Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2000.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
17 people listed on the 990; $594K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Lisa E Raffel’s $206K as Exec Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa E Raffel | $206,456 | $172,668 | $165,488 | $177,249 | $72,894 | — |
| Kimberly Ingram | $170,087 | $133,079 | $118,488 | — | — | — |
| Rondell Gibson | $116,816 | $106,716 | — | — | — | — |
| Carl B Featherston | — | — | — | — | $113,697 | — |
| Andres Robles | — | — | — | $109,878 | — | — |
| Kristen Dambrowski | — | — | — | $109,275 | — | — |
| Chinna Ford | $100,939 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laura Cox | — | — | — | — | $18,067 | $50,000 |
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.
See Bridge the Gap College Prep executive salaries →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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Helps Marin City children succeed in school and graduate from college.
Questions for Bridge the Gap College Prep
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TK-8 AfterschoolApproximately 100 students are served daily. Children receive academic support, enrichment opportunities and social emotional guidance. Staff engage with families and the school staff so that our services are aligned with the community schools approach.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 91-1930327) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.9M | $1.3M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $0 | |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $67K | $118K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.1M | $1.8M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $758K | $421K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $0 | |||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $50K | $50K | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $0 | |||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $0 | |||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $619K | $441K | $178K | |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $1.6M | $1.2M | $415K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $0 | |||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $229K | $229K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $209K | $155K | $54K | |
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $10K | $10K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $39K | $39K | ||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | |||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $0 | |||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $0 | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $229K | $208K | $21K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $31K | $31K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $0 | |||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $14K | $14K | ||
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $47K | $5K | $42K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $34K | $18K | $16K | |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $8K | $3K | $5K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $0 | |||
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $0 | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $12K | $12K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $7K | $7K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $246K | $139K | $17K | $89K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $18K | $15K | $3K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $3.4M | $2.3M | $1.1M | $89K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 7, 2026 | $3.4M | $3.4M | $38K | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 15, 2025 | $3.3M | $3.0M | $330K | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 15, 2024 | $2.7M | $2.7M | $6K | $1.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 17, 2023 | $1.9M | $1.8M | $96K | $1.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 15, 2022 | $2.2M | $1.9M | $333K | $919K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 14, 2021 | $1.6M | $1.6M | −$8K | $586K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $3,442,409 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,442,409 across 11 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,404,340 across 31 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,750,417 assets, 23 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,329,655 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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