BRIDGES TO PROSPERITY NORTHERN ILLINOIS

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $159K · expenses $134K · assets $140K

Also known as
DBA BRIDGES TO PROSPERITY NORTHERN IL
EIN
27-3597219
Address
1280 S ALPINE RD, ROCKFORD, IL 61108-3946
Website
HTTP://WWW.BRIDGESNORTHERNIL.COM
NTEE code
V30
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2011 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Allan Barsema (its 2014 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2014 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

COORDINATING A COLLABORATIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO POVERTY REDUCTION TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND HELP FAMILIES THRIVE

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Mary Cacioppi FOUNDER/CEO2022-2025 $80,400$226,862 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Brian Wynn BOARD PRESIDENT2021-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Brent Scott VP, TREASURER2021-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Steve Kennedy SECRETARY2021-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Jedediah Cantrell BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE2025 10 $0 reported 1
Anisha Grimmet BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE2025 10 $0 reported 1
Marlana Dokken BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE2025 10 $0 reported 1
Anqunette Parham BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE2025 10 $0 reported 1
Tisha Tousant (former) BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE2022-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Anisha Grimmett (former) BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE2022-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Reverend Alvin White (former) BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE2022-2023 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $80K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARY CACIOPPI FOUNDER/CEO50 $80,400-$0 $80,4001
JEDEDIAH CANTRELL BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE10 $0-$0 $01
ANISHA GRIMMET BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE10 $0-$0 $01
MARLANA DOKKEN BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE10 $0-$0 $01
ANQUNETTE PARHAM BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE10 $0-$0 $01
BRIAN WYNN BOARD PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
BRENT SCOTT VP, TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
STEVE KENNEDY SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $76K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARY CACIOPPI FOUNDER/CEO50 $76,462-$0 $76,4621
TISHA TOUSANT BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE10 $0-$0 $01
ANISHA GRIMMETT BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE10 $0-$0 $01
BRIAN WYNN BOARD PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
BRENT SCOTT VP, TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
STEVE KENNEDY SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TISHA TOUSANT BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE10 $0-$0 $01
REVEREND ALVIN WHITE BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE10 $0-$0 $01
ANISHA GRIMMETT BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE10 $0-$0 $01
BRIAN WYNN BOARD PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
BRENT SCOTT VP, TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
STEVE KENNEDY SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
MARY CACIOPPI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $70K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARY CACIOPPI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50 $70,000-$0 $70,0001
TISHA TOUSANT BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE10 $0-$0 $01
REVEREND ALVIN WHITE BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE10 $0-$0 $01
ANISHA GRIMMETT BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE10 $0-$0 $01
BRIAN WYNN BOARD PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
BRENT SCOTT VP, TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
STEVE KENNEDY SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN WYNN BOARD PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
BRENT SCOTT VP, TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
STEVE KENNEDY SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$158,849$134,411 $139,561$136,915 $158,849- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$166,829$135,458 $114,434$112,477 $166,829- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$118,537$122,392 $84,130$81,106 $118,537- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$117,141$126,091 $87,992$84,961 $117,141- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$163,546$130,360 $93,911$93,911 $163,546- ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $216,750 in all, tax years 2017 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS DAF sponsor Exact 2019, 2021-2024 6$172,750 2024$63,250
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SWEDISHAMERICAN FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2017 1$29,000 2017$29,000
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KIWANIS CHARITIES OF ROCKFORD INC Public charity Exact 2020 1$10,000 2020$10,000
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THE KJELLSTROM FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BRIDGES TO PROSPERITY NORTHERN ILLINOIS” 2024 1$5,000 2024$5,000
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Who funds organizations like this

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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$11,709,90065 152014–2024 GLOBAL POVERTY PROJECT INC; INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION; COLLECTIVE HERITAGE INSTITUTE; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES and 11 more
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THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION Private foundation$10,850,4176 22017–2025 GLOBAL POVERTY PROJECT INC; INSTITUTE FOR SOUTHERN STUDIES INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $134,411 spent · pay $108,228 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $108,228 80.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,956 17.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,569 1.9%
Printing, publications, postage $658 0.5%
Total$134,411100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $135,458 spent · pay $109,032 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $109,032 80.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,955 16.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,421 1.8%
Printing, publications, postage $1,050 0.8%
Total$135,458100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $122,392 spent · pay $98,610 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $98,610 80.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,634 16.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,340 1.9%
Printing, publications, postage $808 0.7%
Total$122,392100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $126,091 spent · pay $97,254 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $97,254 77.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $25,367 20.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,131 1.7%
Printing, publications, postage $1,339 1.1%
Total$126,091100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $130,360 spent · pay $93,542 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $93,542 71.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $28,972 22.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,645 5.1%
Printing, publications, postage $1,201 0.9%
Total$130,360100%

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