Bridging Lines

Analysis

Bridging Lines is a registered charity in United States, based in Tigard, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Bridging Lines reported income of $112k and spending of $61k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $21k to $112k (+437%), an average of +437% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 437%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bridging Lines sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crispins House Inc ($112k), Calcutta House ($112k) and Lakes Region Cancer Support Team Inc ($112k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 55% of the total. At year end it held assets of $120k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $120k.