We connect people to places in the northwest metro region today and for the future.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 9 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $33K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$148K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16
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
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$869K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$949K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$72K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$869K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$509K
FY2021$508K
FY2022$486K
FY2023$509K
FY2024$818K
FY2025$869K
Expenses
$949K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$457K
FY2021$482K
FY2022$520K
FY2023$585K
FY2024$908K
FY2025$949K
Net assets
$72K
FY2025▼ -53%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$293K
FY2021$358K
FY2022$318K
FY2023$243K
FY2024$153K
FY2025$72K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2002.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $786K Management & general 13% · $124K Fundraising 4% · $40K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $148K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$147,748Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Audrey Debarros’s $148K as Executive Dir. is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 825 $100K–1M public safety & disaster 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Audrey Debarros$147,748$147,939$145,100$131,026$126,461$122,705

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 15aYes

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3 programs · $750K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Programs that support the purpose of the organization.

$527Kprogram expense
02

The co 119 wayfinding and BRT branding study will convene stakeholders to create a brand identity for BRT and an implementation plan for corridorr wayfinding.

$174Kprogram expense
03

Drcog TDM partnershipa regional travel demand management (tdm) program for the purpose of making best use of federal cmaq funds allocated to the partners in achieving relevant goals in metro vision 2040, drcog's long range regional PLAN:1. Achieve 25% of housing and 50% of employment in urban CENTERS.2.

$49Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$869K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$568K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$297K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$949K
Ln 25
Programscol B$786K
Managementcol C$124K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$72K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K
Total assetsLn 16$72K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$568K
Government grantsLn 1e$473K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$297K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$869K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$8K
SavingsLn 2$66K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$58K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$340
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$72K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$72K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 615
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$151K$58K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$340
Total assetsLn 16$153K$72K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1$0
Net assetsLn 32$153K$72K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$148K$111K$22K$15K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$251K$183K$50K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$25K$7K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$25K$7K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$879$308
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$4K$1K$421
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$24K$18K$5K$2K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
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$702$702
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$315$110
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$406K$405K$525$67
All other expensesLn 24e$105$105
Total functional expensesLn 25$949K$786K$124K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $869K$949K−$81K$72K 990 PDF
FY2024 $818K$908K−$89K$153K 990 PDF
FY2023 $509K$585K−$76K$243K 990 PDF
FY2022 $486K$520K−$34K$318K 990 PDF
FY2021 $508K$482K$26K$358K 990 PDF
FY2020 $509K$457K$52K$293K 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 $868,834 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $524,278$567,624
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $285,547$296,948
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,998$2,572
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,270$1,690
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $818,093$868,834
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $446,524$467,191
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $461,062$482,272
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $907,586$949,463
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$89,493−$80,629
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $868,834 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$472,514
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$95,110
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,514
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$567,624
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $296,948$296,948
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,572$2,572
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,690$1,690
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $301,210$868,834
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $949,463 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 $110,811 · Management $22,162 · Fundraising $14,775$147,748
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $183,307 · Management $50,221 · Fundraising $17,577$251,105
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,797 · Management $6,794 · Fundraising $2,378$33,969
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,089 · Management $6,874 · Fundraising $2,406$34,369
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,001$24,001
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,210 · Management $879 · Fundraising $308$4,397
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,516$5,516
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,389 · Management $1,203 · Fundraising $421$6,013
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,824 · Management $4,883 · Fundraising $1,709$24,416
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,027$10,027
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 amortizationManagement $702$702
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,149 · Management $315 · Fundraising $110$1,574
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $404,929 · Management $525 · Fundraising $67$405,521
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $105$105
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $785,532 · Management $124,180 · Fundraising $39,751$949,463
Part X · Balance sheet $72,498 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $51,027−$8,377
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $99,852$66,459
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,042$340
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,207$14,076
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $153,128$72,498
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $153,127$72,498
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $153,127$72,498
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $153,128$72,498
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $72,498 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$868,834
XI-2 Total expenses$949,463
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$80,629
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$153,127
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$72,498

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