Bridge Educational Foundation awards scholarships for the benefit of needy children and their families in an effort to foster Educational opportunities for students in the commonwealth of pennsylvania.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$208K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $221K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
112%
of spending
Looks good: 112% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$208K
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
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.9M
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.1M
+82% vs prior year
Spent
$4.3M
To programs
112%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.1M
FY2023▲ +82%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$5.6M
FY2025$6.2M
Expenses
$4.3M
FY2023▲ +57%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2025$6.1M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2023▲ +98%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$632K
FY2021$772K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Mar 2006.

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

Where the money goes

112 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 112% · $4.8M Management & general 2% · $80K Fundraising 1% · $50K

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

28 people listed on the 990; $208K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Direc
$104,150Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Direc
$104,150Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Natalie Nutt’s $130K as Executive Direc is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Natalie Nutt$129,570$109,650$104,150$100,800$100,800

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Awards scholarships to needy Pennsylvania children and families to foster educational opportunities.

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2 programs · $9.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Bridge Educational Foundation awards scholarships on a racially non-discriminatory basis for the benefit of needy children and their families who wish to attend public or private schools in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the fostering of educational opportunities for students in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

$4.8Mprogram expense
02

Bridge Educational Foundation awards scholarships on a racially non-discriminatory basis for the benefit of needy children and their families who wish to attend public or private schools in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the fostering of educational opportunities for students in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

$4.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $23.8M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,651,574
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,127,223
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,606,651
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,966,651
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,443,666
Unitemized GrantFY2019$2,022,165

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$124K
Money outPt IX
$4.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.8M
Managementcol C$80K
Fundraisingcol D$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$124K
Total revenueLn 12$5.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.2M$6.1M$180K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.6M$5.5M$120K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $5.1M$4.3M$763K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $2.8M$2.8M$33K$772K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.3M$2.3M$9K$632K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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