BINDING THREAD INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
BINDING THREAD INC (EIN 83-3464773)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-02-11
IRS object ID
202630429349301618
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-02-11T11:21:20-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN833464773EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Binding Thread IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% Jason RuganiInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlBINDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8125680330PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1703 S Willow RdAddressLine1Txt
CityEvansvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP47714ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJASON RUGANIPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone8125680330PhoneNum
Signature2026-02-11SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Binding Thread IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1703 S Willow RdAddressLine1Txt
CityEvansvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP47714ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$890,389GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.bindingthread.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2019FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateINLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionBinding Thread Inc is an organization dedicated to relief of the poor distressed and underprivileged by providing basic needs to orphans through collection and distribution of resources on a regular and consistent basisActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$761,802PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$842,724CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$28,601CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$18,522PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$19,064CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$780,324PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$890,389CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$613,107PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$729,342CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$70,965PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$100,952CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$684,072PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$830,294CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$96,252PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$60,095CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$718,718TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$778,813TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$778,813NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$813,375ExpenseAmt
DescProvide food, clothing, housing, and education to widows and orphans in Myanmar through local collection from donors in the USDesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$16,919ExpenseAmt
DescProvide food, clothing, housing, and education to at risk women in Myanmar through local collection from donors in the USDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$830,294TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntfalseBusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document1IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld CompliancefalseBackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members6GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (true)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldINStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonJASON RUGANIPersonNm
Phone8125680330PhoneNum

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CityEvansvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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JASON RUGANI
Executive Director10.000.00Yes (X)$7,388$0$0
BETH TROMLEY
Shop Manager0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ASHLEY DYE
Advisor0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ZACH SNYDER
Advisor0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NIKKI LEONARD
Advisor0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELE CROWLEY-WATKINS
Advisor0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLISON RUGANI
Connection Director0.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$7,388TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Program Service Revenue$28,601TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Total Revenue Column$19,064TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$729,342TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$62,097TotalAmt
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Total$21,753TotalAmt
Program Services$21,753ProgramServicesAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,000TotalAmt
Program Services$2,000ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$729TotalAmt
Program Services$729ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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Rent$1,956$1,956
Merchant Fees$8,847$8,847
Volunteer Services$3,570$3,570

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$830,294TotalAmt
Program Services$830,294ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$309,956BOYAmt
EOY$297,910EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$408,762BOYAmt
EOY$480,903EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$718,718BOYAmt
EOY$778,813EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$718,718BOYAmt
EOY$778,813EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$718,718BOYAmt
EOY$778,813EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$718,718BOYAmt
EOY$778,813EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$60,095ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$770,420CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$668,201CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$858,443CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$780,273CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$890,389CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,967,726TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$668,201CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$858,443CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$780,273CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$890,389CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,967,726TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$3,967,726PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$3,967,726TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1701.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701.00000PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part VI Line 2Jason Rugani - Allison Rugani - Family relationship
Part VI Line 11bReview by accounting and finance advisor for accuracy
Part VI Line 12cMonthly review of expenditures
Part VI Line 15a or bContract Director - Comparison with local non profit compensation rates
Part VI Line 15a or busing similar income, expense, and service sectors
Part VI Line 19Corporate ByLaws, Articles of Incorporation, Ethical Reporting, Privacy,
Part VI Line 19Conflict of Interest, Financials available through website or upon request

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