Community Bridges Incorporated
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Community Bridges empowers diverse girls to become exceptional students, positive leaders and healthy young women. We accomplish our mission through programs that develop the girls academic self-esteem, leadership, and understanding of issues that impact women and girls.
- Income
- $807,700
- Spending
- $925,926
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 6.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 60%
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 106
- Highest pay
- $96,794, executive dir.
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
Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 15% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 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 94% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 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 (7)
- $382,003 spent. Our integrated programming encourages our girls to lead holistically healthy lives: emotionally, socially, and physically. Weekly lessons focus on topics such as healthy relationships, cultural awareness, and leadership and goal setting. Lessons are reinforced with out-of-school trips and activities such as participation in our annual Career & Innovation Summit, attendance at youth empowerment conferences, opportunities for community advocacy, college tours, and more.
- $128,055 spent. The Community Bridges school-based Girls Program encourages girls in 4th through 12th grades to explore their identity, increase their self-esteem, and build their character in a safe and nurturing space. Using a tested, grade-integrated curriculum girls in our CB Girls program develop leadership skills and personal responsibility through a variety of experiential and in classroom learning opportunities. Our Girls Program supports the growth of our young women over a 9-year continuum by helping them understand their potential and life choices, learn creative strategies to become leaders, and break their familys cycle of poverty using education as a vehicle.CB Elementary: Conducted 35 weeks of summer and after school program sessions in areas that support academic excellence, positive leadership, personal health and team building by involving all participants in planned and monitored community service activities at their schools and in the community. CB Girls participated in 4,653 hours of weekly program participation; 1,054.5 hours of special events and field trips. The total hours of participation were 5707.5 hours.
- $125,434 spent. The Community Bridges College Access and Success Program provides girls in high school with the resources needed for their next steps after high school graduation. Each girl receives weekly one-on-one counseling with our College Access and Success Team on college and career prospects, coaching through her FAFSA and Common Application processes, workshops on topics such as job interview preparation, essay writing, and navigating financial aid, monthly opportunities to visit colleges/universities, job shadowing opportunities, and any additional resources needed for her personal success in college and beyond. With a strong emphasis on success during post-secondary education, the College Access and Success Program strives to increase our graduates level of preparation, application, acceptance, and enrollment in colleges and universities. We had over 155 students participate in the program. 40 girls graduated from high school and 100% applied and enrolled in postsecondary education. The program took girls on 7 in person college tours, 1 college fair college admissions sessions and 15 college and career workshops and had 1,350 hours of one-on-one sessions.
- $62,492 spent. The Community Bridges school-based Girls Program encourages girls in 4th through 12th grades to explore their identity, increase their self-esteem, and build their character in a safe and nurturing space. Using a tested, grade-integrated curriculum girls in our CB Girls program develop leadership skills and personal responsibility through a variety of experiential and in classroom learning opportunities. Our Girls Program supports the growth of our young women over a 9-year continuum by helping them understand their potential and life choices, learn creative strategies to become leaders, and break their familys cycle of poverty using education as a vehicle. CB Middle: Conducted 34 weeks of summer and after school program sessions in areas that support academic excellence, positive leadership, personal health and team building by involving all participants in planned and monitored community service activities at their schools and in the community. CB MS Girls participated in 2906.5 hours of weekly program participation; 614 hours of summer (Healthy Bridges and Youth Advisory Council) participation; 897 hours of special events or field trips. The total hours of participation were 4,417.5 hours.
- $60,752 spent. The Community Bridges school-based Girls Program encourages girls in 4th through 12th grades to explore their identity, increase their self-esteem, and build their character in a safe and nurturing space. Using a tested, grade-integrated curriculum girls in our CB Girls program develop leadership skills and personal responsibility through a variety of experiential and in classroom learning opportunities. Our Girls Program supports the growth of our young women over a 9-year continuum by helping them understand their potential and life choices, learn creative strategies to become leaders, and break their familys cycle of poverty using education as a vehicle. CB High: Conducted 33 weeks of summer and after school program sessions in areas that support academic excellence, positive leadership, personal health and team building by involving all participants in planned and monitored community service activities at their schools and in the community. CB HS Girls participated in 2,173.5 hours of weekly program participation; 351 hours of summer (Healthy Bridges and Youth Advisory Council) participation; 955.5 hours of field trips or special events. The total hours of participation was 3,480 hours.
- $45,074 spent. The Community Bridges Mentoring Program connects positive female role models with diverse high school girls for an impactful mentoring experience. Our High School and Mentoring Program Manager recruits women from diverse work, economic, and educational backgrounds and individually pairs them with a high school girl from our Community Bridges Girls Program. Throughout the course of the year a mentor and mentee work together to achieve the mentees long-and short-term goals while developing a close, caring relationship based upon consistency, mutual respect and trust. Mentors and mentees engage in monthly training activities and events including youth development workshops, service opportunities, and college tours. A Mentor Discussion and Activity Guide provides topics to discuss including career prospects, mental health and body image, and self-efficacy/advocacy. These activities and discussions foster strong mentor/mentee relationships, providing girls with the network of support they need as they navigate high school and the college/career application process. In FY25 we had 27 mentoring matches with 478 hours of reported mentoring.
- $23,675 spent. The Community Bridges Family Institute provides parents and/or guardians of CB girls with opportunities to build skills, competencies, and social capital through workshops, participation in girls projects and events, and connections to needed services. In FY25 Community Bridges served 408 families through the CB Family Institute (special events and family support) and connections to outside resources this year serving a total of 1,729 family members. CB families participated in 25 family events where several family members participated. Additionally, several family members served as chaperones for CB girl field trips.
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 November 1997.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Community Bridges Inc (Mesa, AZ), EIN 94-2880847. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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