Provides autism treatments, therapies, and support for children and families, regardless of income.
For fiscal year 2024 it reported $3.8M in revenue, $4.3M in expenses, and $-282K in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$3.8M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$4.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-282K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$495K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
90%
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
90%
of spending reaches programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-13%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -1033% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$3.8M
FY2024▼ -7%
$4.1M$2.1M$0
FY2019FY2024
Expenses
$4.3M
FY2024▲ +7%
$4.3M$2.2M$0
FY2019FY2024
Total assets
$734K
FY2024▲ +19%
$1.1M$532K$0
FY2019FY2024
Total liabilities
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +36%
$1.0M$516K$0
FY2019FY2024
Total revenue
$3.8M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$4.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-282K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$495K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$734K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B90%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $3.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01
Bridgeway House School
Approximately 17 years ago, Bridgeway House built a school program for one student who needed individualized instruction. The student was struggling in public school and the child's current school district placed the student with Bridgeway House. This was the inception of the Bridgeway House School Program.
$3.9Mprogram expense
02
Social Groups
Bridgeway House offers social groups during after-school hours to help students learn social skills and emotional self-regulation through integrated teaching and support with emphasis on building lasting connections and friendships between students.
Pt IX · col B
03
Treatment Services
Bridgeway House provides comprehensive evaluations and in-home therapeutic treatment programs for children and families affected by autism. The cost of these services are out of reach for many clients so scholarships are offered using a sliding scale (using the HUD scale as well as a through application process) dependent upon each…
Sally Bennett Sherman’s $67K as Executive Director
is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1547 $1–10M youth development 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII
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.
Individual Sally Bennett Sherman · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $67K · Total expenses $4.3M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $3.6M · Total expenses $4.3M
83%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
90%
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Overhead ratio
10%
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Fundraising cost ratio
25%
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Revenue growth
-7%
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Investment management fee ratio
0%
—
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Legal fee ratio
0%
—
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Accounting fee ratio
0%
—
—
Fundraising fee ratio
0%
—
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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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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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