Nonprofit · EIN 42-1529394
CARINGBRIDGE
Tax-exempt · BLOOMINGTON, MN 55431
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $10,634,739 | $10,715,400 | -$80,661 | $5,445,815 | $1,034,614 | $4,411,201 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $10,712,173 | $11,608,997 | -$896,824 | $5,379,299 | $914,010 | $4,465,289 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $12,845,325 | $11,751,363 | $1,093,962 | $6,535,180 | $1,169,490 | $5,365,690 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,319,126
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $67,608
- Royalties
- $248,005
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $11,429
- Other revenue
- $248,005
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,058,830
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,146,137
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,921,153
- Professional fundraising fees
- $120,000
- Legal fees
- $177,113
- Accounting fees
- $51,425
- Occupancy
- $125,128
- Travel
- $92,505
- Depreciation
- $461,841
- Program services (functional)
- $7,977,256
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,464,146
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,273,998
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,379,299
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,445,815
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,034,614
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,411,201
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $696,708
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,571,850
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,031,801
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $379,400
- Gross receipts
- $10,634,739
- Employees
- 46
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2002
- State of legal domicile
- MN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tia Newcomer | CEO Officer | 40 | $430,936 | $24,319 |
| Stephanie SchmidPresident | and Incoming Interim CEO (Oct-Dec) Officer | 40 | $229,277 | $35,084 |
| Tom Booth | Chief Information Officer Key employee | 40 | $220,972 | $10,038 |
| Mark Phillips | Vice President of Technology Highest-paid employee | 40 | $203,436 | $6,778 |
| Thabani Sinkula | CFO Officer | 40 | $175,807 | $28,745 |
| Ramla Hasanali | Director of Product Highest-paid employee | 40 | $174,764 | $17,619 |
| Michelle Sheu | Product Manager Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,496 | $15,381 |
| Gustavo Reyes | Engineering Manager Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,095 | $16,068 |
| Hai Nguyen | Software Engineer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,973 | $5,840 |
| Sarah Krevans | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Ireland | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Calvin Allen | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin O'Leary | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Paurvi Bhatt | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sara Ratner | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molly Jungbauer | Director (Until Aug 2025) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Adrian Slobin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Cris Ross | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sandy Chung | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kristy Lindquist | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jonathan Henderson | Director (Beg Sept 2025) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Paolo Narcisso | Director (Beg Sept 2025) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Scott Spiker | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Steve Margolis | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Annalee Lutgen | Interim CFO (Until Jan) Officer | 20 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tia Newcomer | CEO Officer | 40 | $366,621 | $30,225 |
| Stephanie Schmid | Chief Growth Officer Key employee | 40 | $247,650 | $40,319 |
| Tom Booth | Chief Product Officer Key employee | 40 | $242,344 | $9,903 |
| Mark Philips | Vice President of Technology Highest-paid employee | 40 | $207,116 | $6,181 |
| Konstantinos Dimitriou | Director of Product Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,755 | $41,612 |
| Ramla Tiewala | Director of Product Highest-paid employee | 40 | $173,399 | $15,644 |
| Zishan Ahmed | Senior Software Engineer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,923 | $11,025 |
| Chenchu Chilamakuri | Engineering Manager Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,526 | $7,340 |
| Elizabeth Olson | CFO (Thru Feb) Officer | 40 | $29,009 | $7,552 |
| Scott Spiker | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Krevans | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Calvin Allen | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Ireland | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Soleil Boughton | Director (Thru Aug) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sara Ratner | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Solome Tibebu | Director (Thru Jun) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin O'Leary | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Paurvi Bhatt | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Molly Jungbauer | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jodi Hubler | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Adrian Slobin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Cris Ross | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Sandy Chung | Director (As of Sept) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Margolis | Director (As of Sept) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kristy Lindquist | Director (As of Sept) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Annalee Lutgen | Fractional CFO (As of Jan) Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIA NEWCOMER | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $370,000 | $25,497 |
