The Bridgewater State University Foundation

Analysis

The Bridgewater State University Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Bridgewater, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, The Bridgewater State University Foundation reported income of $6.3m and spending of $5.4m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.9m to $6.3m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 141%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Bridgewater State University Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marsh Foundation ($6.3m), Long Trail School Inc ($6.4m) and Nebraska School Activities ($6.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. At year end it held assets of $61.4m against liabilities of $243k, net assets of $61.1m.