Bridges Foundation EIN 20-2796974

Bridges Foundation

EIN  20-2796974 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Waterford, ME
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers educational, employment, social, and recreational programs for individuals with sensory, energetic, learning, emotional, or developmental disabilities.
Leadership
Susan Johnson · Treasurer · $20K
Money in and out
$925K revenue, $875K expenses
Bottom line
94% program efficiency

Offers educational, employment, social, and recreational programs for individuals with sensory, energetic, learning, emotional, or developmental disabilities. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $925K in revenue, $875K in expenses, and $-81K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$925K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$875K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-81K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $50K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +36% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -32% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$925K
FY2024▲ +46%
Expenses
$875K
FY2024▲ +50%
Total assets
$163K
FY2024▲ +79%
Total liabilities
$243K
FY2024▲ +10%
Total revenue
$925K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$875K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-81K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$50K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$163K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $819K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Family Outreach & Respite Care

25 children with emotional disturbances and learning disabilities were provided wraparound, comprehensive mental health services in their HOMES/COMMUNITIES/SCHOOL. These services supported their efforts to remain in their homes and in the least restrictive setting possible.

$756Kprogram expense
02

Education, Employment, Social & Recreational Opportunities

An environment of true partnership and equality between those with and without disabilities within our business. Products are designed by program participants and the proceeds received fund a variety of activities that are offered free to the community at large, including yoga, ARTS/CRAFTS, cooking, practical maintenance and sports.

$63Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBridges Foundation
EINHdr · item D20-2796974
Principal addressHdr · item CWaterford, ME
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thebridgesfoundation.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MME
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P82)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2005

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$20,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$9,231Pt VII · Sec A
President
$5,769Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Johnson’s $20K as Treasurer is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2164 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Gregg Alexis$5,769$9,615$38,462
Susan Johnson$20,000$3,846$10,769$15,769
Diana Alexis$9,231$5,769
Paul Vail$260

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$792K · 86%
Contributions & grants$118K · 13%
Other revenue$15K · 2%
Program service revenue86%$792K
Contributions & grants13%$118K
Other revenue2%$15K
Total revenueLn 12$925K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06
Program services94%$819K
Management & general6%$56K
Total functional expensesLn 25$875K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$140K
Total assetsLn 16$163K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$243K
Total net assetsLn 32$-81K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $140K · Operating expenses/yr $875K
1.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $819K · Total expenses $875K
94%
Management & General
Management & general $56K · Total expenses $875K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $875K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $129K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $118K · Total revenue $925K
13%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $925K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $792K · Total revenue $925K
86%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $925K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $792K · Total expenses $875K
91%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $925K · Prior year $635K
+46%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $525K · FY2024 $925K
+15%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-81K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $925K · Expenses $875K
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $163K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-81K · Total assets $163K
-50%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $163K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Susan Johnson · Reported title TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $20K · Total expenses $875K
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $715K · Total expenses $875K
82%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 46%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$925K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$635K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$326K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$423K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$525K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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