BRIDGES ACROSS TEXAS INC
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $483K · expenses $320K · assets $179K
- EIN
- 83-3372048
- Address
- 19902 SONTERRA LN, RICHMOND, TX 77407-1916
- Website
- WWW.JOINBRIDGES.ORG
- NTEE code
- P20
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- June 2020 (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
- Shariq Ghani (its 2020 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
TO BRING FAITH COMMUNITIES TOGETHER TO CHANGE THE WORLD AROUND US THROUGH MULTI-FAITH AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.WE ARE A CONVENER OF THE DISAPORA OF FAITHFUL ACROSS HOUSTON, BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES BY MOVING BEYOND DIALOGUE TO COLLABORATE ON PROJECTS THAT CREATE TANGIBLE IMPACT.IN A TIME OF DEEP DIVISION, BRIDGES OFFERS A PROVEN ALTERNATIVE: WE CLOSE GAPS THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE DIALOGUE AND SERVICE, CONNECTING PEOPLE THROUGH CONVERSATIONS ON ISSUES THAT DIVIDE, THEN MOBILIZING THEM TO COLLABORATE ON SOLUTIONS. OUR WORK IS A TWO-FOLD APPROACH, CONNECT AND COLLABORATE, THAT PRODUCES MEASURABLE COMMUNITY IMPACT.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
7 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shariq Ghani (former) | Executive Director | 2022-2023 | $26,500 | $43,000 | 1 |
| Kait Ewoldt (former) | Social Media Coordinator | 2022-2023 | $20,278 | $29,222 | 1 |
| Abigail Levine (former) | Policy Analyst | 2022-2023 | $12,573 | $23,288 | 1 |
| Kinza Baree (former) | Adminstrative Coordinator | 2022-2023 | $4,789 | $14,228 | 1 |
| Noor Saleh (former) | Government Relations Coordinator | 2022-2023 | $5,257 | $13,557 | 1 |
| Fatima Shah (former) | Administrative Coordinator | 2023 | $11,612 | $11,612 | 1 |
| Ashley Smith (former) | Policy Analyst | 2022 | $1,230 | $1,230 | 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Rudy | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sherif Zaafran | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Renee Teel | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dr Waleed Basyouni | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Qaisar Imam | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ashma Khanani-Moosa | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Riaz Siddiqi | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Steve Rosencreanz | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 8 people listed · none paid · 8 employees · 47 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEITH RUDY | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| SHERIF ZAAFRAN | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STEVE ROSENCREANZ | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RENEE TEEL | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DR WALEED BASYOUNI | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| QAISAR IMAM | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ASHMA KHANANI-MOOSA | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RIAZ SIDDIQI | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 6 people listed · 6 paid, $81K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shariq Ghani | Executive Director | 40 | $26,500 | - | - | $26,500 | 1 |
| Kait Ewoldt | Social Media Coordinator | 20 | $20,278 | - | - | $20,278 | 1 |
| Abigail Levine | Policy Analyst | 15 | $12,573 | - | - | $12,573 | 1 |
| Fatima Shah | Administrative Coordinator | 15 | $11,612 | - | - | $11,612 | 1 |
| Noor Saleh | Government Relations Coordinator | 15 | $5,257 | - | - | $5,257 | 1 |
| Kinza Baree | Adminstrative Coordinator | 15 | $4,789 | - | - | $4,789 | 1 |
2022 · 6 people listed · 6 paid, $55K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shariq Ghani | Executive Director | 5 | $16,500 | - | $0 | $16,500 | 1 |
| Abigail Levine | Policy Analyst | 15 | $10,715 | - | $0 | $10,715 | 1 |
| Kinza Baree | Administrative Coordinator | 15 | $9,439 | - | $0 | $9,439 | 1 |
| Kait Ewoldt | Social Media Coordinator | 20 | $8,944 | - | $0 | $8,944 | 1 |
| Noor Saleh | Government Relations Coordinator | 15 | $8,300 | - | $0 | $8,300 | 1 |
| Ashley Smith | Policy Analyst | 10 | $1,230 | - | $0 | $1,230 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $483,180 | $320,439 | $178,711 | $178,711 | $482,214 | $0 | $0 | 8 | 47 |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $483,180 | $320,895 | $178,256 | $178,256 | $482,214 | $0 | $111,830 | 8 | 47 |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $185,198 | $177,706 | $15,969 | $15,969 | $185,014 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $109,358 | $113,793 | $8,477 | $8,477 | $109,227 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $183,307 in all, tax years 2023 to 2024. 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEADOWS MENTAL HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE FOR TEXAS | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $100,000 | 2024 | $100,000 | show |
| ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT & EMPOWERMENT IN AMERICA | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $68,307 | 2024 | $68,307 | show |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $15,000 | 2023 | $15,000 | show |
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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 990 · $320,439 spent · pay $130,197 · grants $0 · events $21,883
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $121,685 | $62,059 | $41,373 | $18,253 | 38.0% | |
| Fees: other services | $65,990 | $32,875 | $23,818 | $9,297 | 20.6% | |
| Occupancy | $30,752 | $30,603 | $149 | - | 9.6% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $21,883 | $18,313 | $2,499 | $1,071 | 6.8% | |
| Office expenses | $15,757 | $13,271 | $2,059 | $427 | 4.9% | |
| Information technology | $13,997 | $9,798 | $3,499 | $700 | 4.4% | |
| Other (as described) | MEALS | $10,332 | $8,782 | $1,033 | $517 | 3.2% |
| Advertising and promotion | $10,278 | $9,250 | $617 | $411 | 3.2% | |
| Travel | $8,873 | $8,533 | $340 | - | 2.8% | |
| Payroll taxes | $6,762 | $4,511 | $1,809 | $442 | 2.1% | |
| Other (as described) | VEHICLE EXPENSES | $4,921 | $4,430 | $377 | $114 | 1.5% |
| Other (as described) | MERCHANT ACCOUNT FEES | $2,502 | - | - | $2,502 | 0.8% |
| Other employee benefits | $1,750 | - | $1,750 | - | 0.5% | |
| Fees: accounting | $1,742 | - | $1,742 | - | 0.5% | |
| Other (as described) | GIFTS | $1,690 | - | $1,521 | $169 | 0.5% |
| Fees: management | $869 | $243 | $626 | - | 0.3% | |
| Insurance | $596 | - | $596 | - | 0.2% | |
| All other expenses | $60 | $60 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $320,439 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $177,706 spent · pay $48,990 · grants $103 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $78,738 | 44.3% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $48,990 | 27.6% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $48,795 | 27.5% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,080 | 0.6% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $103 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $177,706 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $113,793 spent · pay $58,793 · grants $14,214 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $58,793 | 51.7% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $30,994 | 27.2% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $14,214 | 12.5% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $8,140 | 7.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,652 | 1.5% | |
| Total | $113,793 | 100% |
State business registration
- BRIDGES ACROSS TEXAS, INC. TX, CN, Active franchise taxpayer (SOS status R), formed 2019-06-28
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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