Bridge Academy INC FY2021 filing

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Lawrenceville, NJ501(c)(3)EducationEIN 02-0694031Revenue $3.5M in FY2021

On file with the IRSbanj.org1958-B Lawrenceville Road, 08648-2907 · Lawrenceville, NJTax-exempt since Sep 2003School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Education of students with disabilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$296K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$296K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $17K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$894K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.5M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$3.5M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2021▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.4M
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2021▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$3.5M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2021▲ +0.9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2003.

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Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $3.4M Management & general 2% · $83K Fundraising 2% · $61K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $296K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$153,451Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$142,934Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jayne Pellegrino’s $174K as Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jayne Pellegrino$173,755$168,557$160,516$156,664$153,451$149,435
Susan Morris—$155,177$149,497$145,713$142,934$138,500
Karen Savar$116,495—————
Ann Marie Harshaw$104,252$107,991$104,747———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates students with disabilities to help them succeed.

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1 program · $3.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Conducted a program for disabled children ages 8-18 with an average daily enrollment of 63 students for 180 school days during the school year ended june 30, 2021. The educational content and school finances are regulated by the new jersey state department of education.

$3.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$575K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$3.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.4M
Managementcol C$83K
Fundraisingcol D$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$894K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$575K
Government grantsLn 1e$392K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$652K
Other assetsLn 15$275K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$894K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 546
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$660K$652K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$894K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$306K$275K$31K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.7M$32K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$423K$411K$10K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$165K$162K$3K$505
Payroll taxesLn 10$157K$151K$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$46K$27K$1K$18K
Information technologyLn 14$126K$126K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$186K$186K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$268K$268K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M$3.4M$83K$61K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.4M$3.5M−$124K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.3M$3.4M−$65K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.4M$3.4M$26K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.0M$3.0M$81K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.5M$3.5M$22K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.4M$3.3M$32K$1.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,527,334 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $82,316$574,942
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,264,434$2,946,800
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,118$5,592
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,354,868$3,527,334
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,690,895$2,784,934
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $632,420$720,840
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,323,315$3,505,774
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $31,553$21,560
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,527,334 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$392,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$182,442
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$574,942
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,946,800$2,946,800
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,592$5,592
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,946,800 · Excluded from tax $5,592$3,527,334
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,505,774 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $274,979 · Management $30,553$305,532
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,702,187 · Fundraising $31,824$1,734,011
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $410,540 · Management $10,013 · Fundraising $2,715$423,268
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $161,942 · Management $3,000 · Fundraising $505$165,447
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $150,964 · Management $3,055 · Fundraising $2,657$156,676
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,537$3,537
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,500$30,500
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,774 · Fundraising $5,485$10,259
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,958 · Management $1,200 · Fundraising $18,123$46,281
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $126,398$126,398
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $185,661$185,661
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,138$1,138
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,297$4,297
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,412$27,412
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,719$11,719
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $268,246$268,246
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,392$5,392
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,361,370 · Management $83,095 · Fundraising $61,309$3,505,774
Part X · Balance sheet $2,439,036 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,371,174$1,376,651
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $106,974$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $221,595$77,299
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $50,221$58,474
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $659,502$651,578
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $265,289$275,034
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,674,755$2,439,036
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $706,551$830,429
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $44,540$63,075
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,143,591$893,504
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,531,164$1,545,532
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,674,755$2,439,036
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,545,532 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,527,334
XI-2 Total expenses$3,505,774
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$21,560
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,531,164
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$7,192
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,545,532

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