2026-06-15T14:41:05-05:00 2025-07-31 Baker Tilly Advisory Group LP 333 BUSH STREET STE 1000 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104 990 2024-08-01 954068784 The Bridge School % GABRIELA BERLANGA RAMIREZ BRID 6506967295 545 Eucalyptus Avenue Hillsborough CA 94010 Gabriela Berlanga Ramirez EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6506967295 2026-06-15 true true Qi Wen Liang P01270238 4159561500 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Gabriela Berlanga Ramirez 545 Eucalyptus Avenue Hillsborough CA 94010 19461704 false X WWW.BRIDGESCHOOL.ORG X 1986 CA Educating children with severe speech and physical impairments. 13 13 34 13 0 0 873370 532819 911680 1001830 1785818 2119071 48772 34533 3619640 3688253 0 0 0 0 3049311 3211202 0 0 106914 859405 954500 3908716 4165702 -289076 -477449 23642312 23919736 649413 668143 22992899 23251593 X Teaching and ensuring that children with severe speech and physical impairments achieve full participation in their communities through the use of assistive technology and the development, implementation and dissemination of innovative educational strategies. false false 1537639 871855 Education: The Bridge School's education program provides intensive intervention in education and communication to students with complex communication needs and severe physical impairments. The school program serves children in the San Francisco bay area and operates from 8:30am until 3:00 pm on a 180 day academic year. Two classrooms serve 14 children ranging in age from 3 to 14 years. The educational curriculum is based on core standards established by the California Department of Education. Delivery of the curriculum in ensured through innovative teaching and communication techniques and assistive technology. Students have age-appropriate inclusion opportunities in general education classes at North Elementary and Crocker Middle Schools. The Bridge School's education program is designed to support the following general outcomes for each enrolled student. Students will: 1. develop competence using augmentative and alternative communication systems and strategies 2. have clearly defined strategies for participation in the general education curriculum and classroom activities 3. have gained access to instructional materials through assistive technology applications. Comprehensive assessments are conducted with each student by the educational team, which may include a special educator, a speech and language therapist, and assistive technologist, and/or ancillary support staff. These assessments are conducted during the first year of enrollment, at the time of the child's triennial review, and prior to transition. The assessment information is incorporated into the educational narrative for the annual IEP Review along with data/information collected on the goals and objectives implemented for each student. Guiding principals: The Bridge School's education program is based on the principal of providing access to and participation in a state approved, age-appropriate curriculum adapted to the special needs of children with motor, sensory, and speech impairments. Our overall motto, participation through communication, is supported by our focus on developing augmentative and alternative communication systems for all students within the context of an academic curriculum. The educational program is designed to: 1. assist students in developing competence in using AAC systems and strategies 2. provide students access to a general education curriculum through active participation in all classroom activities 3. maximize each student's educational potential by providing access to assistive technology for learning and tools for literacy development 4. transition students to their home school districts in the least restrictive environment once they achieve competence with AAC and technology for learning 5. provide long-term support to students and their educational teams in the home school district placement. 980599 129975 Bridge To Life (BTL): 1. serving individuals with physical and/or communication impairments from birth through adulthood, locally, nationally and globally. 2. providing professional development opportunities in our areas of expertise. 3. contracting with families, agencies and school districts to offer direct services to students with severe physical impairments and complex communication needs to address: receptive and expressive language, augmentative and alternative communication, Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI), positioning and seating, access through assistive technology, self-determination and futures planning, literacy. Currently we are offering: CVI assessments and training packages, Receptive and expressive language assessment and therapy, Consulting on positioning and seating, Direct speech and language services for users of augmentative and alternative communication 176443 0 Outreach and Dissemination: The Bridge School's mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals how use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and assistive technology (AT) globally. Key to achieving this mission is the global dissemination of effective intervention strategies developed and tested in our educational program to parents, professionals, and users of AAC/AT. Various avenues are used in our dissemination efforts including and international teacher-in-residence program, our AAC by the bay conference, our adult activity group, and our information-rich website. Our staff presents at numerous professional conferences; we publish articles in referred journals; we train individuals from universitates and every other year, we host a professional from a developing country as a teacher-in-residence. This professional studies with our staff form 7 to 10 months, attends local university classes, visits comparable educational programs, and participates in professional conferences. When the teacher-in-residence returns to his/her home country, they work with their local support network to disseminate the strategies they have learned from their experiences during their residency. The Bridge School follows up with an in-country visit to provide site-specific training, conduct local and regional workshops, provide demonstration teaching, respond to radio and TV interviews, and participate in organized conference events. All of our outreach and dissemination efforts are designed to have global impact on the education of children with severe speech and physical impairments. 