Bridge Builders INC: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 81-4869727)

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Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2021	FY2020
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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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 · $265K · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

Reclaim the Block

Bridge Builders purchased, rehabilitated, and sold 1 home in our neighborhood, which is economically distressed. Five other homes were 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.

$238Kprogram expense

02

Serve Days

Bridge Builders brought volunteers into the neighborhood to serve our neighbors by doing landscaping and minor home repairs. We hosted 7 Serve Days in 2023.

$21Kprogram expense

03

Community Meetings

Bridge Builders hosts community meetings in order to build relationships amongst the neighbors in Bridge Builders' neighborhood. We held 13 community meetings in 2023.

$6Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Bradley Impact Fund INCFY2024$27K

Network for Good INCFY2024$20K

Greater Milwaukee Foundation INCFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$57K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$671K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$555K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$115K

Other incomeLn 4–11$1K

Money outPt IX

$354K

Ln 25

Programscol B$265K

Managementcol C$70K

Fundraisingcol D$19K

Owns and owesPt X

$905K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$176K

Total assetsLn 16$920K

LiabilitiesLn 26$15K

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$555K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$24K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$115K

Investment incomeLn 3$64

Other incomeLn 4–11$1K

Total revenueLn 12$671K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$176K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$176K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$425K

Total assetsLn 16$920K

LiabilitiesLn 26$15K

Net assetsLn 32$905K

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$279K	$176K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$211K	$425K
Total assetsLn 16	$565K	$920K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$5K	$15K
Net assetsLn 32	$560K	$905K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Management feesLn 11a	$152K	$107K	$38K	$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$5K		$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$320	$320
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$6K	$1K	$3K	$2K
Information technologyLn 14	$6K			$6K
OccupancyLn 16	$75K	$68K	$5K	$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$2K	$2K	$113	$76
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$8K		$8K
InsuranceLn 23	$11K		$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$84K	$84K
All other expensesLn 24e	$2K	$1K	$886
Total functional expensesLn 25	$354K	$265K	$70K	$19K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$693K	$601K	$92K	$997K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$671K	$354K	$317K	$905K	990 PDF
FY2022	$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 $670,685 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $286,269$555,037

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $123,329$114,584

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20$64

I-11 Other revenue$1,000

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $409,618$670,685

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $294,195$353,828

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $294,195$353,828

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $115,423$316,857

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 $670,685 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$555,037

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$24,000

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$555,037

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $114,584$114,584

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $64$64

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $1,000$1,000

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $115,648$670,685

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $353,828 across 12 lines filed

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $106,517 · Management $38,042 · Fundraising $7,608$152,167

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,640$4,640

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $320$320

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,390$2,390

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,195 · Management $2,661 · Fundraising $2,270$6,126

IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $6,485$6,485

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $67,899 · Management $5,179 · Fundraising $2,175$75,253

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,699 · Management $113 · Fundraising $76$1,888

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $8,089$8,089

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,560$10,560

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $83,684$83,684

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,340 · Management $886$2,226

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $265,044 · Management $70,170 · Fundraising $18,614$353,828

Part X · Balance sheet $920,402 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $278,504$175,742

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$10,000

X-4 Accounts receivable$1,491

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $75,506$308,395

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $210,978$424,774

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $564,988$920,402

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,114$15,330

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,114$15,330

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $559,874$905,072

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $559,874$905,072

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $564,988$920,402

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $905,072 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$670,685

XI-2 Total expenses$353,828

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$316,857

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$559,874

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$28,341

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$905,072

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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