Building Community Bridges

Tax-deductible

Jefferson City, MO501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 82-3431135Revenue $116K in FY2025

On file with the IRSbuildingcommunitybridges.com213 E Ashley Strett, 65101-0000 · Jefferson City, MOTax-exempt since Dec 2020Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Inspire, uplift, and aid youth development through self-awareness programs, education, and addressing community issues that impact their daily lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
16¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $57K a year · 28% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
16%
of spending
Concern: 16% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$37K
to officers and key staff · 40% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 50% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 40% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$116K
-59% vs prior year
Spent
$91K
To programs
16%
Net assets
$25K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$116K
FY2025▼ -59%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$87K
FY2022$65K
FY2024$285K
FY2025$116K
Expenses
$91K
FY2025▼ -54%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2024$196K
FY2025$91K
Net assets
$25K
FY2025▼ -72%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$25K
FY2022$62K
FY2024$89K
FY2025$25K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2020-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2020.

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

Where the money goes

16 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 16% · $14K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $37K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$36,600Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Douglas Wright III’s $37K as Founder COO is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2021
Douglas Wright III$36,600—
Twanda Edwards—$500

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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Programs and updates

Empowers youth through self-awareness, education, and community problem-solving.

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3 programs · $833 · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Garden Program

Focuses on growing food and other agricultural products within the city limits.

$833program expense
02

Jaw Breakers

Boxing Program:Provides boxing instructions and competition for neighborhood low-income youth from ages 5 - 18.

Pt IX · col B
03

Summer Food Program

Provides free lunch to the neighborhood youth of the ages of 5 - 18 from June to August.

Pt IX · col B

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $200K · 2024–2024
The Curators of the University of MFY2024$200,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$116K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$91K
Ln 25
Programscol B$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$25K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Total revenueLn 12$116K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$25K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $116K$91K$25K$25K 990 PDF
FY2024 $285K$196K$89K$89K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $65K$62K 990 PDF
FY2021 $87K$25K 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

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

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