Bridge Charities
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CIVIL DISCOURSE THAT ENCOURAGES PERSONAL AUTONOMY, HUMAN DIGNITY, AND FREE EXPRESSION, THROUGH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES HONORING THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.
- Income
- $211,039
- Spending
- $86,733
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 20.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 6
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 82% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 20.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 59% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 255% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 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
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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)
- $63,525 spent. VIEWPOINT DIVERSITY AND DIALOGUE EDUCATIONAL EVENTS:TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE FORMATION OF YOUNG MINDS WHO WILL ONE DAY BE LEADERS OF SOCIETY, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT STUDENTS ENJOY ACADEMIC FREEDOM, LEARN THE VALUE OF CRITICAL THINKING, TOLERANCE, AND CIVIL DISCOURSE IN ALL SPHERES OF LIFE ESPECIALLY IN AMERICA'S PLURALISTIC SOCIETY. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SHOULD BE PRIME INSTITUTIONS TO PROMOTE CIVIL DIALOGUE IN THE FACE OF VIEWPOINT DIVERSITY, AS STUDENTS FROM ALL CULTURAL CONTEXTS ENCOUNTER PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, DIVERSE IDEAS, AND DIFFERENT WORLDVIEWS.CIVIL DISCOURSE NOT ONLY ALLOWS FOR GREATER UNDERSTANDING BUT ENCOURAGES EXAMINATION OF ONE'S OWN BELIEFS. ACCORDINGLY, A PRIMARY GOAL OF BRIDGE CHARITIES IS TO EDUCATE AND EQUIP YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LISTENING AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS DEVELOPED THROUGH CIVIL DISCOURSE. TEACHING STUDENTS HOW TO LISTEN AND BETTER UNDERSTAND DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES WILL TRANSFORM OUR SOCIETY FROM ONE FILLED WITH HATEFUL EXTREME SPEECH INTO A COLLABORATIVE, MORE UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITY.THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO FACILITATE EVENTS THAT EDUCATE STUDENTS ON HOW TO HAVE CIVIL DISCOURSE CENTERED AROUND LISTENING. THE ORGANIZATION WILL CHANGE HOW PEOPLE INTERACT, NOT BY MAKING EVERYONE THINK THE SAME, BUT BY FOSTERING GENUINE CONVERSATIONS THAT LEAD TO UNDERSTANDING, NOT NECESSARILY AGREEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON HOW SHARED EXPERIENCES CAN UNIFY PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIFFERENT WORLDVIEWS. THE ORGANIZATION WILL DO THIS BY FACILITATING VARIOUS EXPERIENCES THAT SERVE TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS. THE ORGANIZATION'S SPECIFIC FOCUS IS ON COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL AGED COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE, BELIEVING THAT SOCIETY IS CHANGED THROUGH THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS LEARNING HOW TO LEAD AND SERVE EFFECTIVELY AND SELFLESSLY.IN ORDER TO CREATE SAFE SPACES FOR STUDENTS TO SHARE THEIR VIEWS AND LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO DEPLOY A VARIETY OF METHODS TO HELP TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO BRIDGE THE DIVIDE BETWEEN PEOPLE WITH OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS. ACCORDINGLY, THE ORGANIZATION WILL ENGAGE WITH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS TO FURTHER ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES.THROUGH A COLLABORATION WITH COMMON GROUND CAMPUS ("CGC"), AN INITIATIVE FOUNDED FOR COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES, THE ORGANIZATION WILL FACILITATE IN PERSON GATHERINGS OF STUDENTS WHO THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT AN ISSUE. THE GOAL OF THESE EVENTS IS NOT TO DEBATE AN ISSUE BUT TO LISTEN TO CONCERNS AND THOUGHTS FROM PEOPLE WHO TAKE A DIFFERENT POSITION ON THE CHOSEN ISSUE. THESE EVENTS INVITE OPEN DIALOGUE THROUGH QUESTIONS, AND SOMETIMES EVEN RECONCILIATION THROUGH ACTIVELY LISTENING AND QUESTIONING AS PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFY SURPRISING COMMONALITIES AND SHARED EXPERIENCES. AFTER THE FACILITATED CONVERSATION, THE STUDENTS SHARE A MEAL TOGETHER. AUTHOR BARBARA COLOROSO ACCURATELY SAID: "[T]HERE IS SOMETHING PROFOUNDLY SATISFYING ABOUT SHARING A MEAL. EATING TOGETHER, BREAKING BREAD TOGETHER, IS ONE OF THE OLDEST AND MOST FUNDAMENTALLY UNIFYING OF HUMAN EXPERIENCES." BY EATING TOGETHER, STUDENTS ARE SHARING AN EXPERIENCE AND SHARED EXPERIENCES BRIDGE DIVIDES, THUS ACCOMPLISHING THE PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION.
