Bridge House FY2020 filing

Boulder, CO · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 1997 · Human Services

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2020
Revenue
$4.9M
Spent
$4.4M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$9.7M
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2020 (IRS tax year 2020).

Figures match the IRS filing checked 8/14/26 · see original: IRS

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
3 funders, incl. Npx Charitable INC
$213K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
84% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$1–10M
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CBridge House
EINHdr · item D84-1440292
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1998
Year of formationHdr · item L1997
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CBoulder, CO
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P80)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.boulderbridgehouse.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.06
Program services84%$3.7M
Management & general10%$415K
Fundraising6%$267K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.4M

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.9M
FY2020
Expenses
$4.4M
FY2020
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
6.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$10.3M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$599K
FY2020
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$565K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$10.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 319
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 419

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$10.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$599K
Total net assetsLn 32$9.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.4

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$3.7M · 74%
Program service revenue$1.2M · 25%
Investment income$36K · 1%
Contributions & grants74%$3.7M
Program service revenue25%$1.2M
Investment income1%$36K
— government grantsLn 1e$1.5M
Total revenueLn 12$4.9M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.3M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $4.4M · Less non-cash grants $15K · Cash operating expenses/yr $4.3M
6.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $3.7M · Total expenses $4.4M
84%
Management & General
Management & general $415K · Total expenses $4.4M
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $267K · Total expenses $4.4M
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $267K · Solicited contributions $2.2M
$0.12 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $3.7M · Total revenue $4.9M
74%
Government reliance
Government grants $1.5M · Total revenue $4.9M
30%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1.2M · Total revenue $4.9M
25%
Investment reliance
Investment income $36K · Total revenue $4.9M
+0.7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1.2M · Total expenses $4.4M
28%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $4.9M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $9.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $4.9M · Expenses $4.4M
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $10.3M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $9.7M · Total assets $10.3M
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $734K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $10.3M
7%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Samuel Medford · Reported title CHIEF PRG OFFICER · Highest reported compensation $100K · Total expenses $4.4M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $3.1M · Total expenses $4.4M
71%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%——
Overhead ratio 10%——
Fundraising cost ratio 7%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Prg Officer
$100,277Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$97,498Pt VII · Sec A
$94,961Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$21,303Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Green’s $123K as CEO is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Melissa Green$122,830$133,618$113,121——
John Trejo$115,383$115,247$101,558——
Samuel Medford——$110,299——
Samuel Medford———$107,290$100,277
Susan Rincon$105,561$7,085———
Melissa Green———$105,165$97,498
John Trejo———$100,807—
Isabel McDevitt————$94,961

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a19
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b19
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

Provides immediate survival aid and resources for employment, housing, and healing to those experiencing homelessness.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $3.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Ready to Work

Bridge Houses Ready to Work program is a work-first solution to address homelessness. Ready to Work applies a business approach toward solving increasingly difficult and expensive social problems homelessness, joblessness, and criminal recidivism.

$1.9Mprogram expense
02

Community Table Kitchen

Community Table Kitchen demonstrates what is possible when mission and business marry. Opened in 2013, and often described as the most dynamic kitchen in Boulder, Community Table Kitchen transforms lives one bite at a time.We have a triple bottom line.First, at Community Table Kitchen we produce meals for hungry people who have no other…

$1.2Mprogram expense
03

Path to Home

Path to Home provides a new model for shelter by combining a safe and legal place to sleep with housing-focused case management support services. This new model is consistent with evidence-based, trauma-informed, harm-reduction practices in sheltering.

$539Kprogram expense

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Funders

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$213K
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Grants paid · 16 grants · $261K · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$41,451
Unitemized GrantFY2021$26,461
Unitemized GrantFY2021$9,567
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,969
Unitemized GrantFY2021$7,315
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,662
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,798
Unitemized GrantFY2020$68,304
Unitemized GrantFY2020$41,578
Unitemized GrantFY2020$18,353
Unitemized GrantFY2020$9,068
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,223
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,091
Unitemized GrantFY2020$4,847
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,899
Unitemized GrantFY2020$33

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $8.7M$4.8M+143% 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.6M$4.4M-45% 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.5M$4.1M+31% 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.0M$3.9M+0.9% 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $4.9M$4.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

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

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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