The Bridge
The Bridge reported $85.4 million in revenue and $82.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $83.85 went to program services, $15.37 to management and general costs and $0.78 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 61.4% of the total. Government grants made up 54.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $400,334 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 36 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 69% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $82MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $85MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 83.8% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 15.4% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.8% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 61.4% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 54.5% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 37.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $400,334 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.49% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 36 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.1 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 17 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseResidential services - the bridge provides transitional and permanent supportive behavioral health housing to 1,369 single adults in three boroughs (manhattan, the bronx, and brooklyn). Individuals are housed in a combination of single-site bridge-owned buildings and scatter-site apartments rented from private landlords in the community. Act teams offer intensive, person-centered clinical services to adults living with serious mental illness, particularly those who have found it difficult to connect with traditional office based care. All bridge housing programs provide supportive services to…
Community-based services - (1) care coordination: the bridge is under contract with two health homes and works with approximately 900 health home enrolled members in the bronx, brooklyn, queens, and manhattan providing outreach, engagement, and ongoing care coordination. (2) assertive community treatment (act): the bridge operates nine act teams - 3 in manhattan and 6 in the bronx - which provide intensive clinical services a majority of these residents come from backgrounds that include prior experiences of homelessness. Three of these teams work with shelter residents and one with…
Clinical services - the bridge operates an office of mental health (omh) licensed personalized recovery oriented services (pros) program, which is a psychiatric rehabilitation program. Pros supports clients through group-based psychiatric rehabilitation services in a person-centered, recovery focused modality. Pros offers a full range of employment support services, education support services, and assistance with obtaining other life role goals. The outpatient article 31 mental health clinic provides psychopharmacology and medication monitoring, individual, group, and family therapy, and…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 30.00 hrs/week | $351,580 | $0 | $48,754 | $400,334 |
| MEDICAL DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $319,702 | $0 | $23,119 | $342,821 |
| PSYCHIATRIST Highest compensated employee, 28.00 hrs/week | $255,248 | $0 | $27,308 | $282,556 |
| PROGRAM OFFICER, COMMUNITY Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $218,864 | $0 | $63,224 | $282,088 |
| PSYCHIATRIST Highest compensated employee, 28.00 hrs/week | $238,550 | $0 | $38,756 | $277,306 |
| OFFICER, RESIDENTIAL SERVICE Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $224,051 | $0 | $38,241 | $262,292 |
| FINANCIAL OFFICER THRU APR 2025 Officer, 30.00 hrs/week | $227,052 | $0 | $30,638 | $257,690 |
| CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $228,949 | $0 | $13,809 | $242,758 |
36 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Bridge (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.2M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b17 · 17 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 51,024
- Volunteers Part I, line 617
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| SKYLINE CONTRACTING & MAINTENANCE CORP Building maintenance & repairs | $1,536,535 |
| ALLIED UNIVERSAL Security services | $823,923 |
| DREAMLAND SECURITY SERVICES INC Security services | $454,681 |
| SAE & ASSOCIATES BHC Program consulting/grant writing | $332,545 |
| WML ENTERPRISES INC Security services | $330,846 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 76 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
11 private foundations reported grants to The Bridge totaling $131K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from The Bridge's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The Bridge, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of The Bridge's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Bridge reported that 83.8% of its $82.3 million in expenses went to program services, 15.4% to management and general and 0.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Bridge pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Bridge reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $400,334, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Bridge get its money?
Of $85.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 61.4% came from contributions and grants (including 54.5% from government grants) and 37.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Bridge a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-1919799 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202631349349312103 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531359349316253 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411349349304316 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331359349307668 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241339349303419 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101329349303600 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-1919799: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.