Nourish Bridgeport Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$788k
$211k liabilities
Net assets
$577k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
6.3y av
Staff
35
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥3 yrs
Clare Stafstrom
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Nourish Bridgeport Inc's network
13 people2 organisationsi13 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Stafstrom Chair | Chairperson | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Benjamin Branyan | Vice Chairpe | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Donna Milne | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| George Carter | Hon. Board M | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Heather Lange ESQ (also filed as Heather Lange) | Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jessica Layman | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John Stafstrom JR ESQ (also filed as John Stafstrom) | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Justine Rella | Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kirsten Nestro | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Mary Ann Masarech | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Pauline Biggs | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ray Lansing | Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Reverend Sara Smith | President & | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pauline Biggs | Member | $0 | |||
| Benjamin Branyan | Vice Chairpe | $0 | |||
| George Carter | Hon. Board M | $0 | |||
| Heather Lange Esq | Member | $0 | |||
| John Stafstrom Jr Esq | Member | $0 | |||
| Ray Lansing | Member | $0 | |||
| Jessica Layman | Treasurer | $0 | |||
| Mary Ann Masarech | Member | $0 | |||
| Donna Milne | Member | $0 | |||
| Kirsten Nestro | Secretary | $0 | |||
| Justine Rella | Member | $0 | |||
| Reverend Sara Smith | President & | $0 | |||
| Clare Stafstrom | Chairperson | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Nourish Bridgeport Inc
- EIN
- 274186000
- Address
- 2200 North Ave, Bridgeport, CT, 06604-2413
- State
- Connecticut
- Mission
- Bringing hope to our city through food-centered, volunteer-powered, community-anchored direct service programs (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- X99 Religion-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Religion-Related
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2011
- Principal officer
- Reverend Sara Smith (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2013
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsGeorge Carter
≥8years on the filingsJessica Layman
≥8years on the filingsJohn Stafstrom JR ESQ
≥8years on the filingsMary Ann Masarech
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $788k
- Total liabilities
- $211k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $577k
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.9m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 35
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.9m | $1.9m | Deficit $5k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Nourish Bridgeport, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State, business registry and officers (data.ct.gov n7gp-d28j and ka36-64k6). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Connecticut
- Entity type
- Non-Stock
- Status
- Active - Annual report due
- Formed
- 30 December 2010
- Registered agent
- Sara D. Smith (city and state not held)
Officers (3)
- Ben Branyan Officer, Director
- Clare Stafstrom Officer, Director
- Reverend Sara D. Smith Officer, Director
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.