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To Bridge older veterans to a community of care, companionship, and steadfast support their service has earned.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-2827604) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 87 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $173K a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
82% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$123K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
14.8 mo
of spending, in cash
14.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
4 of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.5M
+154% vs prior year
Spent
$583K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +154%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$230K
FY2021$284K
FY2022$503K
FY2023$504K
FY2024$599K
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$583K
FY2025-0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$176K
FY2021$268K
FY2022$384K
FY2023$610K
FY2024$586K
FY2025$583K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +554%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$114K
FY2021$137K
FY2022$255K
FY2023$149K
FY2024$170K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2016.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $477K Management & general 15% · $88K Fundraising 3% · $18K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $123K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$122,997Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Molly Brooks’s $123K as President is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Molly Brooks$122,997$107,904$98,836$98,000$70,000$25,577

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

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3 programs · $311K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Village Program

The hero's bridge village is a program to provide safe, clean and affordable housing to veterans age 65 and older.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-2827604) · Dispute this line
$173Kprogram expense
02

Battle Buddy Program

This program serviced elderly veterans with companionship and a dedicated coordinator who performed a needs and quality of life assessment. The battle buddy coordinator then worked to measurably improve each veteran's quality of life.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-2827604) · Dispute this line
$105Kprogram expense
03

Honor Guard

This program provides many services such as replacing lost medals, finding lost comrades, recording life stories, portrait sessions, hosting veteran socials, and monthly field trips.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-2827604) · Dispute this line
$33Kprogram expense

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$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$460
Money outPt IX
$583K
Ln 25
Programscol B$477K
Managementcol C$88K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$721K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$822K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$460
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Gains on assetsLn 7$450
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$612K
SavingsLn 2$108K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$721K
Accounts receivableLn 4$17K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$9K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$366K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 687
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K$721K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$138K$366K
Total assetsLn 16$205K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$0
Net assetsLn 32$170K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$123K$98K$12K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$273K$238K$32K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$14K$12K$2K$543
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$4K$506$178
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$25K$3K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$39K$38K$925$67
Advertising and promotionLn 12$738$738
Office expensesLn 13$13K$4K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$34K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$107
Total functional expensesLn 25$583K$477K$88K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 18, 2026 $1.5M$583K$939K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 2, 2025 $599K$586K$13K$170K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 13, 2024 $504K$610K−$106K$149K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $503K$384K$118K$255K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 12, 2022 $284K$268K$16K$137K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 2, 2021 $230K$176K$55K$114K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments G · Fundraising O · Explanations R · Related orgs
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $1,522,186 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $560,688$1,484,961
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,418$460
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $36,934$36,765
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $599,040$1,522,186
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 $450,290$444,754
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $135,482$138,149
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $585,772$582,903
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $13,268$939,283
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $1,522,186 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$1,794 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$9,703
VIII-1e Government grants$822,146
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$653,112
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,484,961
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10$10
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $450$450
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $38,559$38,559
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$1,794 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $39,019$1,522,186
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $582,903 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $98,398 · Management $12,300 · Fundraising $12,299$122,997
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $238,403 · Management $31,819 · Fundraising $3,192$273,414
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $11,812 · Management $1,547 · Fundraising $543$13,902
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,862 · Management $506 · Fundraising $178$4,546
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,400 · Management $3,327 · Fundraising $1,168$29,895
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,800$16,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $38,094 · Management $925 · Fundraising $67$39,086
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $738$738
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,681 · Management $8,920$12,601
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,550$2,550
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,781$4,781
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,437$11,437
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,494$6,494
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,224$4,224
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,225 · Management $2,586$36,811
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,520 · Fundraising $107$2,627
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $476,867 · Management $87,744 · Fundraising $18,292$582,903
Part X · Balance sheet $1,112,340 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $59,374$612,305
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$108,297
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,307$16,540
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$9,355
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $138,063$365,843
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $204,744$1,112,340
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,597$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $25,000$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,597$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $160,001$448,339
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,146$664,001
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $170,147$1,112,340
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $204,744$1,112,340
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,112,340 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,522,186
XI-2 Total expenses$582,903
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$939,283
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$170,147
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,910
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,112,340

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

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