Bridges Project for Education

Tax-deductible

Taos, NM501(c)(3)EducationEIN 85-0448942

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Educational Advising and College Counseling

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $67K a year · 30% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 28.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $96K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$217K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$165K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$387K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$217K
FY2025▲ +7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$165K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$260K
FY2023$209K
FY2024$203K
FY2025$217K
Expenses
$165K
FY2025▲ +19%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$155K
FY2022$165K
FY2023$163K
FY2024$139K
FY2025$165K
Net assets
$387K
FY2025▲ +16%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$54K
FY2021$130K
FY2022$224K
FY2023$270K
FY2024$335K
FY2025$387K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1998.

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $99K Management & general 19% · $31K Fundraising 21% · $35K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Programs and updates

Guides students through educational planning and college application processes.

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1 program service account for $99K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The organization provided postsecondary education counseling services for Taos County residents of all ages. For the fiscal year, 687 individualized counseling sessions were conducted for 190 clients. An additional 1,775 students participated in 67 workshops and presentations delivered by the organization during this time period.

$99Kprogram expense

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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 6 funders$96K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$217K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$209K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$165K
Ln 25
Programscol B$99K
Managementcol C$31K
Fundraisingcol D$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$387K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$384K
Total assetsLn 16$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$209K
Government grantsLn 1e$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$30
Total revenueLn 12$217K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$226K
SavingsLn 2$159K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$384K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$387K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$332K$384K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$337K$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$335K$387K
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$121K$79K$12K$30K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$6K$951$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
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$8K$187
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$435$435
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$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$6K$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$317
Total functional expensesLn 25$165K$99K$31K$35K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $217K$165K$52K$387K 990 PDF
FY2024 $203K$139K$64K$335K 990 PDF
FY2023 $209K$163K$46K$270K 990 PDF
FY2022 $260K$165K$95K$224K 990 PDF
FY2021 $231K$155K$76K$130K 990 PDF
FY2020 $165K$54K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $216,886 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$12,900
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$195,790
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$208,690
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,166$8,166
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $30$30
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $30 · Excluded from tax $8,166$216,886
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $164,864 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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $78,779 · Management $12,120 · Fundraising $30,300$121,199
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,183 · Management $951 · Fundraising $2,378$9,512
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,690$4,690
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 $7,647 · Management $187$7,834
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $6,747$6,747
IX-17 TravelPrograms $435$435
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 amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,857$2,857
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,778 · Management $2,208 · Fundraising $1,912$9,898
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,375 · Fundraising $317$1,692
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $98,822 · Management $31,135 · Fundraising $34,907$164,864
Part X · Balance sheet $389,852 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $179,940$225,612
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $152,204$158,766
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, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,066$5,474
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $337,210$389,852
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,543$2,768
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,543$2,768
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $334,667$387,084
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $337,210$389,852
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $387,084 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$216,886
XI-2 Total expenses$164,864
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$52,022
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$334,667
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$395
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$387,084

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