BRIDGE CONNECTION

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Retrieved 2026-11-09; covers tax years 2015–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $51K · expenses $51K · assets $3K

EIN
45-4969105
Address
1570 BOZMAN RD, WYLIE, TX 75098-6756
Website
www.thebridgeconnections.org
NTEE code
P20 Human Service Organizations (Human Services) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2012 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Ginger Shocklee (its 2014 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2014 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Christmas Outreach: Evening with Gifts and Food For pre-selected families. Pictures with Santa and a shopping area (300 served annually)

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Ginger Shocklee President2015-2025 $0$20,882 1
Russell Shocklee (former) Case Worker2015-2017 $0$10,457 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Nancy Miller Board Memeber2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Karen Gore Secretary/Treasurer2025 3 $0 reported 1
Tammy Hood (former) Secretary/Treasurer2023-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Annye Kirkland (former) Board Member2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Jaime White (former) Secretary2016-2017 7 $0 reported 1
Joann Pierson (former) Board Member2016-2017 6 $0 reported 1
Jason Medina (former) President2015 0 $0 reported 1
Randy Hill (former) Board Member2015 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ginger Shocklee President25 $0-$0 $01
Karen Gore Secretary/Treasurer3 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Miller Board Memeber0 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ginger Shocklee President25 $0-$0 $01
Tammy Hood Secretary/Treasurer3 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Miller Board Memeber0 $0-$0 $01
Annye Kirkland Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ginger Shocklee President25 $0-$0 $01
Tammy Hood Secretary/Treasurer3 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Miller Board Memeber0 $0-$0 $01
Annye Kirkland Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ginger Shocklee President25 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $10K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GINGER SHOCKLEE President40 $0-$10,425 $10,4251
JAIME WHITE Secretary7 $0-- $01
JOANN PIERSON Board Member6 $0-- $01
RUSSELL SHOCKLEE Case Worker40 $0-- $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GINGER SHOCKLEE President40 $0-- $01
JAIME WHITE Secretary7 $0-- $01
JOANN PIERSON Board Member6 $0-- $01
RUSSELL SHOCKLEE Case Worker40 $0-- $01
2015 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $21K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GINGER SHOCKLEE Executive Director7 $10,457-- $10,4571
RUSSELL SHOCKLEE Case Worker7 $10,457-- $10,4571
JASON MEDINA President0 $0-- $01
RANDY HILL Board Member0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,362$50,940 $2,939$2,939 $33,001$18,361 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,091$28,576 $2,517$2,517 $18,091$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,905$33,067 $13,002$13,002 $37,905$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,520$56,356 $8,164$8,164 $64,520- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$81,430$80,474 $13,200$13,200 $43,526$0 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$113,909$118,169 $15,462$12,244 $37,658$0 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$73,355$63,548 $16,529$16,529 $69,481$0 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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MIDLAND PROJECT GRADUATIONTXP20 $53,769$52,652 Executive Director$7,000 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
RECONSTRUCTION OF A SURVIVOR INCTXP20 $48,900$48,175 HOUSTON, TEXAS$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
LEATHERNECK FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INCTXP20 $51,110$151,697 PRESIDENT/TR$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
BLISS KID YOGATXP20 $50,547$53,443 Executive Director$17,202 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
PRESTON CENTER ROTARY CLUBTXP20 $53,795$55,257 President$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
ENNIS LIONBACKER ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUBTXP20 $50,614$32,542 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
MBANO PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION INCTXP20 $51,702$60,924 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
EASYSIDETXP20 $49,476$43,161 President, Board of Directors$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
Single Parent FoundationTXP20 $52,415$48,033 President$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
COLORFUL WORLD FOUNDATION CORPTXP20 $52,820$25,338 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