| MARK PRICE | CHIEF DATA OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $214,106 | $29,433 |
| ELIZABETH OLSON | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $205,986 | $31,358 |
| TOM BOOTH | CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $225,604 | $7,986 |
| STEPHANIE SCHMID | CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $203,184 | $22,337 |
| MARK PHILLIPS | VICE PRESIDENT OF TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $195,612 | $7,057 |
| JASON COLEMAN | SOLUTION ARCHITECT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,646 | $23,737 |
| GREG DAHL | LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,553 | $31,828 |
| RAMLA TIEWALA HASANALI | DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $169,818 | $6,178 |
| ALIK LEWIS | DIRECTOR OF DEV OPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,929 | $11,862 |
| SCOTT SPIKER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH KREVANS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY JUNGBAUER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JODI HUBLER | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CALVIN ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAURVI BHATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SOLEIL BOUGHTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH DACCORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA IRELAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN O'LEARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA RATNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRIS ROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIAN SLOBIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY THIEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SOLOME TIBEBU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3600 AMERICAN BLVD W STE 405, BLOOMINGTON, MN 55431-4522
- In care of
- % DARLA NEMEC
- Mailing address (990-N for 2025)
- 90 Alton Road, Miami Beach FL 33139
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Stephanie Schmid, 3600 American Blvd West 405, Bloomington, MN 55431
- Principal officer (990-N for 2025)
- Ronald Stein, 560 MADISON AVE APT 3PH, ALBANY NY 12208
- Signed the 990
- Stephanie Schmid, CEO
- Phone
- (651) 452-7940
- Website
- www.caringbridge.org
- Return prepared by
- Eide Bailly LLP
Mission
CaringBridge has a single vision: a world where no one goes through a health journey alone. In order to turn this vision into reality, we've made it our mission to build bridges of care and communication providing love and support on a health journey.
Program accomplishments
- CaringBridge is a nonprofit health platform that surrounds families with support during a health journey. As a donor-supported nonprofit founded in 1997, the organization offers tools to share and document a health journey, simplify care coordination, and connect caregivers with a supportive community. Feelings of being overwhelmed, isolated, and lonely are prevalent among family caregivers and the loved ones they support on a health journey. By building social support and improving emotional health, CaringBridge addresses those needs, helping people come together in support of healing. (Continued on Schedule O) In 2025, CaringBridge supported 41,061 pages, delivering hope and healing to caregivers and their loved ones they support on a health journey.2/3 of CaringBridge family caregivers receive a matched offer of support within 24 hours of their request.Approximately 57% of pages are started for a cancer health journey; the highest of any health condition is breast cancer (13%).75% of pages result in a positive outcome, from remission to recovery.Emotional and Social Support:13.4 million posts, reactions, comments and tributes annually647,335 AMP heart reactions a month1 million average comments and reactions per month1500 messages per hourFinancial Support:$609,720 GoFundMe average monthly dollars raised for patients318 average gift cards delivered monthly to patients In 2025 CaringBridge had 119,786 donors and 142,866 gifts.Expenses $7,977,256
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990-N on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 42-1529394
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,445,815
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,634,739
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-N for 2025 Officer: Ronald Stein | December 31, 2025 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990 | December 2025 | $10,634,739 | $10,715,400 | $5,445,815 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $10,712,173 | $11,608,997 | $5,379,299 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $12,845,325 | $11,751,363 | $6,535,180 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $11,195,292 | $11,673,862 | $4,789,719 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 42-1529394).
Questions about CARINGBRIDGE
- What is the EIN of CARINGBRIDGE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CARINGBRIDGE is 42-1529394.
- Is CARINGBRIDGE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to CARINGBRIDGE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CARINGBRIDGE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CARINGBRIDGE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CARINGBRIDGE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-N for 2025 for the year ended December 31, 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CARINGBRIDGE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Stephanie Schmid.
- Who are the officers and directors of CARINGBRIDGE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 25 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $430,936 (Tia Newcomer, CEO).
- How much revenue does CARINGBRIDGE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,634,739, expenses of $10,715,400 and total assets of $5,445,815 at year end.
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