,830$201,224

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$10,902

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,087$4,242

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,642,028$1,902,047

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,915,552$2,333,888

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $183,212$245,587

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $90,211$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $273,423$245,587

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,642,129$2,088,301

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,642,129$2,088,301

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,915,552$2,333,888

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,088,301 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$384,987

XI-2 Total expenses$287,998

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$96,989

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,642,129

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$137,909

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$211,274

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,088,301

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Blue Bird Auxiliary

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Blue Bird Auxiliary

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV