Digital Bridge Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To accomplish our mission, we help people and organizations to repurpose their used technological assets by redistributing them to those in need. Based in Milwaukee, WI, we work with partnering nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations to provide affordable technology to low-income households, set up computer labs for the communities that need them, and to help our partners who are already doing good work to further their missions and create a lasting legacy, all using refurbished technology.
- Income
- $2.1 million
- Spending
- $2.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 1.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 63%
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 4
- Highest pay
- $79,200, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.7 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 32% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 22% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 252 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $1.8 million spent. In 2024, Digital Bridge refurbished and distributed over 5,000 devices around Wisconsin and the U.S. continuing our work on a grant received through the WI DOA and United Way to distribute 7,000 devices to low-income families in the Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha counties. We have continued to have an international impact as well through our local partners doing great work in less developed parts of the world, helping them establish computer labs that will have a lasting impact. We expanded our corporate donor base through our corporate IT Asset Disposition Services, allowing us to have an even greater impact in the coming years. We have expanded our e-waste services to cover our donor locations across the midwest in addition to offering shipping and logistics for locations across the country. We Diverted 500,000 Lbs of ewaste from landfills. Our NAID Certified Team securely destroyed the Data on over 17,000 Drives. Our team has been working closely with the state broadband office and other partners to prepare for the best use of federal funding of Digital Inclusion efforts starting in 2025. Digital Bridge continues to be a driving force behind Digital Inclusion and Electronics Reuse in WI and the U.S.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2015.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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