Bridges Middle School

Analysis

Bridges Middle School is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Bridges Middle School reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.5m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Bridges Middle School sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seacoast Waldorf Association ($1.5m), North Carolina Home Builders Assoc Educational & Charitable Foundatio ($1.5m) and Schools Out Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $208k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $602k. At year end it held assets of $897k against liabilities of $791k, net assets of $106k. It reported 18 employees.