The Bridge INC FY2021 filing

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 1954Human ServicesEIN 13-1919799Revenue $57.6M in FY2021

On file with the IRSthebridgeny.org290 Lenox Ave 3rd Floor, 10027-4991 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Oct 1955Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The bridge's mission is to change lives by offering help, hope and opportunity to new york city's most vulnerable. The Bridge offers a comprehensive range of evidence-based rehabilitative services including mental health and substance abuse treatment, supported housing, vocational assistance, healthcare and creative arts therapies.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.6M 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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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
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.9M a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.6M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $143K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21.8M
55% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 55% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$57.6M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$53.2M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$17.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$57.6M
FY2021▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$50.5M
FY2021$57.6M
FY2022$67.4M
FY2023$74.5M
FY2024$80.3M
FY2025$85.4M
Expenses
$53.2M
FY2021▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$50.8M
FY2021$53.2M
FY2022$65.3M
FY2023$66.9M
FY2024$73.9M
FY2025$82.3M
Net assets
$17.6M
FY2021▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13.2M
FY2021$17.6M
FY2022$19.4M
FY2023$27.2M
FY2024$32.4M
FY2025$35.1M

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 Oct 1955.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $45.8M Management & general 13% · $7.0M Fundraising 1% · $402K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $1.6M 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
Chief Executive Officer
$299,735Pt VII · Sec A
Psychiatrist
$233,145Pt VII · Sec A
Psychiatrist
$219,909Pt VII · Sec A
Psychiatrist
$217,154Pt VII · Sec A
SR VP Residential Services
$176,679Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer (outgoing)
$171,885Pt VII · Sec A
SR VP Residential Services
$165,800Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Housing Developmen
$165,244Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Wiviott’s $352K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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
Susan Wiviott$351,580$332,761$295,761$307,701$299,735$250,936
Caroline H Bjorkman$319,702$270,393————
Jessica Gatt$215,242$224,633$270,866———
Jeremy Klopman$255,248$247,021$235,786$226,630$233,145$214,055
Tarsha Hunter$238,550$231,559$225,518$217,855$217,154$200,065
Anastasis Vassiliou$228,949$197,591$172,928—$165,800—
Ezra Miller Chief$227,052—————
Lisa Green Chief Program$224,051—————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides comprehensive services to help vulnerable New Yorkers overcome challenges and rebuild lives.

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3 programs · $45.8M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Residential Services

The bridge provides transitional and permanent supportive behavioral health housing to 1,100 single adults in three boroughs (manhattan, the bronx, and brooklyn). These individuals are housed in a combination of single site owned and wholly leased buildings, and scatter-site apartments rented from private landlords in the community.

$29.8Mprogram expense
02

Community-Based Services

(1) care coordination: the bridge is under contract with two health homes and works with over 1000 health home enrolled members in the bronx, brooklyn, queens, and manhattan providing outreach, engagement, and ongoing care coordination.

$12.5Mprogram expense
03

Clinical Services

The bridge operates an office of mental health (omh) licensed personalized recovery oriented services (pros) program, which is a psychiatric rehabilitation program, with enhanced clinical treatment services and an article 31 mental health clinic.

$3.4Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $32.2M · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$12,688,398
Unitemized GrantFY2023$13,207,895
431 Herkimer St LPFY2023$152,333
Sheridan Hill House CorporationNY · FY2021$3,338,957
323 Houston Street CorporationNY · FY2021$2,754,396

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$57.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$502K
Money outPt IX
$53.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$45.8M
Managementcol C$7.0M
Fundraisingcol D$402K
Owns and owesPt X
$17.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.3M
Total assetsLn 16$39.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$28.7M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$213K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$101K
Other incomeLn 4–11$502K
Total revenueLn 12$57.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10.1M
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.1M
Other assetsLn 15$10.8M
Total assetsLn 16$39.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21.8M
Net assetsLn 32$17.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,024
VolunteersI 617
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.8M$11.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$25.7M$39.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.5M$21.8M
Net assetsLn 32$13.2M$17.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$582K$230K$352K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$21.9M$19.0M$2.7M$187K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$401K$346K$52K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4.9M$4.1M$749K$40K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.4M$2.0M$373K$20K
Management feesLn 11a$162K$162K
Legal feesLn 11b$185K$185K
Investment management feesLn 11f$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$464K$54K$396K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$2.3M$1.7M$603K$16K
Information technologyLn 14$854K$415K$431K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$1.8M$1.5M$253K$229
TravelLn 17$426K$421K$4K$20
InterestLn 20$563K$541K$22K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$456K$456K
InsuranceLn 23$310K$285K$25K$234
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14.4M$14.2M$42K$105K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.2M$955K$189K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$53.2M$45.8M$7.0M$402K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $85.4M$82.3M$3.0M$35.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $80.3M$73.9M$6.3M$32.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $74.5M$66.9M$7.7M$27.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $67.4M$65.3M$2.1M$19.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $57.6M$53.2M$4.3M$17.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $50.5M$50.8M−$287K$13.2M 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 $57,559,803 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $26,461,522$30,915,319
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $23,367,683$26,041,525
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $79,862$100,670
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $558,714$502,289
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $50,467,781$57,559,803
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $30,229,296$30,223,567
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $20,525,602$22,995,817
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $50,754,898$53,219,384
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$287,117$4,340,419
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $57,559,803 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$213,066
VIII-1e Government grants$28,666,280
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,035,973
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$30,915,319
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $26,041,525$26,041,525
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $100,670$100,670
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $154,940$154,940
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$6,741−$6,741
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $354,090$354,090
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,395,615 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $248,869$57,559,803
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $53,219,384 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $229,869 · Management $351,672$581,541
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $18,995,672 · Management $2,715,557 · Fundraising $187,445$21,898,674
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $345,685 · Management $52,249 · Fundraising $3,441$401,375
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,113,106 · Management $748,528 · Fundraising $40,311$4,901,945
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,046,928 · Management $373,125 · Fundraising $19,979$2,440,032
IX-11a Management feesManagement $161,600$161,600
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $184,830$184,830
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $19,618$19,618
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $54,324 · Management $396,480 · Fundraising $12,833$463,637
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,656,642 · Management $603,171 · Fundraising $15,899$2,275,712
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $414,632 · Management $430,548 · Fundraising $8,843$854,023
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,519,290 · Management $252,859 · Fundraising $229$1,772,378
IX-17 TravelPrograms $421,147 · Management $4,345 · Fundraising $20$425,512
IX-20 InterestPrograms $540,939 · Management $21,883$562,822
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $455,810$455,810
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $284,699 · Management $25,116 · Fundraising $234$310,049
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,210,288 · Management $42,033 · Fundraising $104,913$14,357,234
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $955,141 · Management $189,426 · Fundraising $8,025$1,152,592
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $45,788,362 · Management $7,028,850 · Fundraising $402,172$53,219,384
Part X · Balance sheet $39,348,732 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,168,579$10,090,732
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,599,093$1,203,902
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $7,182,978$7,445,017
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,299,099$3,528,237
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,275,474$2,235,506
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,482,309$4,089,738
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,724,047$10,755,600
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $25,731,579$39,348,732
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,418,339$4,307,289
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,236,980$15,386,906
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,094,178$761,140
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,504,497$21,781,231
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,650,180$17,164,653
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $576,902$402,848
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,227,082$17,567,501
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $25,731,579$39,348,732
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,567,501 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$57,559,803
XI-2 Total expenses$53,219,384
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,340,419
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,227,082
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$17,567,501

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