The Boston Bridges Initiative Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
852638516
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Lexington, MA, USA
Phone
3392211400
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Student Services, Organizations of Students

Reported finances

Revenue
$175,702
Expenses
$151,099
Assets
$273,078
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KIMBERLEY ANDERSON (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • KIMBERLEY ANDERSON (PRESIDENT)
  • HOWARD WOLK (TREASURER)
  • JON SILLS (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

The boston bridges initiative's (bbi) mission is to build meaningful relationships across race and geography by providing resources to, and sharing best practices with, students, teachers, parents, and programs committed to creating a more racially just and integrated society.bbi will partner with schools, parent organizations, and metco, inc. And the metco director's association in working to:1. Create opportunities for social interaction and relationship development outside the classroom2. Provide opportunities for parents and students to engage with and discuss issues of race and inclusion3. Support service projects, leadership workshops, and other programming expressly designed to build cross-racial relationships.

What it reported doing in 2024

The boston bridges initiative's mission is to build meaningful relationships across race and geography by providing resources to, and sharing best practices with, students, teachers, parents, and programs committed to creating a more racially just and integrated society.

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 96% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 48
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 44.8%; rating input score 45
  • Program expense ratio: 52%; rating input score 52

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 14%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.81; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 23.8%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 31.5% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.5% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 18.4% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 44.8% of revenue deployed · 52% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $79K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 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 45/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 52/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.