Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1985.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
22 people listed on the 990; $287K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Wilson | $172,610 | $162,283 | $149,567 | $138,308 | $124,860 |
| Tosca Nance Jones | $104,493 | — | — | — | — |
| Anne Dixon | — | — | $92,157 | $93,446 | $87,376 |
| Gina Christian | — | $72,560 | — | — | — |
| Sam O'Bryant | $10,154 | — | — | — | — |
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
Unites and inspires diverse youth to become confident leaders for community transformation.
Questions for Bridges USA INC
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In FY25, bridges engaged 2,510 youth, grades 6-12, from 50 zip codes throughout the greater memphis area. These figures reflect all youth-serving program-levels and leadership groups at bridges, including the three levels of bridge builders--connect, collaborate, and change--the youth advisory board (yab), the bridge builders leadership…
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Team bridges provided experiences for 1,693 participants consisting of elementary, middle and high school students, school faculties ranging from elementary to COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES, youth and adults from well-known non-profit organizations, faith based community groups and significant corporate clients in the mid-south region via…
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.3M | $328K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $5.2M | $5.7M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $8.9M | $8.0M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $382K | $295K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $8.6M | $7.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $183K | $133K | $29K | $20K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $2.0M | $1.5M | $330K | $217K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $26K | $19K | $4K | $3K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $223K | $165K | $33K | $25K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $171K | $122K | $27K | $21K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $31K | $31K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $46K | $32K | $9K | $5K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $5K | $5K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $101K | $83K | $15K | $3K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $201K | $143K | $34K | $24K |
| TravelLn 17 | $14K | $13K | $349 | $6 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $48K | $29K | $10K | $10K |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $334K | $302K | $16K | $16K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $135K | $116K | $6K | $13K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $723K | $611K | $66K | $46K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $34K | $16K | $11K | $8K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $4.3M | $3.3M | $622K | $411K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $3.5M | $4.3M | −$835K | $7.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $5.0M | $4.0M | $1.0M | $8.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $3.9M | $3.8M | $9K | $7.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $3.3M | $3.6M | −$256K | $7.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $3.3M | $3.1M | $143K | $7.8M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,476,227 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 19 of 20 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,476,227 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,311,282 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $8,016,369 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,721,603 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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