To provide solutions for homelessness in dallas and the surrounding region by developing, coordinating, and/or delivering shelter, homeless recovery, and housing services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$464K 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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FY2020 · 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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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $298K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$464K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $1.3M
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.7M
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.9M
Spent
$9.0M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$4.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.9M
FY2021$12.6M
FY2022$12.6M
FY2023$11.7M
FY2024$12.8M
FY2025$13.1M
Expenses
$9.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.0M
FY2021$10.1M
FY2022$11.7M
FY2023$12.5M
FY2024$13.2M
FY2025$13.4M
Net assets
$4.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$7.2M
FY2022$8.1M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$6.9M
FY2025$6.6M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · 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 Nov 2012.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $7.4M Management & general 14% · $1.3M Fundraising 4% · $341K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $464K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and CEO
$179,779Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Accounting Officer
$120,052Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Services Officer
$113,193Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$51,400Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr David Woody III’s $273K as President and CEO is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $10–100M food & agriculture 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
Dr David Woody III$273,160$252,877$205,409$229,350$193,622$179,779
Rose M Kao$146,795$143,145$137,600$98,942——
Maquedra M Conley—$136,573————
Stacie Morris$134,928—————
Vickie McDaniel———$100,562$126,478$120,052
Rebecca Cox——$96,565$118,312$121,185$113,193
Ubon Isang$118,991—————
Amy J Gray—$118,650$107,955———

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

Programs and updates

Offers shelter, recovery, and housing solutions to combat homelessness in Dallas and surrounding areas.

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1 program · $7.4M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The bridge manages a homeless assistance center which provides emergency and transitional shelter, meals, case management and essential services for persons experiencing temporary or chronic homelessness. During fiscal 2020 the organization served more than 4422 persons.

$7.4Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $4.0M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$573,463
Unitemized GrantFY2023$625,322
Unitemized GrantFY2022$642,871
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,029,476
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,045,606
Unitemized GrantFY2019$118,229

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$9.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.4M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Fundraisingcol D$341K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$109K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$8.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$175K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$992K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5180
VolunteersI 6822
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.6M$3.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$173K$175K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M$992K
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$513K$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M$4.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$149K$149K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$630K$244K$241K$144K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.5M$3.8M$635K$90K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$161K$135K$23K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$767K$699K$63K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$380K$322K$51K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$60$60
Accounting feesLn 11c$41K$41K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$154K$20K$125K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$47K$4K$43K
Information technologyLn 14$188K$146K$27K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$16K$1K$310
TravelLn 17$6K$5K$437$371
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$529$458$38$33
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$147K$143K$3K$325
InsuranceLn 23$51K$45K$5K$103
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.7M$1.6M$36K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$53K$22K$24K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.0M$7.4M$1.3M$341K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $13.1M$13.4M−$307K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $12.8M$13.2M−$465K$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.7M$12.5M−$752K$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.6M$11.7M$920K$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $12.6M$10.1M$2.5M$7.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $8.9M$9.0M−$87K$4.7M 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 $8,919,201 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,532,904$5,468,929
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,700,000$3,443,948
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,988$3,195
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,307$3,129
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,237,199$8,919,201
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $113,529$148,615
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,881,961$6,477,053
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,330,479$2,380,168
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,325,969$9,005,836
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$88,770−$86,635
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $8,919,201 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,772,587
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,696,342
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$108,714
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,468,929
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,443,948$3,443,948
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,195$3,195
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,129$3,129
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,443,948 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,324$8,919,201
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,005,836 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $148,615$148,615
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $244,031 · Management $241,275 · Fundraising $144,452$629,758
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,812,495 · Management $635,465 · Fundraising $90,370$4,538,330
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $134,971 · Management $23,103 · Fundraising $3,395$161,469
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $698,906 · Management $63,139 · Fundraising $5,037$767,082
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $321,678 · Management $50,530 · Fundraising $8,206$380,414
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $60$60
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $40,713$40,713
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,560 · Management $125,298 · Fundraising $9,176$154,034
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,202 · Fundraising $42,934$47,136
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $145,661 · Management $26,824 · Fundraising $15,183$187,668
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,313 · Management $1,057 · Fundraising $310$17,680
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,187 · Management $437 · Fundraising $371$5,995
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $458 · Management $38 · Fundraising $33$529
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $143,382 · Management $3,276 · Fundraising $325$146,983
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $45,204 · Management $5,239 · Fundraising $103$50,546
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,626,186 · Management $35,958 · Fundraising $14,009$1,676,153
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $22,076 · Management $23,935 · Fundraising $6,660$52,671
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,384,723 · Management $1,280,549 · Fundraising $340,564$9,005,836
Part X · Balance sheet $6,431,659 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,585,229$3,810,886
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $294,627$123,827
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $171,636$1,141,645
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $69,756$186,933
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,048,145$992,257
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $173,003$174,911
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,500$1,200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,343,896$6,431,659
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $454,137$485,355
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $58,431$91,611
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,110,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $512,568$1,686,966
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,550,198$4,470,946
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $281,130$273,747
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,831,328$4,744,693
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,343,896$6,431,659
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,744,693 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,919,201
XI-2 Total expenses$9,005,836
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$86,635
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,831,328
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,744,693

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