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Educates children with severe speech and physical impairments. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $1.4M in revenue, $3.5M in expenses, and $22.4M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1986
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Hillsborough, CA
Website
www.bridgeschool.org
Filings
4 on file (2021–2023)
Revenue
$1.4MFY2023
Expenses
$3.5M
Net assets
$22.4M
People
21
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  95-4068784 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Hillsborough, CA Founded 1986
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Educates children with severe speech and physical impairments.
Leadership
Vicki R Casella · Executive Director · $252K
Money in and out
$1.4M revenue, $3.5M expenses
Bottom line
78% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$1.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$22.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$2.0M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
78.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-146%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2023▼ -56%
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2023▲ +8%
Total assets
$23.0M
FY2023▼ -0.5%
Total liabilities
$591K
FY2023▲ +151%
Total revenue
$1.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$22.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$2.0M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$23.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $2.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Education

The Bridge School's education program provides intensive intervention in education and communication to students with complex communication needs and severe physical impairments. The school program serves children in the San Francisco bay area and operates from 8:30am until 3:00 pm on a 180 day academic year.

$2.0Mprogram expense
02

Outreach and Dissemination

The Bridge School's mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals how use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and assistive technology (AT) globally. Key to achieving this mission is the global dissemination of effective intervention strategies developed and tested in our educational program to parents…

$307Kprogram expense
03

Transition

The Bridge School is a transitional placement for children. Our goal is to provide short-term, intensive intervention aimed at preparing the children to return to their home school district placements as quickly as possible with the skills they need to be successful participants in their educational and social situations.

$202Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Bridge School
EINHdr · item D95-4068784
Principal addressHdr · item CHillsborough, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bridgeschool.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1986
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B280)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1988

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
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 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$252,292Pt VII · Sec A
$157,855Pt VII · Sec A
Education Director
$133,442Pt VII · Sec A
Online Instructor & Web Ad
$131,603Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Executive Director
$120,198Pt VII · Sec A
Slp, Program Specialist
$118,819Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vicki R Casella’s $293K as Ed, Bridge to Life is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3393 $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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Vicki R Casella$292,791$275,882$252,292$249,730$243,728
Gabriela Berlanga Ramirez$188,205$177,502$120,198
Rossette Elqutami$171,853$164,714$157,855$152,432$150,160
Jennifer Yeh$149,878$133,278$131,603$122,336$121,296
Aileen Arai$146,562$136,880$133,442$128,203$125,681
Elisa Kingsbury$119,958$118,819$113,632
Rebecca Carlson$111,650

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$746K · 53%
Contributions & grants$530K · 38%
Investment income$101K · 7%
Other revenue$29K · 2%
Program service revenue53%$746K
Contributions & grants38%$530K
Investment income7%$101K
Other revenue2%$29K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.01
Program services78%$2.7M
Management & general22%$754K
Fundraising1%$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$367K
Total assetsLn 16$23.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$591K
Total net assetsLn 32$22.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $22.3M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $3.5M · Less non-cash grants $45K · Cash operating expenses/yr $3.4M
78.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.7M · Total expenses $3.5M
78%
Management & General
Management & general $754K · Total expenses $3.5M
22%
Fundraising
Fundraising $21K · Total expenses $3.5M
0.6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $29K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $682K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $530K · Total revenue $1.4M
38%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $1.4M
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $746K · Total revenue $1.4M
53%
Investment reliance
Investment income $101K · Total revenue $1.4M
+7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $746K · Total expenses $3.5M
22%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.4M · Prior year $3.2M
-56%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $22.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.4M · Expenses $3.5M
-146%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $23.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $22.4M · Total assets $23.0M
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $21.9M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $23.0M
95%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Vicki R Casella · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $252K · Total expenses $3.5M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $2.7M · Total expenses $3.5M
77%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%
Overhead ratio 22%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Revenue growth -56%
Investment management fee ratio 0.8%
Legal fee ratio 0.1%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$3.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.4M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$3.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$4.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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