CLUB TRIDENT AQUATICSTXP20 $52,360$54,095 Chairman of the Board$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
HIGHWAY 69 MISSIONTXP20 $49,957$35,465 President$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
SANCHEZ UNIT CHAPELTXP20 $52,369$2,841 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
NORTH LAMAR EDUCATION FOUNDATIONTXP20 $50,167$30,501 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
DASH FOR THE BEADSTXP20 $53,896$56,561 Board Member$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
FIRMAMENT OF LOVE OUTREACH INCTXP20 $53,935$54,032 President$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
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GRACE HOUSE OF LONGVIEW INCTXP20 $50,527$15,604 Secretary$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
MANVEL-IOWA COLONY LIONS CLUBTXP20 $49,375$30,347 Director$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
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GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $763,02123 6DAF sponsor2019–2025 GREATER AUSTIN BONGOBASI; SAADHAKE GLOBAL FOUNDATION; DUKE CARRILLO FOUNDATION; TEXAS GOOD DEEDS PROJECT INC and 2 more
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $205,25012 7DAF sponsor2016–2024 BRING IT HOME FLORIDA; ROMANIAN PASTORS FUND; RECONSTRUCTION OF A SURVIVOR INC; PENUEL FOUNDATION and 3 more
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS $163,66816 4DAF sponsor2015–2024 BARNABAS INC; TEXAS GOOD DEEDS PROJECT INC; COLORFUL WORLD FOUNDATION CORP; DUKE CARRILLO FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC $150,0006 1DAF sponsor2014–2019 BEAT CANCER FAMILY FOUNDATION
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR $142,0004 1DAF sponsor2015–2019 BIG POTATO FOUNDATION INC
VALLEY BAPTIST LEGACY FOUNDATION $100,0001 1Private foundation2019–2019 AGAPE MISSIONARIES FOR LIFE
GREATER TACOMA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $82,0003 1DAF sponsor2020–2021 BETHEL COMMUNITY SERVICES
THE TRISKELES FOUNDATION $80,7201 1DAF sponsor2019–2019 BRING IT HOME FLORIDA
T ROWE PRICE PROGRAM FOR CHARITABLE GIVING INC $70,0002 1DAF sponsor2021–2023 HORSE BOY FOUNDATION
FORGOOD INC $68,2797 4DAF sponsor2013–2024 LIFE QUILT FOUNDATION NFP; BEAT CANCER FAMILY FOUNDATION; DUKE CARRILLO FOUNDATION; TAMARA JAMES FOUNDATION INC
ROBERT P & PATRICIA J BAUMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC $51,50011 1Private foundation2011–2023 WEBHANNET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
STEINER-KING FOUNDATION $50,0002 1Private foundation2016–2017 HORSE BOY FOUNDATION
WIEBOLDT FOUNDATION $50,0002 1Private foundation2023–2024 NORTHSIDE ACTION FOR JUSTICE
CROSSROADS FUND $40,0001 1DAF sponsor2023–2023 NORTHSIDE ACTION FOR JUSTICE

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $50,940 spent · pay $0 · grants $29,754 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $29,754 58.4%
Fees to independent contractors $11,252 22.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,681 13.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,670 5.2%
Printing, publications, postage $583 1.1%
Total$50,940100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $28,576 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $18,103 63.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,815 20.3%
Printing, publications, postage $4,658 16.3%
Total$28,576100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $33,067 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $19,926 60.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,219 27.9%
Printing, publications, postage $3,922 11.9%
Total$33,067100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $56,356 spent · pay $28,270 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $28,270 50.2%
Printing, publications, postage $16,908 30.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,271 16.5%
Fees to independent contractors $1,907 3.4%
Total$56,356100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $80,474 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $62,942 78.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $17,532 21.8%
Total$80,474100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $118,169 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $94,233 79.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $13,955 11.8%
Fees to independent contractors $8,929 7.6%
Printing, publications, postage $1,052 0.9%
Total$118,169100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $63,548 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,514 35.4%
Benefits paid to members $20,915 32.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $18,611 29.3%
Printing, publications, postage $1,334 2.1%
Fees to independent contractors $174 0.3%
Total$63,548100%

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