Bridges Across Texas INC

Tax-deductible

Richmond, TX501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 83-3372048Revenue $483K in FY2024

On file with the IRSminaretfoundation.com19902 Sonterra Ln, 77407-1916 · Richmond, TXTax-exempt since Jun 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To bring faith communities together to change the world around us through multi-faith and civic engagement.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 47 volunteers and 8 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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FY2024 · 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
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
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$112K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 62% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $68K
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
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$483K
+161% vs prior year
Spent
$321K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$178K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$483K
FY2024▲ +161%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$109K
FY2023$185K
FY2024$483K
Net assets
$178K
FY2024▲ ×11
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$8K
FY2023$16K
FY2024$178K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2020.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $203K Management & general 98% · $315K Fundraising 11% · $34K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $112K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$50,500Pt VII · Sec A
Outreach and Program Manager
$28,680Pt VII · Sec A
Administrative Coordinator
$23,275Pt VII · Sec A
Partnerships Manager
$9,375Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shariq Ghani’s $50K as Executive Director is at the 38th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Shariq Ghani$50,500$26,500$16,500
Raha Jafari$28,680——
Seyi Fatokun$23,275——
Kait Ewoldt—$20,278$8,944
Abigail Levine—$12,573$10,715
Fatima Shah—$11,612—
Kinza Baree—$4,789$9,439
Jenny Abbott$9,375——

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Unites faith communities for multi-faith and civic action to improve the world.

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4 programs · $172K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Sacred ballots is a non-partisan program focused on strengthening faith-based democracy protection and enhancing voter accessibility. The initiative partnered with county officials to establish new faith centers as accessible polling locations in the greater houston area.

$90Kprogram expense
02

Handle with care is a children's mental-health related program that supports child victims in the gulf coast and central texas by ensuring law enforcement discreetly notifies school liasons when a student is involved in a traumatic incident.

$69Kprogram expense
03

Competing in goodness is an annual interfaith initiative designed to foster community and address local hunger through a friendly competition among faith centers to collect non-perishable food. This year, the initiative sucessfully collected 19 tons of food for distribution to families in need.

$9Kprogram expense
04

Future Policy Makers. We onboarded diverse policy associates with a university academic focus on political science for in-depth learning about policy, coalition building, and advocacy.

$4Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$68K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$483K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$482K
Investment incomeLn 3$966
Money outPt IX
$321K
Ln 25
Programscol B$203K
Managementcol C$315K
Fundraisingcol D$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$178K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$178K
Total assetsLn 16$178K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$482K
Government grantsLn 1e$77K
Investment incomeLn 3$966
Total revenueLn 12$483K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$178K
Total assetsLn 16$178K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$178K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 647
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $483K$321K$162K$178K 990 PDF
FY2023 $185K$16K 990 PDF
FY2022 $109K$8K 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 VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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