Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,468,380
- Total expenses
- $2,310,450
- Contributions and grants received
- $654,014
- Grants paid
- $133,642
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $18,191
- Other revenue
- $1,796,175
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,236,998
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,093,710
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,143,288
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,966,288
- Management and general expenses
- $207,538
- Fundraising expenses
- $136,624
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,966,288
Program services were 85.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$654,014
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3 · Investment income
total $18,191 · excluded $18,191
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6a · Gross rents
personal property $4,800
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6b · Less rental expenses
personal property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
personal property $4,800
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $4,800 · related or exempt $4,800
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$1,791,375
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $1,791,375 · related or exempt $1,791,375
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $133,642 · program services $133,642
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $132,125 · program services $109,186 · management and general $13,763 · fundraising $9,176
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,113,190 · program services $919,918 · management and general $115,963 · fundraising $77,309
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $84,041 · program services $71,721 · management and general $7,392 · fundraising $4,928
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $108,145 · program services $98,670 · management and general $5,685 · fundraising $3,790
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $12,609 · program services $9,218 · management and general $2,034 · fundraising $1,357
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11g · Fees: other
total $95,711 · program services $69,971 · management and general $15,444 · fundraising $10,296
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $52,007 · program services $45,949 · management and general $3,635 · fundraising $2,423
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13 · Office expenses
total $23,812 · program services $19,297 · management and general $2,709 · fundraising $1,806
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16 · Occupancy
total $108,090 · program services $102,878 · management and general $3,127 · fundraising $2,085
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17 · Travel
total $42,952 · program services $32,586 · management and general $6,184 · fundraising $4,182
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20 · Interest
total $50,993 · program services $50,993
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $90,475 · program services $87,721 · management and general $2,754
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23 · Insurance
total $43,984 · program services $36,584 · management and general $4,440 · fundraising $2,960
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24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE & M
total $72,626 · program services $42,670 · management and general $17,974 · fundraising $11,982
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24b · Other expenses: UTILITIES
total $44,130 · program services $38,883 · management and general $3,148 · fundraising $2,099
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24c · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES
total $40,770 · program services $39,783 · management and general $568 · fundraising $419
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24d · Other expenses: GRANT PARTNERSHIP EXPEN
total $36,989 · program services $36,989
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24e · All other expenses
total $24,159 · program services $19,629 · management and general $2,718 · fundraising $1,812
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,107 · end of year $1,107
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $532,630 · end of year $576,485
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $44,062 · end of year $111,630
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $90,941 · end of year $98,733
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $11,718 · end of year $11,918
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,684,021
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$356,722
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,377,069 · end of year $1,327,299
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $66,648 · end of year $76,814
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $101,805 · end of year $33,012
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $121,554 · end of year $74,990
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $2,421 · end of year $3,785
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $1,018,593 · end of year $985,674
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $98,054 · end of year $29,261
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $759,358 · end of year $944,788
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $226,000 · end of year $198,500
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O
Activities or mission (Part I)
BRIDGES OF HOPE WAS FOUNDED IN 2002 AS A 501C3 FAITH-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.
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COMMON GOODS CHARITY THRIFT STORE: OPERATE THREE THRIFT STORES TO CONTINUE MISSION OF SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THE STORE UTILIZED VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST IN STORE OPERATIONS AND PROCESSING DONATIONS. THE GOAL OF COMMON GOODS IS TO HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE NUMBER OF PRODUCTS LEAVING THE AREA AND/OR ENTERING LANDFILLS. GOODS ARE RECYCLED AND REDISTRIBUTED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, AND AS A RESULT, LOCAL DONATIONS STAY LOCAL AND PROCEEDS FROM THE STORE HELP US SERVE LOCAL FAMILIES IN NEED. IN 2023, WE BEGAN RECYCLYING TEXTILES WITH A PARTNER ORGANIZATION IN CROSBY, MN. WE PURCHASED A BALER AND FORKLIFT AND ARE COLLECTING TEXTILES AT OUR THIRFT STORE TO BE RECYCLED. THE GOAL IS TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE BY REDUCING WASTE IN LOCAL LANDFILLS. THE REVENUE STREAM WILL BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT BRIDGES OF HOPE'S CURRENT PROGRAMS, WHICH SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA.
Expenses $1,121,842 · Revenue $1,791,375
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WARMING SHELTER: THE BIRDGES ON 7TH IS A LOW-BARRIER OVERNIGHT SHELTER PROVIDING A SAFE PLACE TO SLEEP FOR INDIVIDUALS 18+ WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA. BRIDGES OF HOPE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, CROW WING COUNTY, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, CHURCHES PARTNERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROVIDE THIS SAFE PLACE FOR HOMELESS ADULTS TO SLEEP IN OUR COMMUNITY.
Expenses $355,402
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RESOURCE CONNECTION SERVICES IS A SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY IN THE COMMUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH A SHORT-TERM CHALLENGE OR NEED; PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO REGAIN STABILITY. WHEN NECESSARY, WE DISBURSE DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO STABILITY, SUCH AS SUDDEN HEALTH EXPENSES OR IMMEDIATE RENT SUPPORT. CLIENTS CONTACT BRIDGES OF HOPE BECAUSE THEY NEED HELP WITH BASIC NEEDS, RANGING FROM FOOD INSECURITY, HOUSING, UTILITIES, MEDICAL BILLS, TRANSPORTATION, AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE. IN 2025 WE ASSISTED 2,910 CLIENTS WITH $62,669.19 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Expenses $133,642 · Grants $62,669
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OPERATION SANDWICH: OPERATION SANDWICH IS A GRASSROOTS PROGRAM WITH A GOAL TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT FOOD SECURITY FOR KIDS WHEN SCHOOL ISN'T IN SESSION. WE PROVIDE LUNCH AND SNACK KITS DURING EVERY SCHOOL BREAK AND EVERY WEEK DURING SUMMER BREAK. DURING THE SUMMER, OPERATION SANDWICH HAS SIX PICKUP LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA: BRAINERD, CROSSLAKE, JENKINS, NISSWA, PEQUOT LAKES, AND PINE RIVER. DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, DISTRIBUTION IS AVAILABLE AT OUR BRAINERD, PEQUOT LAKES, AND PINE RIVER PICKUP LOCATIONS ONLY. IN 2025, WE SERVED 9,246 CLIENTS IN NEED AND SPENT $72,015.11 ON GROCERIES.
Expenses $355,402 · Grants $70,973
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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AARON STEGNER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
CHRISTY RAMLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
KYLE KNUDSEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
LUKE CHRISTIANSEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MATT KARLGAARD
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
MEGAN FRIEDRICH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
MICHAEL AUSTIN
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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PASTOR SARAH MARSHALL
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
RANDY CAPELLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
SARAH KINKEADE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
TAMI LUECK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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VAL KNUDSEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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JANA SHOGREN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $132,123
- From this org
- $126,123
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,000
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202642579349300129
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