- CHARITABLE COMMUNITY-BUILDING EVENTS:THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SEEKS TO ENCOURAGE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES TO FORM BONDS THROUGH SHARED LIFE EXPERIENCES. RELATIONSHIPS WILL FORM AS INDIVIDUALS PARTAKE OF SHARED ACTIVITIES, WHICH ALSO SUBSEQUENTLY FORM THE CONTEXT OF ONGOING CONVERSATIONS AND DIALOGUE. THROUGH PLANNED COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENTS, THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES CIVIL DISCOURSE BY CREATING RELATIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND ENCOURAGES PERSONAL AUTONOMY AND HUMAN DIGNITY BY PROVIDING ACTIVITIES THAT ALLOW PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS TO COME TOGETHER FOR A SHARED PURPOSE.THE ORGANIZATION WILL ENGAGE WITH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS TO FACILITATE COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENTS IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES. THROUGH ITS COLLABORATION WITH CGC AS DISCUSSED ABOVE, THE ORGANIZATION WILL HOLD COMMUNITY OR CAMPUS EVENTS, INVOLVING TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES. TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUITS TO CREATING SHARED EXPERIENCES THAT EMPHASIZE COMMUNICATION AND UNITY INSTEAD OF POLARIZATION AND DIFFERENCES. THROUGH THESE TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES, THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO UNITE PEOPLE WHO THINK DIFFERENTLY FROM ONE ANOTHER. FOR EXAMPLE, LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICE EFFORTS, LIKE BEACH CLEANUP, ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO WORK TOWARD A SHARED GOAL AND IMPROVE A SHARED COMMON PUBLIC SPACE. REGARDLESS OF POLITICAL OR SOCIAL OPINIONS, EVERYONE CAN AGREE A CLEAN COMMUNITY PARK IMPROVES THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY MORALE. SIMILARLY, GATHERING TO LISTEN TO LIVE MUSIC UNITES PEOPLE THROUGH A SHARED LOVE OR KNOWLEDGE OF SOMETHING TRANSCENDENT. INDIVIDUALS CAN SING AND DANCE IN UNISON, NOT WORRYING ABOUT WHETHER THE PERSON DANCING BESIDES THEM FEELS THE SAME WAY ABOUT PARTICULARLY POLARIZING SOCIAL ISSUES.THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO BUILD RELATIONAL CONNECTIONS AND TO HIGHLIGHT SHARED HUMANITY WHICH ARE FOUNDATIONAL TO A MORE CIVIL PUBLIC SQUARE.
- CHARITABLE MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES:THE ORGANIZATION WILL ALSO CREATE AND DISSEMINATE MULTIMEDIA EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO EQUIP THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN HOW TO ENGAGE IN MORE EFFECTIVE CIVIL DISCOURSE. THESE MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES MAY CONSIST OF RECORDINGS OF EDUCATIONAL EVENTS OR OTHER MATERIALS THAT WILL TRAIN YOUNG LEADERS HOW THEY CAN CREATE A MORE TOLERANT SOCIETY THROUGH ROBUST AND RESPECTFUL DIALOGUE.BY CREATING AND DISSEMINATING THESE MULTIMEDIA EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ON A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS, THE ORGANIZATION HOPES TO EXPOSE A WIDER AUDIENCE TO PRODUCTIVE CIVIL DISCOURSE IN THE HOPES THEY WILL, (1) BE EXPOSED TO IDEAS THEY OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE AND (2) SERVE AS AN EDUCATION TOOL THAT TEACH THE EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPORTANCE OF CONVERSATIONS THAT PROMOTE CRITICAL THINKING, TOLERANCE, AND CIVIL DISCOURSE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S HOPE IS THESE RECORDINGS INSPIRE OTHERS TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND AND RESTORE, ULTIMATELY SERVING TO BRIDGE THE STARK DIVIDES IN THIS COUNTRY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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 February 2024.
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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