Bridging empowers people to thrive in their homes by providing quality furniture and household goods for those pursuing housing stability.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$183K 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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FY2022 · 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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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $480K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$183K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
17
named funders · $504K
Looks good: 17 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$407K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.1M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$9.9M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$8.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$10.1M
FY2022▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.4M
FY2021$9.0M
FY2022$10.1M
FY2023$12.0M
FY2024$11.6M
FY2025$12.1M
Expenses
$9.9M
FY2022▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.0M
FY2021$8.2M
FY2022$9.9M
FY2023$10.9M
FY2024$11.3M
FY2025$11.9M
Net assets
$8.2M
FY2022▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.3M
FY2021$8.0M
FY2022$8.2M
FY2023$9.3M
FY2024$9.6M
FY2025$9.8M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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 1992.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $9.2M Management & general 3% · $297K Fundraising 4% · $350K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $183K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$182,552Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Wilkening$210,442$204,846$189,273$182,552$173,031$170,807
Myra Falteysek$123,542—————
Diana Dalsin$107,700—————

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

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1 program · $9.2M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Bridging provides families and individuals who are pursuing stable housing with quality furniture and household goods to stabilize and improve lives while effectively using community resources. Bridging serves more than 4,600 client households per year; nearly half of the people served are children.

$9.2Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$94K
Money outPt IX
$9.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.2M
Managementcol C$297K
Fundraisingcol D$350K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$407K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6.0M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$699K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$94K
Total revenueLn 12$10.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$762K
SavingsLn 2$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.5M
Other assetsLn 15$15K
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$407K
Net assetsLn 32$8.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 563
VolunteersI 64,379
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M$3.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.7M$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$8.5M$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$434K$407K
Net assetsLn 32$8.0M$8.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6.1M$6.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$198K$158K$20K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.4M$175K$185K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$58K$45K$6K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$107K$83K$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$156K$123K$16K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$74K$62K$12K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$63K$62K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$59K$33K$3K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$157K$120K$10K$26K
Information technologyLn 14$62K$48K$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$112K$98K$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$30K$25K$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$8K$770$771
InterestLn 20$12K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$247K$230K$10K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$73K$62K$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$533K$526K$3K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$16K$5K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.9M$9.2M$297K$350K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $12.1M$11.9M$206K$9.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $11.6M$11.3M$327K$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.0M$10.9M$1.0M$9.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $10.1M$9.9M$173K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.0M$8.2M$729K$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.4M$7.0M$409K$7.3M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $10,060,520 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,789,783$8,699,616
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,008,699$1,259,504
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,983$7,611
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $162,939$93,789
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,965,404$10,060,520
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,971,803$6,101,982
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,075,048$2,307,400
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$23,150
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,189,583$1,455,064
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,236,434$9,887,596
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $728,970$172,924
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $10,060,520 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$3,129 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$698,644
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,000,972
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,983,367
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,699,616
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,259,504$1,259,504
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,611$7,611
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $53,577$53,577
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $43,341$43,341
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,256,375 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $104,529$10,060,520
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,887,596 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,101,982$6,101,982
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $158,047 · Management $19,653 · Fundraising $20,758$198,458
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,427,010 · Management $175,229 · Fundraising $185,096$1,787,335
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $45,067 · Management $6,436 · Fundraising $6,791$58,294
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $82,939 · Management $11,844 · Fundraising $12,498$107,281
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $123,128 · Management $16,010 · Fundraising $16,894$156,032
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $61,980 · Management $11,806$73,786
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $23,150$23,150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $62,231 · Management $1,008$63,239
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $32,902 · Management $3,134 · Fundraising $23,409$59,445
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $120,496 · Management $10,394 · Fundraising $26,071$156,961
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $48,046 · Management $7,488 · Fundraising $6,864$62,398
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $98,240 · Management $6,855 · Fundraising $6,853$111,948
IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,449 · Management $2,423 · Fundraising $2,424$30,296
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,091 · Management $770 · Fundraising $771$9,632
IX-20 InterestPrograms $11,841$11,841
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $230,016 · Management $9,574 · Fundraising $7,180$246,770
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $61,631 · Management $5,870 · Fundraising $5,869$73,370
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $526,414 · Management $3,360 · Fundraising $3,360$533,134
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,947 · Management $4,728 · Fundraising $1,569$22,244
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,241,457 · Management $296,582 · Fundraising $349,557$9,887,596
Part X · Balance sheet $8,600,999 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,190,091$761,961
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,248,160$2,260,527
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $316,248$156,586
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $858,396$768,497
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $110,633$92,986
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,671,472$4,485,902
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $60,401$59,902
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$14,638
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,455,401$8,600,999
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $174,231$187,862
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $37,510$52,182
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,899$7,899
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $433,881$406,555
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,804,186$8,041,495
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $217,334$152,949
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,021,520$8,194,444
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,455,401$8,600,999
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,194,444 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,060,520
XI-2 Total expenses$9,887,596
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$172,924
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,021,520
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,194,444

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