Bridge House FY2021 filing

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Boulder, CO501(c)(3)Since 1997Human ServicesEIN 84-1440292Revenue $5.0M in FY2021

On file with the IRSboulderbridgehouse.org5345 Arapahoe Ave Ste 5, 80303-8150 · Boulder, COTax-exempt since May 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Bridge House's Mission is to address immediate survival needs of individuals experiencing homelessness and provide resources which lead to employment, housing, personal stability and healing.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$313K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.4M a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$313K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $213K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.2M
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.0M
+0.9% vs prior year
Spent
$3.9M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$10.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.0M
FY2021▲ +0.9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.9M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$6.5M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$8.7M
Expenses
$3.9M
FY2021▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$4.8M
Net assets
$10.8M
FY2021▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.7M
FY2021$10.8M
FY2022$13.1M
FY2023$12.3M
FY2024$16.2M

From the FY2021 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 May 1998.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $3.2M Management & general 11% · $434K Fundraising 6% · $251K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $313K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$107,290Pt VII · Sec A
$105,165Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Chef
$100,807Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Green’s $123K as CEO is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Melissa Green$122,830$133,618$113,121$105,165$97,498
John Trejo$115,383$115,247$101,558$100,807—
Samuel Medford——$110,299$107,290$100,277
Susan Rincon$105,561$7,085———
Isabel McDevitt————$94,961
April Bryant————$21,303

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides immediate survival aid and resources for employment, housing, and healing to those experiencing homelessness.

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2 programs · $3.2M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Ready to Work

Bridge Houses Ready to Work program is a work-first solution to address homelessness. Ready to Work applies a business approach toward solving increasingly difficult and expensive social problems homelessness, joblessness, and criminal recidivism.

$1.9Mprogram expense
02

Community Table Kitchen

Community Table Kitchen demonstrates what is possible when mission and business marry. Opened in 2013, and often described as the most dynamic kitchen in Boulder, Community Table Kitchen transforms lives one bite at a time.We have a triple bottom line.First, at Community Table Kitchen we produce meals for hungry people who have no other…

$1.3Mprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$213K
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Grants paid · 16 grants · $261K · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$41,451
Unitemized GrantFY2021$26,461
Unitemized GrantFY2021$9,567
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,969
Unitemized GrantFY2021$7,315
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,662
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,798
Unitemized GrantFY2020$68,304
Unitemized GrantFY2020$41,578
Unitemized GrantFY2020$18,353
Unitemized GrantFY2020$9,068
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,223
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,091
Unitemized GrantFY2020$4,847
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,899
Unitemized GrantFY2020$33

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$37K
Money outPt IX
$3.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.2M
Managementcol C$434K
Fundraisingcol D$251K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$196K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$37K
Gains on assetsLn 7$252
Total revenueLn 12$5.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.7M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$290K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.3M
Other assetsLn 15$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$10.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5137
VolunteersI 6672
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M$4.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$734K$290K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.5M$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$10.3M$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$599K$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$9.7M$10.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$104K$104K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$105K$42K$63K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.3M$1.9M$239K$156K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$182K$162K$13K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$199K$162K$24K$13K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$8K$3K$3K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$108K$63K$25K$20K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$53K$23K$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$165K$165K
InsuranceLn 23$34K$16K$18K$51
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$529K$498K$30K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$93K$52K$4K$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.9M$3.2M$434K$251K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $8.7M$4.8M$3.9M$16.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.6M$4.4M−$842K$12.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.5M$4.1M$2.4M$13.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $5.0M$3.9M$1.1M$10.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.9M$4.4M$565K$9.7M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,966,981 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,663,962$3,593,791
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,222,033$1,336,385
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35,864$36,805
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,921,859$4,966,981
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $156,396$104,223
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,096,798$2,779,930
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,103,812$990,717
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,357,006$3,874,870
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $564,853$1,092,111
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $4,966,981 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$196,146
VIII-1e Government grants$1,792,706
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,604,939
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,926
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,593,791
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,336,385$1,336,385
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $36,553$36,553
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $252$252
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,336,637 · Excluded from tax $36,553$4,966,981
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,874,870 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $104,223$104,223
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,066 · Management $63,099$105,165
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,899,255 · Management $238,951 · Fundraising $155,573$2,293,779
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $161,638 · Management $13,313 · Fundraising $6,948$181,899
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $162,017 · Management $24,474 · Fundraising $12,596$199,087
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,828 · Management $3,173 · Fundraising $1,554$7,555
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $62,970 · Management $24,659 · Fundraising $20,188$107,817
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,509 · Management $15,362 · Fundraising $15,362$53,233
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $165,497$165,497
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,452 · Management $17,660 · Fundraising $51$34,163
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $497,623 · Management $29,866 · Fundraising $1,745$529,234
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $52,326 · Management $3,906 · Fundraising $36,986$93,218
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,189,404 · Management $434,463 · Fundraising $251,003$3,874,870
Part X · Balance sheet $12,940,579 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,610,583$4,660,889
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $76,247$239,126
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $178,407$196,672
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $68,517$96,881
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $32,712$25,457
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,459,720$4,325,375
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $733,936$290,305
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,105,873$3,105,874
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,265,995$12,940,579
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $565,849$304,970
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $17,608$19,009
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,945$12,705
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $599,402$2,176,684
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,516,002$10,540,322
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $150,591$223,573
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,666,593$10,763,895
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,265,995$12,940,579
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,763,895 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,966,981
XI-2 Total expenses$3,874,870
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,092,111
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,666,593
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,191
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,763,895

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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