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Bridge the Gap Lakeland Inc

EIN 92-1210150 · Lakeland, FL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

BRIDGE THE GAP EXISTS TO CONNECT THE VULNERABLE, THE UNDERSERVED, AND THE CALLED WITH THE RESOURCES, SUPPORT, AND DIGNITY THEY DESERVE. AT BRIDGE THE GAP, WE DO NOT BELIEVE ANYONE SHOULD FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS OF AN OVERWHELMED SYSTEM. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS, RESOURCES, AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN GENEROUSITY, WE BUILD BRIDGES WHERE WALLS ONCE STOOD - BRIDGES OF ACCESS, BRIDGES OF HEALING, AND BRIDGES OF LASTING CHANGE BECAUSE NO GAP IS TOO WIDE WHEN WE CROSS IT TOGETHER.

Income
$71,461
Spending
$70,471
Reserves
0.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 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 (3)
  1. $69,908 spent. WE ARE COMMITTED TO WALKING ALONGSIDE THE HOMELESS AND LESS FORTUNATE - PROVIDING PATHWAYS TO STABLE HOUSING, ESSENTIAL RESOURCES, AND RENEWED HOPE. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY PERSON, REGARDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCE, IS WORTHY OF COMPASSION AND A HAND EXTENDED IN THEIR TIME OF NEED.
  2. WE STAND BESIDE THOSE IN MINISTRY - EQUIPPING AND SUSTAINING THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE ANSWERED A CALLING TO SERVE OTHERS, ENSURING THAT THEIR FINANCIAL AND PRACTICAL NEEDS ARE MET SO THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE THEIR VITAL WORK WITHOUT BURDEN.
  3. WE ALSO ADVOCATE FOR AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING THE WEIGHT OF END-OF-LIFE CARE - HELPING TO BRIDGE THE FINANCIAL GAP THAT STANDS BETWEEN OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE COMPASSIONATE HOSPICE CARE THEY DESERVE.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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