Bridge of Hope Ministries

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
813589216
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Saint Louis, MO, USA
Phone
3143121383
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$314,082
Expenses
$172,594
Assets
$356,287
Liabilities
$6,773

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kelli Braggs (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Kelli Braggs (Executive Director): $67,616 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Transforming lives in the Ville through access to supportive services and efficacy.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Bridge program has provided services to individuals throughout the Ville neighborhood. 114+ unique individuals were enrolled in continuous case management services. The following social drivers of health have been addressed with individuals served: Identification & Documentation Assistance: 11 Financial Access & Management: 10 Nutrition & Health Insurance: 8 Housing Assistance/Day Shelter support: 57 Healthcare & Mental Health Support: 7 Substance Use Support: 8 Employment Support: 15 The program provided critical support to clients through targeted interventions: Documentation Assistance: Several clients received help obtaining birth certificates, IDs, and Social Security cards to access essential services and employment opportunities. Housing Assistance: Clients were assisted in applying for housing, including rooming houses and general housing applications. Two individuals were successfully connected to the Housing Authority. Healthcare and Mental Health Support: Clients were referred to mental health services, scheduled for medical appointments, and enrolled in Medicaid. This included personalized support for navigating healthcare systems. Substance Use Support: Three individuals were enrolled in drug rehabilitation programs. Employment Support: The program provided resume preparation, job application assistance, and referrals to job programs. Additionally, some clients were connected to employment opportunities. Additional Services: Clients were supported with phone acquisition, setting up banking accounts, and signing up for SNAP benefits to address immediate financial and nutritional needs. In addition to services such as documentation assistance, housing aid, healthcare and mental health support, substance use recovery, and employment support. This time included ensuring the shelter remained operational, safe, and welcoming for all clients. Activities involved supervising staff, addressing client concerns, managing resources, and overseeing shelter maintenance to provide a stable environment for those in need.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 47
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 36.6%; rating input score 37
  • Program expense ratio: 64.1%; rating input score 64
  • Fundraising efficiency: $12.96 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 45%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.06; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 39.2%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -11.9% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 19% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 58.8% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 36.6% of revenue deployed · 64.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $111K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $68K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 37/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 46/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.