Bridge Steps

Also known as The Bridge

Dallas, TX · EIN 45-3452817 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Bridge Steps reported $13.1 million in revenue and $13.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $83.47 went to program services, $12.32 to management and general costs and $4.21 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 63.5% of the total. Government grants made up 35.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $293,200 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 46% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13M

Program services$83.47 $11M
Management & general$12.32 $1.6M
Fundraising$4.21 $563K

For context, the median across 349 covered food, agriculture & nutrition charities: $94.56 programs, $3.12 management, $2.32 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$28.48 $3.7M
Government grants$35.01 $4.6M
Program service revenue$35.24 $4.6M
Investment income$0.11 $14,910
Other revenue$1.16 $152K

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 349 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	83.5%	94.2%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	12.3%	3.1%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	4.2%	2.3%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.07	$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	63.5%	96.4%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	35.0%	10.5%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	35.2%	1.3%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$293,200	$213,323
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	2.19%	0.61%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	5	3
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	5.9	6.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	11 of 11	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 expense

$11M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $606K · revenue $4.8M

The bridge manages a homeless assistance center which provides emergency and transitional shelter, meals, case management and essential services for persons experiencing temporary or chronic homelessness. During fiscal 2025 the organization served more than 6,778 persons

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
PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$273,160	$0	$20,040	$293,200
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$146,795	$0	$15,231	$162,026
CHIEF SERVICES OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$134,928	$0	$14,877	$149,805
DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week	$118,991	$0	$10,426	$129,417
DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week	$112,172	$0	$13,856	$126,028

5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Bridge Steps (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $709K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$13M	$13M	83.5%	$6.6M	$293,200
FY2024 ⓘ	$13M	$13M	85.0%	$6.9M	$272,317
FY2023 ⓘ	$12M	$12M	83.6%	$7.4M	$222,902
FY2022 ⓘ	$13M	$12M	83.6%	$8.1M	$247,728
FY2021 ⓘ	$13M	$10M	83.1%	$7.2M	$210,168
FY2020 ⓘ	$8.9M	$9.0M	82.0%	$4.7M	$195,226

Governance 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–1b11 · 11 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 2No
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 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 5163
Volunteers Part I, line 61,007

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Shelter meal services	$1,255,905
NORTH TEXAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY Health services	$114,451
MASTER CLEANING SUPPLY SOURCE INC Cleaning supply	$114,060
ECCOVIA SOLUTIONS Software services	$100,624

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

8 private foundations reported grants to Bridge Steps totaling $235K 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Bridge Steps's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Bridge Steps, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Bridge Steps's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Bridge Steps reported that 83.5% of its $13.4 million in expenses went to program services, 12.3% to management and general and 4.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Bridge Steps pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Bridge Steps reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $293,200, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Bridge Steps get its money?

Of $13.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 63.5% came from contributions and grants (including 35.0% from government grants) and 35.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Bridge Steps a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 45-3452817 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 September 30, 2025, object 202620559349300612 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202501399349301035 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202431579349301668 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202321219349300122 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202241739349300019 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202101819349300115 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 45-3452817: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.