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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BLUEFORGE ALLIANCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$112,427,989
Total expenses
$106,232,175
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$84,410
Program service revenue
$112,400,961
Investment income
$26,992
Other revenue
$36
Total assets, end of year
$49,134,623
Total liabilities, end of year
$42,938,809
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,195,814
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$103,539,720
Management and general expenses
$2,692,455
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$103,539,720

Program services were 97.5% 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.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: COLUMBIA PROGRAM

    total $112,377,844 · related or exempt $112,377,844

  • 2b · Program service revenue: GUAM PHASE II

    total $23,117 · related or exempt $23,117

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $26,992 · excluded $26,992

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $36 · excluded $36

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $36

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $84,410 · program services $84,410

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,210,093 · program services $741,182 · management and general $468,911

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,446,203 · program services $4,658,451 · management and general $787,752

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $264,221 · program services $214,338 · management and general $49,883

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,076,911 · program services $873,597 · management and general $203,314

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $502,389 · program services $407,541 · management and general $94,848

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $157,993 · program services $30,113 · management and general $127,880

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,888 · program services $741 · management and general $3,147

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $95,727,135 · program services $95,144,564 · management and general $582,571

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $16,121 · management and general $16,121

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $325,698 · program services $246,612 · management and general $79,086

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $310,651 · program services $235,218 · management and general $75,433

  • 17 · Travel

    total $433,102 · program services $303,674 · management and general $129,428

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $89,588 · program services $89,588

  • 20 · Interest

    total $234 · management and general $234

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,575 · program services $3,575

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $108,469 · program services $82,130 · management and general $26,339

  • 24a · Other expenses: MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

    total $402,419 · program services $402,419

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

    total $7,500 · program services $7,500

  • 24c · Other expenses: RECRUITING COSTS

    total $6,773 · management and general $6,773

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $54,802 · program services $14,067 · management and general $40,735

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $714,464

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $33,280,287

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $14,865,287

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $7,039

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $94,639

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $2,182

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $92,457

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $175,089

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $18,262,550

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $24,667,099

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $9,160

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    end of year $6,195,814

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

BLUEFORGE ALLIANCE (BFA) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2022 UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS TO SERVE AS AN UNBIASED, NEUTRAL PROGRAM INTEGRATOR ACROSS INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, AND GOVERNMENT TO ADVANCE NATIONAL SECURITY OBJECTIVES. (SEE SCHEDULE O)

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O.TO SERVE AS AN UNBIASED, NEUTRAL PROGRAM INTEGRATOR ACROSS INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, AND GOVERNMENT TO ADVANCE NATIONAL SECURITY OBJECTIVES.

  • IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, BFA SUPPORTED ONE PROGRAM UNDER A CONTRACT WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) - NAVY, TITLED "COST ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM EVALUATION (CAPE) - SUBMARINE INDUSTRIAL BASE (SIB) GROWTH." TO LESSEN THE BURDEN OF GOVERNMENT, BFA EXECUTES AND INTEGRATES SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THROUGH FACILITATING COLLABORATIONS AMONG GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTRIBUTING TO OPERATIONAL AND COST EFFICIENCIES TOWARDS ACHIEVING NATIONAL SECURITY PRIORITIES. (SEE SCHEDULE O) BFA SERVES THIS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT CHARITABLE CAUSE BY BEING A CONDUIT TO THE U.S. NAVY AND BROADER DOD FOR CONVENING DIRECT EXPERTISE IN SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT, STRATEGIC OUTSOURCING, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH, TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT, AND CONTRACTING WITH SPECIALIZED CONSULTANTS, GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND NAVY SUPPLIERS. APPROXIMATELY 97.5% OF BFA'S EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (ITS FIRST YEAR OF OPERATIONS) WERE PROGRAM RELATED.

    Expenses $103,539,720 · Grants $84,410 · Revenue $112,400,961

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kiley Wren

    CO-CEO

    Total calculated
    $40,340
    From this org
    $39,313
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,027
    Hours/week
    40

  • Randall Gorham

    CO-CEO

    Total calculated
    $40,339
    From this org
    $39,272
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,067
    Hours/week
    40

  • Lewis O'Hern

    CHIEF OF STAFF/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $21,213
    From this org
    $21,213
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Edward Morris

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrew Hinton

    CFO (AS OF 02/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
14 August 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202432279349302598

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