BRIGANCE BRIGADE FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: BRIGANCE BRIGADE FOUNDATION INC (EIN 45-4718969)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-11-14
IRS object ID: 202523189349303857
Schema version: 2024v5.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-11-14T09:26:49-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	844297366	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SCHOLL & LYBROOK CPAS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8860 CITATION ROAD SUITE C	AddressLine1Txt
City	BALTIMORE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21221	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	454718969	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BRIGANCE BRIGADE FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BRIG	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4108782030	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10045 RED RUN BLVD 130	AddressLine1Txt
City	OWINGS MILLS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21117	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	OJ BRIGANCE	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4108782030	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-11-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ANNA V LYBROOK CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00266656	PTIN
Phone	6672607300	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	OJ BRIGANCE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10045 RED RUN BLVD 130	AddressLine1Txt
City	OWINGS MILLS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21117	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$554,613	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.BRIGANCEBRIGADE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2008	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MD	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	PROVIDES SUPPORT TO ALS PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	3	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	70	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$358,595	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$377,436	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$10,029	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$16,097	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$37,196	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$63,203	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$405,820	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$456,736	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$64,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$99,117	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$151,987	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$170,545	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$140,040	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$297,370	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$242,780	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$513,357	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$512,442	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$107,537	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$55,706	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$725,687	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$760,795	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$13,712	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$77,452	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$711,975	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$683,343	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF THE BRIGANCE BRIGADE FOUNDATION IS TO EQUIP, ENCOURAGE AND EMPOWER PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALS (AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS); WE STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING NEEDED EQUIPMENT, RESOURCE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$55,204	ExpenseAmt
Desc	THE BRIGANCE BRIGADE FOUNDATION PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE CARING FOR A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND WHO HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ALS THROUGH CHANDA'S CAREGIVER CORNER. THE FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH A YOGA INSTRUCTOR TO DEVELOP CAREGIVER FOCUSED MINDFUL MOVEMENT VIDEOS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE. THESE VIDEOS ARE INTENDED TO PROMOTE THE PILLARS OF CHANDA'S CAREGIVER CORNER, WHICH WILL HELP TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CAREGIVERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE CO-FOUNDER OF THE FOUNDATION HAS WRITTEN SEVERAL CHILDRENS BOOKS IN A COLLECTION CALLED CHAN IS A CAREGIVER. A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THESE BOOKS ARE DONATED TO THE FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT CHANDA'S CAREGIVER CORNER.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$217,628	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$97,529	GrantAmt
Desc	THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES RESOURCES AND GRANTS TO A NUMBER OF FAMILIES TO ASSIST WITH THEIR REQUEST TO ENHANCE THEIR FAMILY MEMBER'S QUALITY OF LIFE. THE GRANTS PROVIDE FUNDS FOR VARIOUS ITEMS INCLUDING THE PURCHASE OF COMMUNICATION DEVICES WHICH ALLOWS THE ALS PATIENT TO CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS, IN-HOME HEALTH CARE SO A FAMILY CAN GAIN BACK SOME FINANCIAL STABILITY AND MINOR HOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT PROVIDE HANDICAPPED ACCESSABILITY. A TOTAL OF 20 GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO PERSONS LIVING WITH ALS WITH MOST OF THE RECEIPIENTS RECEIVING $5,000 EACH.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$35,101	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,588	GrantAmt
Desc	THE FOUNDATION HELD A BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVE REQUESTING DONATIONS TO BE USED TO PURCHASE SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR THE CHILDREN OF PALS (PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALS).	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$307,933	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	3	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	OJ BRIGANCE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4108782030	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10045 RED RUN BOULEVARD SUITE 130	AddressLine1Txt
City	OWINGS MILLS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21117	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
OJ BRIGANCE
PRESIDENT	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHANDA BRIGANCE
VICE PRESIDENT	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANNA VITALE LYBROOK
TREASURER	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANDREAS T DAILEY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
W DREW HAWKINS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR STANLEY APPEL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICK RITTER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN MINADAKIS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TJ SMITH
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$377,436	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$156,435	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$377,436	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$14,320	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$14,320	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$51,000	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$49,223	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,777	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,777	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,777	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$108,129	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$48,654	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$59,475	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$59,475	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$3,728	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,728	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,728	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$456,736	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,728	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$75,572	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$99,117	TotalAmt
Program Services	$99,117	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$155,232	TotalAmt
Program Services	$77,829	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,239	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$39,164	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,374	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,686	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$844	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$844	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,939	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,986	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,941	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,012	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$868	TotalAmt
Program Services	$868	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,847	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,056	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,659	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,132	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$471	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$471	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,010	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,177	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$247	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$586	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,138	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,890	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,336	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,912	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$330	TotalAmt
Program Services	$193	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$96	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$568	TotalAmt
Program Services	$332	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$70	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$166	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,058	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,376	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$499	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,183	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE	$118,618	$46,478	$72,140
BANK, CREDIT CARD & OTH	$5,069		$4,916	$153
PROMOTION ITEMS, GOODS	$4,119	$2,412	$1,201	$506
WEBSITE	$3,319	$1,943	$968	$408

