Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services a Nj Nonprofit Corporatio
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Bridgeway Behavioral Services facilitates, promotes, and fosters recovery from mental illness and co-occurring problems. We inspire and support individuals to become productive citizens who are fully engaged in their communities by creating opportunities for wellness, independent living, learning, working and social inclusion.
- Income
- $40.8 million
- Spending
- $40.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 0.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 62%
- Employees
- 492
- Volunteers
- 14
- Highest pay
- $386,567, medical director
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
Fair: 56 out of 100. Higher than 33% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.7 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 38% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 15 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
7 of 7Has a 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 (4)
- $15.2 million spent. PACT programs provide comprehensive, integrated rehabilitation treatment and support services to those individuals who are most challenged with serious mental illness. Pact includes 24-hour 7 day a week support, medication support and education, crisis response, mica treatment, direct assistance with life tasks, assistance in developing peer and community social supports, career counseling.
- $5.1 million spent. The residential intensive support team (RIST) is an intensive residential support program designed to address the needs of individuals who may require intensive but varying degrees of residential support in the transition from hospital to community living. Bridgeway's Middlesex and tri county RIST programs are comprehensive, flexible, mobile teams skilled in state-of-the-art interventions that provides person centered recovery and wellness services to people re-entering the community from psychiatric hospitals.
- $1.0 million spent. Early intervention support services (EISS), funded by the new jersey division of mental health and addiction services (DMHAS), is a short term, mental health service for adults who are experiencing significant emotional or psychiatric distress and are in need of immediate intervention. Eiss offers crisis intervention and crisis stabilization services in a setting that is an alternative to hospital-based emergency room treatment.
- OTHER PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, OUTPATIENT SERVICES, AND HOMELESS PROGRAMS AMONGST A VARIETY OF OTHER PROGRAMS.
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 January 1980.
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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