To inspire Innercity innovation that will holistically transform neighborhoods one block at a time

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ 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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FY2022 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $163K a year · 34% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $57K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$410K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$294K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$560K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$410K
FY2022▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$213K
FY2021$397K
FY2022$410K
FY2023$671K
FY2024$693K
Expenses
$294K
FY2022▲ +39%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$106K
FY2021$212K
FY2022$294K
FY2023$354K
FY2024$601K
Net assets
$560K
FY2022▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$259K
FY2021$444K
FY2022$560K
FY2023$905K
FY2024$997K

From the FY2022 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 Feb 2017.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $238K Management & general 13% · $37K Fundraising 6% · $19K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
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Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
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Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Kurt Owens’s $24K as President is at the 13th 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

NameFY2021FY2020
Kurt Owens$24,000$15,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Inspiring inner-city innovation to holistically transform neighborhoods block by block.

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3 programs · $238K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Reclaim the Block

Bridge Builders purchased, rehabilitated, and sold 1 home in our neighborhood, which is economically distressed. One home was in the process of being rehabilitated for sale at the end of the year. We also provide miscellaneous home renovations to current home owners in our neighborhood.

$209Kprogram expense
02

Serve Days

Bridge Builders brought volunteers into the neighborhood to serve our neighbors by doing landscaping and minor home repairs. We hosted 8 Serve Days in 2022.

$25Kprogram expense
03

Community Meetings

Bridge Builders hosts community meetings in order to build relationships amont the neighbors in Bridge Builders' neighborhood. We held 13 community meetings in 2022.

$4Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$57K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$410K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$286K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$123K
Investment incomeLn 3$20
Money outPt IX
$294K
Ln 25
Programscol B$238K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$560K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$279K
Total assetsLn 16$565K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$286K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$123K
Investment incomeLn 3$20
Total revenueLn 12$410K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$279K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$279K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$211K
Total assetsLn 16$565K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$560K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 662
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$289K$279K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$77K$211K
Total assetsLn 16$446K$565K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$444K$560K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$115K$75K$26K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$744$388
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$1K$656
OccupancyLn 16$12K$8K$3K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$757$492$174$91
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$3K$1K$641
InsuranceLn 23$9K$6K$2K$819
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$138K$138K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$647
Total functional expensesLn 25$294K$238K$37K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $693K$601K$92K$997K 990 PDF
FY2023 $671K$354K$317K$905K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $410K$294K$115K$560K 990 PDF
FY2021 $397K$212K$185K$444K 990 PDF
FY2020 $213K$106K$107K$259K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $409,618 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $298,996$286,269
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $98,076$123,329
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22$20
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $397,094$409,618
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $84,442$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $127,656$294,195
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $212,098$294,195
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $184,996$115,423
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $409,618 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$286,269
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$286,269
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $123,329$123,329
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $20$20
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $123,349$409,618
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $294,195 across 11 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $74,543 · Management $26,381 · Fundraising $13,776$114,700
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,490$2,490
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,332$1,332
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,103 · Management $744 · Fundraising $388$3,235
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,548 · Management $1,256 · Fundraising $656$5,460
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,589 · Management $2,686 · Fundraising $1,402$11,677
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $492 · Management $174 · Fundraising $91$757
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,469 · Management $1,228 · Fundraising $641$5,338
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,212 · Management $1,569 · Fundraising $819$8,600
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $138,211$138,211
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,748 · Management $647$2,395
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $237,915 · Management $37,175 · Fundraising $19,105$294,195
Part X · Balance sheet $564,988 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $288,610$278,504
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $80,121$75,506
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $77,407$210,978
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $446,138$564,988
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,687$5,114
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,687$5,114
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $444,451$559,874
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $444,451$559,874
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $446,138$564,988
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $559,874 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$409,618
XI-2 Total expenses$294,195
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$115,423
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$444,451
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$559,874

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