2011-05-02T11:45:11-05:00 2010-12-31 990 2010-01-01 201698868 BRIDGES TO LEARNING INC BRID 1633 CEDAR LAKE PARKWAY MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416 ROBERT A MAC MURDO 6123811990 2011-03-22 false 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z 99251 false X www.bridges2learning.org X 2004 MN Bridges to Learnings mission is to provide resources for the education well-beingand social development of impoverished children in developing countries We are currently focusing on schools and educational programs in Vietnam 10 10 4 20 0 0 36994 51125 0 50 49 43338 48077 80382 99251 58693 60500 0 14264 24665 0 23235 6045 29891 79002 115056 1380 -15805 61814 70919 2510 27420 59304 43499 Bridges to Learnings mission is to provide resources for the education well-beingand social development of impoverished children in developing countries We are currently focusing on schools and educational programs in Vietnam false false 68804 Our primary program focuses on providing for the students education and welfare We transfer donations from private citizens to support indigenous children in Vietnam to attend the Anh Linh Free School in district 7 Ho Chi Minh City Their sponso rship includes education uniforms eye exams haircuts lunch and school materials 9097 Bridges to Learning B2L established the Breakfast fund as a means to provide the elementary school children a nutritious breakfast each morning Many children come from families too poor to provide more than one meal a day and hungry children do n ot learn very well 1740 The capital building initiative provides for the furnishing of computer labs dormitories building maintenance and the construction of facilitities including new schools Research & Dissemination B2L performs research to gather information that can be useful for B2L strategic decision-making and for its partners collaborators Information that advances the B2L mission can be disseminated to the general public using social media vehicles B2L uses the communications from students and schools in Vietnam stories about their progress and other information to help donors and interested parties understand education in its global context Collaborations & Partnerships As one of a relatively small number of organizations supplying resources to poor children in Vietnam B2L has a unique position to become an organization that is also providing strength to the infrastructure of nonprofi t organizations currently in Vietnam as a movement-maker B2L initiates collaborations and partnerships that strengthen our ability to carry out our mission We seek partners who work with models similar to ours supporting the unique needs of each c hild School Asset Management Even though schools like Anh Linh Free School are poor in capital and cash they still have more funds than many places in impoverished communities Keeping the money donated from B2L in their local bank accounts can be a cha llenge It attracts attention and could be confiscated For schools in developing countries it is often safer to retain their funds offshore B2L works with the school to help them with their cash flow and cash management B2L is creating an escrow account to finance programs for the next year and help the school maintain budget and manage the flow of funds 8700 88341 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 4 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false false MN X X ROBERT A MAC MURDO 6123811990 1633 CEDAR LAKE PARKWAY MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416 MARGARET THOMAS 20.00 X 7772 0 0 D ANDREW BROWN 2.00 X 0 0 0 GARY N MCLEAN 6.00 X 0 0 0 JERILYN H HIRSCH 12.00 X X 10000 0 0 LIEM NGUYEN 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT A MAC MURDO 12.00 X 3000 0 0 20772 0 0 0 false false false 51125 51125 49 49 48077 48077 48077 99251 49 0 48077 60500 60500 20772 16618 2077 2077 1953 1563 195 195 1940 1552 194 194 2419 1935 242 242 1233 987 123 123 2750 2200 275 275 517 413 52 52 Meals & Entertainment 401 321 40 40 Printing and newsletters 91 73 9 9 Dues & Subscription 426 340 43 43 Fundraising expenses 19755 19755 Bank Charges 2273 1819 227 227 26 20 3 3 115056 88341 3480 23235 25131 32661 26543 31476 10140 6782 61814 70919 2510 27420 2510 27420 X 53900 43499 5404 59304 43499 61814 70919 -15805 0 X true false true X false X 108333 57306 115277 95762 99202 475880 108333 57306 115277 95762 99202 475880 475880 1666 827 50 49 2592 1666 827 50 49 2592 108333 58972 116104 95812 99251 478472 0.99460 0.00540 X TICKET SALES 19125 19125 APPEAL 9700 9700 3 19252 19252 48077 48077 48077 01. Officer, directors, etc. family relationship (Part VI, line 2) Jerilyn Hirschs spouse is Robert Mac Murdo 02. Form 990 governing body review (Part VI, line 11) The organizations 990 is compiled by our accountant with the assistance of the Treasurer Once the 990 has been completed it is distributed electronically to the board for review and comment prior to filing All comments and questions are resolved prior to filing primarily through email between all board members 03. Conflict of interest policy compliance (Part VI, line 12c) Bridges to Learning Incs Conflict of Interest policy is completed annually by each board member The board collectively reviews each members statement and discusses any questions that members may have Members are bound to report any change in their situation throughout the year Randomly the Chairman will poll the board as to their status at periodic board meetings and those results are compiled in the minutes 04. CEO, executive director, top management comp (Part VI, line 15a) During the Boards annual strategic planning session in 2008 it concluded that establishing a salary for the President and Treasurer would be sound policy to begin to establish credibility as a sustainable organization Consulting firms such as MAP for Non-Profits and the Minnesota Council of Non-Profits were accessed to evaluate appropriate salary structures for organization our size A new Executive Director was hired in August 2010 to replaced Jerilyn Hirsch who wished to retire and support the organization through service with the board 05. Other officer or key employee compensation (Part VI, line 15b Using the information gleaned from the aforementioned organizations the board determined that a half time salary of 25000 per annum was appropriate to offer the new director Compensation for an Administrative Assistant was also approved for the prevailing rate of 1000hr for part time work 06. Governing documents, etc, available to public (Part VI, line 19) Bridges to Learning Inc posts its by-laws and governing documents on their website wwwBridges2Learningorg