Bridge Ministries INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 59-3834636)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$274K
FY2021	$215K
FY2022	$100K
FY2023	$145K
FY2024	$246K
FY2025	$126K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$233K
FY2021	$343K
FY2022	$59K
FY2023	$113K
FY2024	$405K
FY2025	$172K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$636K
FY2021	$499K
FY2022	$610K
FY2023	$643K
FY2024	$483K
FY2025	$437K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2006.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $172K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Patricia Jo Romanelli

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Douglas Lee McFee

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers Kenyan youth with scholarships, leadership, and life skills for a brighter future.

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1 program · $172K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

School support for approximately 500 students in mahara community outreach in nairobi, kenya

$172Kprogram expense

Funders

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

American Endowment FoundationFY2024$45K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$6K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$52K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$126K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$126K

Money outPt IX

$172K

Ln 25

Programscol B$172K

Owns and owesPt X

$437K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$437K

Total assetsLn 16$437K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a2

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$126K

Total revenueLn 12$126K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$437K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$437K

Total assetsLn 16$437K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$437K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3More from this return

Abroad and in kindSch F, M

Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$163K

4Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$494K	$437K
Total assetsLn 16	$503K	$437K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$19K	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$483K	$437K

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$163K	$163K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$800	$800
Office expensesLn 13	$226	$226
Information technologyLn 14	$5K	$5K
InsuranceLn 23	$698	$698
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$3K	$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$172K	$172K	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 26, 2026	$126K	$172K	−$47K	$437K	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 1, 2025	$246K	$405K	−$159K	$483K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 7, 2024	$145K	$113K	$33K	$643K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023	$100K	$59K	$41K	$610K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2022	$215K	$343K	−$127K	$499K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2021	$274K	$233K	$41K	$636K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations

See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $125,811 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $245,561$125,811

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $245,561$125,811

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $393,625$163,314

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $11,403$9,126

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $405,028$172,440

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$159,467−$46,629

Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2

VI-1b Independent voting members2

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $125,811 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$125,811

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$125,811

VIII-12 Total revenue$125,811

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $172,440 across 6 lines filed

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $163,314$163,314

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $800$800

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $226$226

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,800$4,800

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $698$698

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,602$2,602

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $172,440 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$172,440

Part X · Balance sheet $436,673 assets, 6 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $494,488$436,673

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $502,662$436,673

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,360$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $483,302$436,673

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $483,302$436,673

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $502,662$436,673

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $436,673 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$125,811

XI-2 Total expenses$172,440

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$46,629

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$483,302

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$436,673

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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