387143 0 Transition & Others: Research Program 387143 0 3081824 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 24 0 true 34 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X GABRIELA BERLANGA RAMIREZ 6506967295 545 EUCALYPTUS AVENUE HILLSBOROUGH CA 94010 Vicki R Casella ED, Bridge to Life 35.0 0.0 X 292791 0 15179 Gabriela Berlanga Ramirez ED, The Bridge School 35.0 0.0 X 188205 0 14310 Rossette Elqutami Accountant 30.0 0.0 X 171853 0 10286 Jennifer Yeh Online Instructor & Web AD 40.0 0.0 X 149878 0 28426 Aileen Arai Special Educator 35.0 0.0 X 146562 0 8619 Rebecca Carlson Speech Language Pathologist 35.0 0.0 X 111650 0 16547 Ernest Rocco Capobianco Jr President 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Brian Morton Treasurer 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Steve Atkinson Secretary 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Paula Blomquist Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Sarah Blackstone PhD Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Curwood Sessoms Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Frank DeRuyter PhD Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Eric Custer Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Frank Gironda Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Annie Noonan Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Teresa Polyak Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Amber Young Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Lateef McLeod Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 John Wunder thru 0924 member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 1060939 0 93367 6 false true false Corient Private Wealth LLC 555 Mission St STE 3325 SAN FRANCISCO CA 941050931 Investment Managemen 187571 1 0 532819 107610 532819 TUITION AND FEES 611610 1001830 1001830 1001830 345992 345992 0 33724 33724 0 0 0 17546530 15773451 1773079 1773079 1773079 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OTHER INCOME 611610 809 809 809 3688253 1001830 2153604 0 0 0 0 549902 362294 187608 0 0 2152498 1926078 226420 0 87866 69920 17946 223974 208988 14986 0 196962 167343 29619 0 0 4874 0 4874 0 54387 0 54387 0 0 0 189069 0 189069 0 161153 11450 86880 62823 21600 0 0 21600 75909 59304 12109 4496 77770 7315 70135 320 0 223541 192124 19931 11486 17611 9515 3027 5069 0 3615 2645 970 0 0 0 38086 27993 10093 0 39015 20526 18489 0 PROGRAM OUTINGS, STAFF APP 2266 2266 0 0 LICENSES AND MEMBERSHIP 30563 7960 21483 1120 PARENTS FUND EXPENSES 3124 0 3124 0 PROGRAM RECRUITMENT 317 317 0 0 11600 5786 5814 4165702 3081824 976964 106914 876689 102849 90885 80926 5953 4253 59640 91974 0 0 0 0 0 22705 0 0 43044 57375 2882470 2760892 73577 121578 21939999 23018313 0 0 0 0 0 0 552525 419763 23642312 23919736 239745 302666 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 409668 365477 649413 668143 X 9443042 8191186 13549857 15060407 22992899 23251593 23642312 23919736 -477449 736143 X X false true X true false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 18033862 24000 2382073 245829 20194106 16233938 11026 2042347 253449 18033862 15439712 15560 1081572 302906 16233938 18408803 22653 -2689086 302658 15439712 14754518 57459 4050649 453823 18408803 0.26850 0.41370 0.31780 false false 1868956 1867551 1405 1013514 893341 120173 121578 0 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 365477 365477 X 4311236 736143 75909 812052 3499184 189069 189069 3688253 4052542 75909 75909 3976633 189069 189069 4165702 Part V, Line 4 Spending policy and how the investment objectives relate to spending policy. Each year up to 5% of the investment balance (calculated on a thirty-six month rolling average of the market value) will be made available for appropriation. In establishing this policy, the school has considered the long-term expected return on its endowment. Accordingly, over the long term, the school expects the current spending policy to allow its endowment to maintain its purchasing power. In some cases the donor specifies the spending policy of the fund and/or how these funds may be spent. Part X, Line 2 The School is exempt from federal income taxes except for unrelated business income, under the provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and from California income taxes under similar California Revenue and Taxation Code statutes. In addition, the School has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) not to be a private foundation within the meaning of Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. There was no unrelated business income in fiscal years ended July 31, 2025 and 2024. Management evaluated the School's tax positions and concluded that the School had maintained its tax exempt status and had taken no uncertain tax positions that required adjustment to the financial statements. Therefore, no provision or liability for income taxes has been included in the financial statements. true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true Schedule E, Pt I, Line 3 The Bridge School publishes its non-discriminatory policy on its website, social media outlets, and on all print material to promote the school. It is prominent on the education admission criteria on the website so that parents, professionals and the general public is informed. The school does not advertise/solicitate outside of the website for students. X X X false false false false false false false false false Vicki R Casella ED, Bridge to Life 254751 0 25000 0 13040 0 14001 0 1178 0 307970 0 Aileen Arai Special Educator 136600 0 4219 0 5743 0 7342 0 1277 0 155181 0 Jennifer Yeh Online Instructor & Web AD 142104 0 4219 0 3555 0 7930 0 20496 0 178304 0 Rossette Elqutami Accountant 150361 0 4000 0 17492 0 9136 0 1150 0 182139 0 Gabriela Berlanga Ramirez ED, The Bridge School 176010 0 7705 0 4490 0 3915 0 10395 0 202515 0 X 1 101940 FMV X computer network system/Cisco Webex 1 5670 fmv 0 false true false Form 990, Part VI, Section B., Line 11b The Taxpayer's accounting firm forwarded the form 990 to the executive director and the accountant. The executive director and the accountant then reviewed the forms and forwarded them to Brian Morton, Treasurer, Ernest Rocco Capobianco, Jr., President, and the finance committee board members for their review. the form 990 was then distributed to all board members for their review. Board members were always encouraged to review form 990 and to forward their questions to the E.D./Treasurer/Accountant. Either the E.D/Treasurer or the accounting firm addressed the questions from the board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B., Line 12c The board of directors, officers, and key employees annually receive a letter requesting that they disclose any possible conflict of interest activity. Part VI, Section B., Line 15b All salaried employees are evaluated on an annual basis and their compensation is determined by relative merit. The executive director makes recommendations to the personnel committee and that committee forwards the recommendations to the entire board of directors for a vote. The amounts of compensation are comparable to amounts paid by the surrounding school districts. Part VI, Section C., Line 19 The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available upon request for the same period of time set forth in Sec. 6104(D). Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c The organization has not had any changes to its oversight process. Part VI, Section A., Line 2 Amber Young and Brian Morton have a family relationship.