Bridge City Community
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
IN 2024, BRIDGE CITY COMMUNITY CONTINUED ITS PIVOTAL ROLE IN COMBATTING SYSTEMATIC INJUSTICES, RACISM AND POVERTY WITHIN URBAN COMMUNITIES. AT BCC, WE UNDERSTAND THAT DISMANTLING SYSTEMIC INJUSTICES REQUIRES A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH. BY FOSTERING DREAMS, WE PROVIDE TEENS WITH A PLATFORM TO ENVISION A BRIGHTER FUTURE. THROUGH OPPORTUNITY, WE BRIDGE GAPS, OFFERING EQUAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION, RESOURCES, AND PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS. OUR COMMITMENT TO PERSPECTIVE INVOLVES BREAKING CYCLES OF RACISM THROUGH EDUCATION AND CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING. EMPOWERMENT IS OUR KEY FOCUS, EQUIPPING INDIVIDUALS WITH THE TOOLS NEEDED TO EMERGE AS LEADERS. OUR WORK GOES BEYOND CHARITY; WE ARE ARCHITECTS OF TRANSFORMATION, SHAPING A FUTURE WHERE EVERY PERSON CAN TRHIVE.
- Income
- $106,153
- Spending
- $200,675
- Reserves
- 6.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (religion, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 89% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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)
- $27,722 spent. SEE SCHEDULE O- CAMP EVOLUTION
- $32,325 spent. SEE SCHEDULE O- SHOWERED W/HOPE
- $14,465 spent. SEE SCHEDULE O- CORNER EVOLUTION
- IN 2024, CAMP EVOLUTION EMERGED AS A TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE FOR OVER 50 TEENS AND 10 STAFF WHO EMBARKED ON A WEEK-LONG OVERNIGHT JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF ADVENTURE AND PERSONAL GROWTH. THIS IMMERSIVE PROGRAM PROVIDED A UNIQUE BLEND OF OUTDOOR EXPLORATION, HANDS ON LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, LEAVING AN INDELIBLE MARK ON THE PARTICIPANTS. AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF NATURES BEAUTY, TEENS AT CAMP EVOLUTION DELVED INTO A DIVERSE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES, FROM THE THRILL OF SWIMMING AND KAYAKING TO THE SERENE EXPERIENCE OF CANOEING ACROSS GLISTENING WATERS. THE ENERGY OF COLOR WAR ADDED A DYNAMIC, COMPETITIVE EDGE, FOSTERING CAMARADERIE AND TEAMWORK AMOUNG ATTENDEES.SHOWERED WITH HOPE: IN THE HEART OF CHATTANOOGA, A BEACON OF COMPASSION AND INNOVATION EMERGED IN 2023, AS WE PROUDLY LAUNCHED OUR SHOWERED W/HOPE PROGRAM. THIS INITIATIVE, ROOTED IN THE PRINCIPLES OF RADICAL HOSPITALITY, AIMED TO EXTEND A HELPING HAND TO OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS, PROVIDING THEM WITH NOT ONLY THE BASIC NECESSITIES, BUT ALSO A SENSE OF DIGNITY AND HOPE FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE. AT THE FOREFRONT OF THIS GROUNDBREAKING ENDEAVOR WERE THE DEDICATED STUDENTS OF CITY LIFE, WHO TOOK ON THE CHALLENGE OF BRINGING THE CONCEPT TO LIFE. WITH UNWAVERING DETERMINATION, THEY CONSTRUCTED A MOBILE SHOWER FROM THE GROUND UP, SYMBOLIZING THE TANGIBLE IMPACT THAT A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN APPROACH CAN HAVE ON THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. SINCE THE PROGRAMS INCEPTION, THE SHOWERED W/HOPE INITIATIVE HAS MADE A PROFOUND IMPACT, OFFERING OVER 2,500 SHOWERS, DISTRIBUTING OVER 3,500 MEALS AND PROVIDING CLOTHING AND HYGIENE KITS TO INIDIVIDUALS FACING THE HARSH REALITES OF LIFE ON THE STREETS. THESE ESSENTIAL RESOURCES NOT ONLY ADDRESS IMMEDIATE NEEDS, BUT ALSO SERVE AS A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF COLLECTIVE ACTION IN FOSTERING POSITIVE CHANGE.CORNER EVOLUTION (YOUTH PROGRAM): IS A YOUTH EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES BY EQUIPPING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE TOOLS, EXPOSURE, AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO THRIVE. GUIDED BY THE MOTTO WE SELL D.O.P.E. (DREAMS, OPPORTUNITY, PERSPECTIVE, EMPOWERMENT), CORNER EVOLUTION PROVIDES LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING THAT HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE RISE ABOVE THE CHALLENGES OF UNDESERVED ENVIRONMENTS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 November 6, 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 December 2024.
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 September 2021.
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 November 4, 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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