Bridging tech's mission is to provide and empower k-12 students affected by homelessness in disadvantaged communities by providing technology and educational resources. The Fund solicits monetary donations used to purchase techonlogical resources which are distributed to shelters and also receives noncash contributions-used laptops/computers-which are refurbished and distributed to students in need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers.
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
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 3% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
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
$228K
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$205K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$78K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$228K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$150K
FY2021$273K
FY2022$333K
FY2023$255K
FY2024$228K
Expenses
$205K
FY2024▼ -42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$275K
FY2022$219K
FY2023$353K
FY2024$205K
Net assets
$78K
FY2024▲ +41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$68K
FY2021$23K
FY2022$137K
FY2023$55K
FY2024$78K

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

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $194K Management & general 4% · $8K Fundraising 1% · $3K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director Until March 2024
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director Since March 2024
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director Since March 2024
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Diyana Dobberteen’s $30K as Executive Director Until March 2024 is at the 18th 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.

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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

Equips homeless K-12 students with technology and educational resources.

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1 program · $194K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Donation and refurbishment of and purchased over 500 laptop & computer accessories to be distributed to children in disadvantaged communities.

$194Kprogram 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$500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$228K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K
Money outPt IX
$205K
Ln 25
Programscol B$194K
Managementcol C$8K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$78K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$47K
Total assetsLn 16$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$66K
Total revenueLn 12$228K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$47K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$47K
Total assetsLn 16$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$78K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34K$47K
Total assetsLn 16$55K$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$55K$78K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$100K$100K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$23K$18K$3K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$267$214$40$13
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$10K$2K$596
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$3K$603$201
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$476$159
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$284$95
TravelLn 17$1K$827$155$52
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$320$107
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$55K$1K$441
Total functional expensesLn 25$205K$194K$8K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $228K$205K$23K$78K 990 PDF
FY2023 $255K$353K−$99K$55K 990 PDF
FY2022 $333K$219K$114K$137K 990 PDF
FY2021 $273K$275K−$3K$23K 990 PDF
FY2020 $150K$68K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $227,625 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $254,658$227,625
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $254,658$227,625
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $249,881$100,301
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $81,842$35,060
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $21,540$69,471
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $353,263$204,832
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$98,605$22,793
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $227,625 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$227,625
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$66,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$227,625
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$227,625
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $204,832 across 10 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $100,301$100,301
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $18,295 · Management $3,430 · Fundraising $1,143$22,868
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $214 · Management $40 · Fundraising $13$267
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,540 · Management $1,789 · Fundraising $596$11,925
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,216 · Management $603 · Fundraising $201$4,020
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,540 · Management $476 · Fundraising $159$3,175
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,514 · Management $284 · Fundraising $95$1,893
IX-17 TravelPrograms $827 · Management $155 · Fundraising $52$1,034
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,706 · Management $320 · Fundraising $107$2,133
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $55,453 · Management $1,322 · Fundraising $441$57,216
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $193,606 · Management $8,419 · Fundraising $2,807$204,832
Part X · Balance sheet $78,115 assets, 6 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $200; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $34,122$47,163
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $21,000$30,752
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $55,322$78,115
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $55,322$78,115
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $55,322$78,115
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $78,115 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$227,625
XI-2 Total expenses$204,832
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,793
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$55,322
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$78,115

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

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