Lifebridge partners with bridgeport's youth & families to build resilience. Working with youth & families, we help them reach their full potential within a stronger Community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 48 volunteers and 240 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $145K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $26K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.9M
46% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 46% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.0M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$8.3M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.0M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.4M
FY2021$9.6M
FY2022$8.3M
FY2023$8.0M
FY2024$8.8M
FY2025$9.0M
Expenses
$8.3M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.6M
FY2021$9.9M
FY2022$9.0M
FY2023$8.7M
FY2024$8.5M
FY2025$8.3M
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2025▲ +52%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$2.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1934.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $7.0M Management & general 13% · $1.1M Fundraising 2% · $189K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$245,300Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$155,761Pt VII · Sec A
$147,780Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Dir. of Compliance
$146,765Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Medical Officer
$111,904Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Dir. of Behavioral Health
$103,396Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Dir. of Marketing
$101,366Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Edith Boyle’s $245K as President & CEO is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alan J Mathis———$199,276$247,518—
Edith Boyle$245,300$218,924$179,716———
Alan Mathis—————$236,936
Frank Farias$155,761$135,311$157,573$171,194$154,220$128,157
Johnnie Malloy———$157,585——
Sharda Belcher$147,780—————
Cary Ostrow$146,765$136,625$136,442$138,623$134,011$100,959
Dawn Hatchett————$133,250$134,125

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Empowering Bridgeport's youth and families to build resilience and reach their full potential.

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2 programs · $7.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Behavioral Health Services

Lifebridge community services provides outpatient psychiatric, and substance use counseling services to children and youth ages six and older, as well as adults. Services are delivered at two program locations in bridgeport and fairfield, connecticut.

$3.6Mprogram expense
02

Social Enterprises

Lifebridge community services operates social enterprise programs designed to support client independence and improve nutritional outcomes. The sign language interpreting program provides communication access services to deaf, deaf-blind, and hard of hearing individuals who use sign language as their primary mode of communication.

$3.4Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 17 grants · $183K · 2020–2024
The Greater Bridgeport Adolescent Pregnancy ProgramCT · FY2024$8,250
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,155
The Greater Bridgeport Adolescent Pregnancy ProgramCT · FY2023$8,250
Unitemized GrantFY2023$150
Unitemized GrantFY2023$100
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,136
Unitemized GrantFY2022$307
Unitemized GrantFY2022$53
Unitemized GrantFY2022$21
Unitemized GrantFY2021$15,901
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,364
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,270
Unitemized GrantFY2020$53,056
Unitemized GrantFY2020$31,393
Unitemized GrantFY2020$26,340
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,644
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,244

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$46K
Money outPt IX
$8.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.0M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$189K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$46K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Gains on assetsLn 7$300
Total revenueLn 12$9.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$54K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M
Other assetsLn 15$691K
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5240
VolunteersI 648
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$893K$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$8K$8K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$594$594
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$434K$5K$429K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.1M$3.8M$211K$83K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$316K$304K$5K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$366K$311K$49K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$286$286
Accounting feesLn 11c$60K$60K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$411K$309K$101K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$2K$595$16K
Office expensesLn 13$175K$122K$51K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$141K$88K$43K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$137K$110K$23K$4K
TravelLn 17$107K$106K$391$88
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
InterestLn 20$25K$25K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$145K$113K$29K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$77K$65K$10K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.7M$1.6M$700$52K
All other expensesLn 24e$60K$22K$37K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.3M$7.0M$1.1M$189K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $9.0M$8.3M$713K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.8M$8.5M$217K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.0M$8.7M−$669K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.3M$9.0M−$703K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.6M$9.9M−$294K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.4M$9.6M−$135K$2.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $9,001,497 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,066,216$6,204,601
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,793,926$2,734,034
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $815,988$45,553
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $84,029$17,309
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,760,159$9,001,497
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $17,655$8,844
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,377,301$5,215,745
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,147,782$3,064,310
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,542,738$8,288,899
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $217,421$712,598
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,001,497 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$5,481,958
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$722,643
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,204,601
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,734,034$2,734,034
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $45,253$45,253
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $300$300
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $17,309$17,309
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,734,034 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $62,862$9,001,497
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,288,899 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $8,250$8,250
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $594$594
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $5,256 · Management $428,780$434,036
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,805,911 · Management $210,993 · Fundraising $82,584$4,099,488
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $304,271 · Management $5,035 · Fundraising $6,608$315,914
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $310,864 · Management $48,706 · Fundraising $6,737$366,307
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $286$286
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $59,575$59,575
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $309,283 · Management $100,684 · Fundraising $1,461$411,428
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,563 · Management $595 · Fundraising $16,052$18,210
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $122,372 · Management $50,656 · Fundraising $1,607$174,635
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $87,928 · Management $42,683 · Fundraising $10,520$141,131
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $109,703 · Management $23,309 · Fundraising $4,212$137,224
IX-17 TravelPrograms $106,467 · Management $391 · Fundraising $88$106,946
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,842$6,842
IX-20 InterestManagement $24,758$24,758
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $112,560 · Management $28,751 · Fundraising $3,796$145,107
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $64,744 · Management $9,931 · Fundraising $1,959$76,634
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,648,606 · Management $700 · Fundraising $52,390$1,701,696
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,910 · Management $36,641 · Fundraising $1,287$59,838
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,027,124 · Management $1,072,474 · Fundraising $189,301$8,288,899
Part X · Balance sheet $4,108,427 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $54,901$53,817
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,019,931$1,083,648
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $312,571$453,423
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $232,719$244,917
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,963$22,731
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $892,977$1,558,734
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $727,507$691,157
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,256,569$4,108,427
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,403,022$1,248,511
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $292,786$288,685
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $114,063$42,425
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,809,871$1,909,621
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$106,983$243,153
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,553,681$1,955,653
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,446,698$2,198,806
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,256,569$4,108,427
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,198,806 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,001,497
XI-2 Total expenses$8,288,899
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$712,598
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,446,698
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$39,510
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,198,806

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