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Bridge Transcends INC

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Indianapolis, IN501(c)(3)Since 2019Education EIN 84-2973967Revenue $505K in FY2025Latest return filed Jul 28, 2026

On file with the IRSthebridgetranscends.comIndianapolis, INTax-exempt since Aug 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To foster an inclusive network that generates meaningful connections among financial lines professionals with the goal of developing and advancing high potential women in order to increase the number of diverse colleagues in senior roles.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 84-2973967) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $181K a year · 53% of revenue · last 3 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
79% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
23.4 mo
of spending, in cash
23.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
1% of total assets
Liabilities are 1% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
9 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
In line with peersDifferent from peersFar from peersNo peer rangeNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$505K
+72% vs prior year
Spent
$327K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$634K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$505K
FY2025▲ +72%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$28K
FY2022$188K
FY2023$237K
FY2024$293K
FY2025$505K
Expenses
$327K
FY2025▲ +259%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$73K
FY2024$91K
FY2025$327K
Net assets
$634K
FY2025▲ +39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$29K
FY2022$90K
FY2023$255K
FY2024$456K
FY2025$634K

From the FY2025 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 Aug 2021.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $257K Management & general 21% · $70K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Christine Williams
Co-Vice Pres
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Heather Fox
Co-Vice Pres
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deidre Martin
Co-Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cathy Cossu
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Benedetto
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Laura Coppola
Board Member
$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

Connects financial professionals, developing and advancing women for diverse senior leadership.

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1 program · $257K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The bridge provides educational programming focused on development topics such as leadership, career planning, mentorship and inclusion. The bridge also provides a technical series of training led by industry subject matter experts.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 84-2973967) · Dispute this line
$257Kprogram 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
W R Berkley Corporation Charitable FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$505K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$310K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$177K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$327K
Ln 25
Programscol B$257K
Managementcol C$70K
Owns and owesPt X
$634K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$637K
Total assetsLn 16$643K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$310K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$177K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Total revenueLn 12$505K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$204K
SavingsLn 2$433K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$637K
Accounts receivableLn 4$1K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$5K
Total assetsLn 16$643K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$634K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 69
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$456K$637K
Total assetsLn 16$456K$643K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$9K
Net assetsLn 32$456K$634K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$54K$54K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$977$977
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$257K$257K
InsuranceLn 23$250$250
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$327K$257K$70K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 28, 2026 $505K$327K$178K$634K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 29, 2025 $293K$91K$202K$456K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $237K$73K$164K$255K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 16, 2023 $188K$90K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2021 $28K$29K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $504,970 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $281,000$309,900
I-9 Program service revenue$177,300
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,770$17,770
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $292,770$504,970
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $91,206$327,117
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $91,206$327,117
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $201,564$177,853
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $504,970 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$309,900
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$309,900
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $177,300$177,300
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,770$17,770
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $177,300 · Excluded from tax $17,770$504,970
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $327,117 across 8 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesManagement $53,820$53,820
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,000$2,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $7,531$7,531
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $977$977
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,728$1,728
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $257,352$257,352
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $250$250
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $3,459$3,459
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $257,352 · Management $69,765 · Fundraising $0$327,117
Part X · Balance sheet $643,441 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $39,823$204,103
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $416,499$432,992
X-4 Accounts receivable$1,408
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$4,938
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $456,322$643,441
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$9,266
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$9,266
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $456,322$634,175
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $456,322$634,175
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $456,322$643,441
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $634,175 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$504,970
XI-2 Total expenses$327,117
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$177,853
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$456,322
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$634,175

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

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