Community Bridges

Watsonville, CA · EIN 94-2460211 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Community Bridges reported $24.9 million in revenue and $25.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.28 went to program services, $12.05 to management and general costs and $2.67 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 85.1% of the total. Government grants made up 75.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $204,828 (President & CEO). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 42% 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 $25M

Program services$85.28 $22M
Management & general$12.05 $3.0M
Fundraising$2.67 $675K

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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $25M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$9.50 $2.4M
Government grants$75.57 $19M
Program service revenue$13.89 $3.5M
Investment income$0.74 $185K
Other revenue$0.30 $75,598

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)	85.3%	94.2%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	12.1%	3.1%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	2.7%	2.3%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.03	$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	85.1%	96.4%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	75.6%	10.5%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	13.9%	1.3%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$204,828	$213,323
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.81%	0.61%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	7	3
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	6.0	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

$4.4M expenses · 20.6% of program spending

The Child and Adult Care Food Program, using U.S. Department of Agriculture funding awarded by the CA State Department of Education, provided 1,746,644 meal subsidies to children and adults at more than 450 licensed day care centers in FY 24/25

$3.3M expenses · 15.4% of program spending · revenue $473K

The Lift Line CTSA paratransit program, using a combination of Federal, State, Municipal, Foundation funding and program income provided a total of 80,201 rides in FY 24/25

$2.7M expenses · 12.7% of program spending · revenue $194K

La Manzana Family Resource Center (LMCR), a program of the family resource collective, provided 6,093 summer lunch meals, 2,052 hours of advocacy, 733 hours of education, 318 counseling sessions and provided youth services. LMCR provided comprehensive case management for disaster response and distributed 1.25 million dollars in disaster assistance

$11M all other programs (line 4d)

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 & CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$195,757	$0	$9,071	$204,828
CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$149,922	$0	$19,314	$169,236
CHRO Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week	$138,688	$0	$18,948	$157,636
Senior PM-WIC/MOW Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week	$140,575	$0	$7,029	$147,604
Dir. of Bus. Op. Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week	$126,471	$0	$17,104	$143,575
Program Director Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week	$117,140	$0	$16,314	$133,454
Clinical Prg. Mgr. Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week	$115,532	$0	$17,442	$132,974

7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Bridges (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $343K (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 ⓘ	$25M	$25M	85.3%	$13M	$204,828
FY2024 ⓘ	$23M	$23M	85.7%	$13M	$182,181
FY2023 ⓘ	$24M	$20M	85.1%	$13M	$152,975
FY2022 ⓘ	$17M	$17M	85.1%	$9.4M	$148,786
FY2021 ⓘ	$19M	$16M	85.5%	$8.6M	$152,815
FY2020 ⓘ	$18M	$16M	85.0%	$5.8M	$139,494

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 11aNo
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 4Yes
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 5242
Volunteers Part I, line 6245

Largest outside contractors

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

MADRONE MSP INC It security/support	$175,181
JENI WEBBER AND ASSOCIATES INC Landscape design	$125,000
TRIAD ELECTRIC INC Electrical contractor	$100,863

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

8 private foundations reported grants to Community Bridges totaling $293K 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 Community Bridges's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Community Bridges, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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West Texas Food Bank
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Questions people ask

How much of Community Bridges's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Community Bridges reported that 85.3% of its $25.3 million in expenses went to program services, 12.1% to management and general and 2.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Community Bridges pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Community Bridges reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $204,828, for the role of President & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Community Bridges get its money?

Of $24.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 85.1% came from contributions and grants (including 75.6% from government grants) and 13.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Community Bridges a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 94-2460211 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 202601289349301195 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531359349306193 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411369349315601 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202302059349300445 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211329349307331 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111349349307581 · read the filing

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