Bridges of America - the Cocoa Bridge Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
463079431
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Orlando, FL, USA
Phone
4072184800
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Rehabilitation Services for Offenders

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,731,576
Expenses
$1,636,635
Assets
$1,365,400
Liabilities
$703,611

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LORI COSTANTINO-BROWN (PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR)
  • CHARLES BROWN (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR)
  • YOLANDA DORSEY (VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR)
  • CECILIA DENMARK (VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR)
  • LORI COSTANTINO-BROWN (PRESIDENT & CHAIRMAN - CHRISTIAN PRISON MINISTRIES)

Highest reported compensation

  • LORI COSTANTINO-BROWN (PRESIDENT & CHAIRMAN - CHRISTIAN PRISON MINISTRIES): $275,000 total reported compensation
  • CHARLES BROWN (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR): $179,446 total reported compensation
  • YOLANDA DORSEY (VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR): $177,680 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To provide a work release transition program facility for criminal offenders in brevard county, Florida which helps inmates to get their life back on track through therapeutic community concepts. These concepts encourage the men to become active participants in their recovery and maintain a drug free lifestyle.

What it reported doing in 2024

Bridges of america contracts with the Florida department of corrections to provide a secure work release program for inmates. The program includes job and life-skills training, educational classes, and employment placement. Upon successful completion of the program and end-of-sentence, inmates are better prepared for re-entry into society.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 58
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.1%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 91.1%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 42.9%; rating input score 43; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.5%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.83; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.52; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19.3% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.1% of revenue deployed · 91.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 7 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $275K · 12 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 11 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 43/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.