THE BRIDGE - FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $77K · expenses $70K · assets $7K

EIN
46-0691582
Address
PO BOX 8313, PHOENIX, AZ 85066-8313
Website
www.thebridgefcs.org
NTEE code
P99
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2015 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated July 15, 2015 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2015 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
Carolyn Cochran (its 2021 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

We provide food clothing toiletries etc to the homeless population in downtown Phoenix Arizona

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 11 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

11 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
Carolyn Cochran President2022-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Scott Pollard Vice President2022-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Charles Schinke Treasurer2022-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Kat Pollard Administrator2024 20 $0 reported 1
Kay Pollard (former) Administrator2022-2023 20 $0 reported 1
Terry Donohue (former) Board Member2022-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Ferrah Melton (former) Board Member2022-2023 20 $0 reported 1
Jeff Sondermeyer (former) Board Member2022-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Duane Heide3cker (former) Board Member2022-2023 10 $0 reported 1
David Rope (former) Secretary2022 10 $0 reported 1
Katie Scherling (former) Board Member2022 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Carolyn Cochran President10 $0-$0 $01
Scott Pollard Vice President10 $0-$0 $01
Charles Schinke Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
Kat Pollard Administrator20 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Carolyn Cochran President20 $0-$0 $01
Scott Pollard Vice President20 $0-$0 $01
Charles Schinke Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
Kay Pollard Administrator20 $0-$0 $01
Terry Donohue Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
Ferrah Melton Board Member20 $0-$0 $01
Jeff Sondermeyer Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
Duane Heide3cker Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Carolyn Cochran President20 $0-$0 $01
Scott Pollard Vice President10 $0-$0 $01
Charles Schinke Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
David Rope Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
Kay Pollard Board Member20 $0-$0 $01
Terry Donohue Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
Ferrah Melton Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
Jeff Sondermeyer Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
Katie Scherling Board Member10 $0-$0 $01
Duane Heide3cker Board Member10 $0-$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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$76,658$69,783 $6,875$6,875 $64,100$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$69,366$49,604 $85,812$85,812 $55,347$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$93,108$43,688 $77,649$77,649 $82,985$0 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $105,927 in all, tax years 2015 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$55,000 2023$17,500
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ONE SMALL STEP Public charity Exact 2015-2018 4$50,563 2018$9,375
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE BRIDGE FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES” 2023 1$364 2023$364
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SEVENTY TIMES SEVENFLP99 $79,090$78,831 Key Employee$18,200 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, similar mission
A COMMUNITY THAT SHARES INCMDP99 $79,083$56,662 President$0 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x
ALGER COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRYMIP99 $83,874$33,926 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x
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NORTON COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICE ASSOCIATIONKSP99 $71,299$63,767 Vice President$0 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x
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CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY MASSACHUSETTS INCDCP99 $59,916$142,946 PRESIDENT/CLERK$75,731 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x

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MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$210,12111 32017–2024 LUCAS COMMUNITY CENTER; THE SUMMIT COUNTY RECOVERY FOUNDATION; COASTSIDE FERAL CARE
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$158,7876 32021–2024 TIERRA GRATA FOUNDATION INC; COASTSIDE FERAL CARE; CYCLING FOR CHANGE INC
HERITAGE HOME GROUP CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation$125,0005 12018–2022 DRESS FOR SUCCESS WINSTON-SALEM
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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.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $69,783 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $4,348
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $65,087 93.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,501 6.4%
Printing, publications, postage $195 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$4,348reported apart
Total$69,783100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $49,604 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,840
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $40,411 81.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,617 17.4%
Printing, publications, postage $576 1.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$1,840reported apart
Total$49,604100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $43,688 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $5,304
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $35,917 82.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,894 15.8%
Printing, publications, postage $877 2.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$5,304reported apart
Total$43,688100%

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