Bridge of Blue Springs Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
030525791
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2021, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Blue Springs, MO, USA
Phone
3148074866
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$527,318
Expenses
$465,963
Assets
$102,658
Liabilities
$4,100

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Marie Kinder (Executive Director 1/24-7/24)
  • Hannah Stucker (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Marie Kinder (Executive Director 1/24-7/24): $37,661 total reported compensation
  • Hannah Stucker (President): $17,100 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Bridge of Blue Springs Inc. is committed to deeply investing in Haitians, encouraging them to pursue their God-given callings to radically impact the lives of others.

What it reported doing in 2024

During 2025, The Bridge Haiti operated across multiple communities in Haiti and advanced its exempt purpose through integrated programs focused on (1) Spiritual Development, (2) Food Relief and Children's Feeding Programs, (3) Education Support, (4) Christian Counseling and Care, and (5) Crisis Response. The Bridge Haiti maintains internal documentation and reporting systems to track program participation, resource distribution, and service delivery across all program areas. The organization is committed to transparency and can provide additional program and financial reporting upon request. Spiritual Development and Discipleship - The Bridge Haiti facilitated Bible studies and discipleship gatherings for women, children, and families across six communities. These gatherings provided consistent Scripture engagement, prayer, and pastoral care led by Haitian leaders. In 2025, more than 3,000 women and children heard the Gospel through Bible studies and related ministry activities. Discipleship efforts were supported through the use of Scripture-based materials in Creole and through continued leadership development for local Bible study facilitators.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 82% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 64
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.4%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 81.9%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $37.61 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Limited
    • Conducts field audits: Limited
    • May suspend future funding: Limited
    • Requires financial reports: Pass
    • Conducts site visits: Limited
    • Requires grant agreements: Limited
    • May require repayment: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 36.1%; rating input score 36; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 11.6%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.22; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.8%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 27.4% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 35.6% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 30.7% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.4% of revenue deployed · 81.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 7 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $382K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $38K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 33 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 36/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 31/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 55/100.