Bald Ridge Lodge Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF BALD RIDGE LODGE (BRL) IS TO PROVIDE SAFE AND STABLE SUPPORT TO YOUNG MEN IN THE GROUP HOME, INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM, AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES, IN A MANNER THAT NURTURES THE YOUTH, STRENGTHENS HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, AND AIDS YOUNG MEN IN THEIR TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH CAREGIVERS AND A COMMUNITY SEEKING TO CARE FOR ITS OWN. BRL WORKS TOWARD THE GOAL THAT YOUNG MEN IMPACTED BY TRAUMA BECOME THRIVING, SELF-SUFFICIENT ADULTS WHO STOP A GENERATIONAL CYCLE OF INVOLVEMENT IN AND DEPENDENCE ON SOCIAL SERVICES. WE BELIEVE WE CAN CHANGE LIVES. WE BELIEVE THAT PROVIDING A SAFE AND NURTURING HOMELIKE ENVIRONMENT IS ESSENTIAL TO THE CARE AND WELLBEING OF OUR BOYS. WE BELIEVE THAT SUPPORTING THE BOYS IN TRANSITIONING OUT OF FOSTER CARE IS IMPERATIVE TO THEIR FUTURE SUCCESS AS ADULTS. WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF BRINGING THE RESOURCES OF THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH, AND ON BEHALF OF, OUR YOU
- Income
- $1.6 million
- Spending
- $1.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 14.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 57%
- Employees
- 40
- Volunteers
- 178
- Highest pay
- $98,944, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 14.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2518 of 18 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $997,449 spent. BRL'S GROUP HOME FOR TEEN BOYS - THE FOLLOWING POSITIVE OUTCOMES DEMONSTRATE THAT BALD RIDGE LODGE GROUP HOME EFFECTIVELY PREPARES YOUNG MEN FOR SUCCESSFUL FUTURES: -EMOTIONAL REGULATION: MEASUREMENTS SHOW 65-68% OF RESIDENTS SINCE 2021 DEMONSTRATED IMPROVEMENTS ON THE DERS SCALE. -EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: SINCE 2023, WE ACHIEVED 100% SUCCESS; EVERY RESIDENT PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE AND GRADUATED WHEN SCHEDULED. -PLACEMENT STABILITY: SINCE 2020, WE HAVE INCREASED SUCCESS RATES, WITH AS HIGH AS 94% OF RESIDENTS EXPERIENCING CONTINUED PLACEMENT AT BRL OR SUCCESSFUL DISCHARGE. BRL'S GROUP HOME FOR TEEN BOYS - THE FOLLOWING POSITIVE OUTCOMES DEMONSTRATE THAT BALD RIDGE LODGE GROUP HOME EFFECTIVELY PREPARES YOUNG MEN FOR SUCCESSFUL FUTURES: -EMOTIONAL REGULATION: MEASUREMENTS SHOW 65-68% OF RESIDENTS SINCE 2021 DEMONSTRATED IMPROVEMENTS ON THE DERS SCALE. -EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: SINCE 2023, WE ACHIEVED 100% SUCCESS; EVERY RESIDENT PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE AND GRADUATED WHEN SCHEDULED. -PLACEMENT STABILITY: SINCE 2020, WE HAVE INCREASED SUCCESS RATES, WITH AS HIGH AS 94% OF RESIDENTS EXPERIENCING CONTINUED PLACEMENT AT BRL OR SUCCESSFUL DISCHARGE.
- $102,534 spent. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM (ILP) AFTER DOUBLING OUR CAPACITY IN SEPTEMBER 2024, OUR INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM (ILP) NOW SERVES FOUR YOUNG MEN SIMULTANEOUSLY ACROSS TWO RESIDENTIAL UNITS. THIS EXPANSION HAS ALLOWED US TO REACH MORE VULNERABLE YOUTH AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE IN LIFE; AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE OR EXPERIENCING HOMLESSNESS. SINCE LAUNCH, WE HAVE GUIDED EIGHT YOUNG MEN TOWARD INDEPENDENCE, WITH THE MAJORITY SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONING TO SELF- SUFFICIENT LIVING OR CONTINUING TO THRIVE IN OUR PROGRAM. THESE OUTCOMES REPRESENT YOUNG LIVES REDIRECTED FROM CRISIS TOWARD STABILITY AND MEANINGFUL FUTURES.
- PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT - AFTERCARE PROGRAM BALD RIDGE LODGE SERVES FORMER RESIDENTS IN THE AFTERCARE PROGRAM. THIS INCLUDES RESIDENTS LIVING AS ADULTS AND FORMER RESIDENTS REUNITED WITH FAMILY. FIFTEEN (15) INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM IN 2024. FOR OUR AFTERCARE CLIENTS, WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING OUTCOME TARGETS MEASURED POST DISCHARGE FROM BRL RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM: - 80% WILL AVOID RE-ENTRY INTO THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM - 80% WILL REPORT ZERO INVOLVEMENT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT - 80 % WILL MAINTAIN A STABLE HOUSING SITUATION FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS (STABLE HOUSING IS DEFINED AS "NO FORCED MOVES") -70% WILL MAINTAIN A RATING OF AT LEAST 2.3 ON EACH BRL AFTERCARE SURVEY ADMINISTERED. FOR AFTERCARE CLIENTS, THE DATA SET IS SMALL AND THERE HAVE BEEN CHALLENGES WITH MAINTAINING CONTACT WITH SOME FORMER RESIDENTS. HOWEVER, BASED ON SURVEY RESULTS, WE KNOW THA MOST CLIENTS ARE DOING WELL WITH AVOIDING PROBLEMATIC INVOLVEMENT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, HAVE STRONG EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES AND ARE AVOIDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE. SIXTY PERCENT (60%) ACHIEVED A SURVEY SCORE OF 2.3 OR ABOVE. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT - AFTERCARE PROGRAM BALD RIDGE LODGE SERVES FORMER RESIDENTS IN THE AFTERCARE PROGRAM. THIS INCLUDES RESIDENTS LIVING AS ADULTS AND FORMER RESIDENTS REUNITED WITH FAMILY. FIFTEEN (15) INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM IN 2024. FOR OUR AFTERCARE CLIENTS, WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING OUTCOME TARGETS MEASURED POST DISCHARGE FROM BRL RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM: - 80% WILL AVOID RE-ENTRY INTO THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM - 80% WILL REPORT ZERO INVOLVEMENT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT - 80 % WILL MAINTAIN A STABLE HOUSING SITUATION FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS (STABLE HOUSING IS DEFINED AS "NO FORCED MOVES") -70% WILL MAINTAIN A RATING OF AT LEAST 2.3 ON EACH BRL AFTERCARE SURVEY ADMINISTERED. FOR AFTERCARE CLIENTS, THE DATA SET IS SMALL AND THERE HAVE BEEN CHALLENGES WITH MAINTAINING CONTACT WITH SOME FORMER RESIDENTS. HOWEVER, BASED ON SURVEY RESULTS, WE KNOW THA MOST CLIENTS ARE DOING WELL WITH AVOIDING PROBLEMATIC INVOLVEMENT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, HAVE STRONG EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES AND ARE AVOIDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE. SIXTY PERCENT (60%) ACHIEVED A SURVEY SCORE OF 2.3 OR ABOVE.
- $158,579 spent. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE HAVEN AND COUNSELING IN A THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT FOR BOYS WHO ARE IN NEED OF PROTECTION, DIRECTION AND SUPERVISION, IN A MANNER THAT NUTURES THE CHILD, STRENGTHENS FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND ALLOWS THE COMMUNITY TO CARE FOR THEIR OWN. THE VISION OF BALD RIDGE LODGE IS THAT YOUNG MEN IMPACTED BY TRAUMA BECOME THRIVING, SELF-SUFFICIENT ADULTS WHO STOP A GENERATIONAL CYCLE OF INVOLVEMENT IN AND DEPENDENCE ON SOCIAL SERVICES.
- OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE HAVEN AND COUNSELING IN A THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT FOR BOYS WHO ARE IN NEED OF PROTECTION, DIRECTION AND SUPERVISION, IN A MANNER THAT NUTURES THE CHILD, STRENGTHENS FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND ALLOWS THE COMMUNITY TO CARE FOR THEIR OWN. THE VISION OF BALD RIDGE LODGE IS THAT YOUNG MEN IMPACTED BY TRAUMA BECOME THRIVING, SELF-SUFFICIENT ADULTS WHO STOP A GENERATIONAL CYCLE OF INVOLVEMENT IN AND DEPENDENCE ON SOCIAL SERVICES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2007.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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