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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Shariq Ghani (former) Executive Director2022-2023 $26,500$43,000 1
Kait Ewoldt (former) Social Media Coordinator2022-2023 $20,278$29,222 1
Abigail Levine (former) Policy Analyst2022-2023 $12,573$23,288 1
Kinza Baree (former) Adminstrative Coordinator2022-2023 $4,789$14,228 1
Noor Saleh (former) Government Relations Coordinator2022-2023 $5,257$13,557 1
Fatima Shah (former) Administrative Coordinator2023 $11,612$11,612 1
Ashley Smith (former) Policy Analyst2022 $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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Keith Rudy BOARD MEMBER2024 2 $0 reported 1
Sherif Zaafran BOARD MEMBER2024 2 $0 reported 1
Renee Teel BOARD MEMBER2024 2 $0 reported 1
Dr Waleed Basyouni BOARD MEMBER2024 2 $0 reported 1
Qaisar Imam BOARD MEMBER2024 2 $0 reported 1
Ashma Khanani-Moosa BOARD MEMBER2024 2 $0 reported 1
Riaz Siddiqi BOARD MEMBER2024 2 $0 reported 1
Steve Rosencreanz BOARD MEMBER2024 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · none paid · 8 employees · 47 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KEITH RUDY BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SHERIF ZAAFRAN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE ROSENCREANZ BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
RENEE TEEL BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
DR WALEED BASYOUNI BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
QAISAR IMAM BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ASHMA KHANANI-MOOSA BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
RIAZ SIDDIQI BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · 6 paid, $81K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Shariq Ghani Executive Director40 $26,500-- $26,5001
Kait Ewoldt Social Media Coordinator20 $20,278-- $20,2781
Abigail Levine Policy Analyst15 $12,573-- $12,5731
Fatima Shah Administrative Coordinator15 $11,612-- $11,6121
Noor Saleh Government Relations Coordinator15 $5,257-- $5,2571
Kinza Baree Adminstrative Coordinator15 $4,789-- $4,7891
2022 · 6 people listed · 6 paid, $55K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Shariq Ghani Executive Director5 $16,500-$0 $16,5001
Abigail Levine Policy Analyst15 $10,715-$0 $10,7151
Kinza Baree Administrative Coordinator15 $9,439-$0 $9,4391
Kait Ewoldt Social Media Coordinator20 $8,944-$0 $8,9441
Noor Saleh Government Relations Coordinator15 $8,300-$0 $8,3001
Ashley Smith Policy Analyst10 $1,230-$0 $1,2301

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 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$483,180$320,439 $178,711$178,711 $482,214$0 $0847
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$483,180$320,895 $178,256$178,256 $482,214$0 $111,830847
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$185,198$177,706 $15,969$15,969 $185,014$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
MEADOWS MENTAL HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE FOR TEXAS Public charity Exact 2024 1$100,000 2024$100,000
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ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT & EMPOWERMENT IN AMERICA Public charity Exact 2024 1$68,307 2024$68,307
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$15,000 2023$15,000
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THERAPEUTIC JUSTICE FOUNDATION INCTXP20 $460,063$312,411 FOUNDER & CH$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
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PRIDE CENTER SAN ANTONIOTXP20 $497,296$557,469 Executive Dir.$80,211 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
MADISON COUNTY HOUSE OF HOPE INCTXP20 $526,651$472,876 Director$10,785 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
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CENTER FOR URBAN TRANSFORMATIONTXP20 $511,737$355,950 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
CHANGE AGENT NETWORK INCTXP20 $522,195$522,341 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
TEXAS FORESTRY ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FUND INCTXP20 $502,552$446,381 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
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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
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$320,439100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $177,706 spent · pay $48,990 · grants $103 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$177,706100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $113,793 spent · pay $58,793 · grants $14,214 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$113,793100%

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