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,365	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,590	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$526	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,249	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$512,442	TotalAmt
Program Services	$307,933	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$64,469	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$140,040	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$176,234	BOYAmt
EOY	$71,131	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$489,754	BOYAmt
EOY	$532,057	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,868	BOYAmt
EOY	$77,974	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,000	BOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,329	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,275	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,371	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,955	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$60,224	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$56,515	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,472	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,709	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,659	BOYAmt
EOY	$62,694	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$725,687	BOYAmt
EOY	$760,795	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,812	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,569	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$10,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,900	BOYAmt
EOY	$58,883	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,712	BOYAmt
EOY	$77,452	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$678,107	BOYAmt
EOY	$595,369	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,868	BOYAmt
EOY	$87,974	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$711,975	BOYAmt
EOY	$683,343	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$725,687	BOYAmt
EOY	$760,795	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$55,706	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$27,074	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$465,024	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$442,131	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$371,648	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$431,257	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$436,911	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,146,971	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$454	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,413	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$723	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$305	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$600	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,495	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$465,478	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$443,544	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$372,371	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$431,562	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$437,511	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,150,466	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$2,150,466	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$9,701	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,532	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,288	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$10,444	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$14,320	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$50,285	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$9,701	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,532	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,288	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$10,444	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$14,320	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$50,285	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$14	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$138	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,128	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,280	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$475,179	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$451,090	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$380,659	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$442,144	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$454,959	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,204,031	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.97570	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.97930	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.02280	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.02060	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$6,043	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,825	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,218	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$54,181	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$53,690	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$491	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,709	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
RIGHT OF USE - OFFICE LEASE	$58,444
DEPOSITS	$4,250

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$62,694	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
LEASE LIABILITY - SHORT TERM	$23,084
LEASE LIABILITY - LONG TERM	$35,799

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$58,883	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$495,810	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$27,074	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$12,868	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$39,942	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$455,868	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$868	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$868	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$456,736	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$524,442	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$12,868	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$12,868	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$511,574	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$868	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$868	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$512,442	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) AND COMPARABLE MARYLAND STATE LAW. THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE FOUNDATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITIONS. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023. THE FOUNDATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 REMAINS OPEN FOR THREE YEARS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE EXAMINATIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	ADDITIONAL DIRECT EXPENSES PER SCHEDULE G 12,868.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	ADDITIONAL DIRECT EXPENSES PER SCHEDULE G 12,868.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	5.7K RACE	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$88,090	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$88,090	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$10,151	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$4,499	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$1,525	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$32,479	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	THIRD PARTY EVENTS	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$20,039	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$20,039	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Total	$108,129	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$108,129	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$10,151	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$4,499	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$1,525	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$32,479	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$48,654	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$59,475	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	THE BRIGANCE BRIGADE FOUNDATION PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO ALS PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE FORM OF EQUIPMENT (WHEEL CHAIRS, COMMUNICATION DEVICES, LIFTS); MAKING THEIR HOMES MORE ACCESSIBLE (RAMPS, GENERATORS); AND PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR HOME HEALTH CARE.	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	20	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$97,529	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method Used	COST	ValuationMethodUsedDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	EACH CLIENT (ONCE THEIR REQUEST IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE ASSIGNED FOR THAT PURPOSE) SIGNS AN AGREEMENT FOR THEIR GRANT REQUESTING ONE OF TWO OPTIONS: THE GRANT IS PAID DIRECTLY TO THE GRANTEE AND THE GRANTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING RECORDS OF HOW THE GRANT IS SPENT; OR THE GRANTEE SUBMITS INVOICES FROM VENDORS AND THE FOUNDATION SEND PAYMENTS DIRECTLY TO THE VENDORS ON BEHALF OF THE GRANTEE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	4	$130,796	COMPARABLE SERVICES
Yes (X)	T-SHIRTS	1	$17,500	COMPARABLE SALES
Yes (X)	SERVICES PROVIDED FOR SPECIAL EVENTS	6	$5,560	COMPARABLE SERVICES
Yes (X)	FOOD FOR FUNDRAISER	2	$2,579	COMPARABLE SALES

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION, O.J. BRIGANCE AND THE VICE PRESIDENT, CHANDA BRIGANCE ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY WITH THE FULL BOARD AND WITH EACH NEW BOARD MEMBER; MONITORED ON AN ONGOING BASIS BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FOUNDATION TREASURER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE PROCESS INCLUDES INPUT VIA A SURVEY MECHANISM FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND A FORMAL MEETING AND DISCUSSION WITH THE CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR OF THE FOUNDATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 49,056. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 16,659. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 6,132. TOTAL EXPENSES 71,847.