Medical Bridges Inc

Analysis

Medical Bridges Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 2022, Medical Bridges Inc reported income of $10.9m and spending of $10.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $7.1m to $10.9m (+54%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Medical Bridges Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Avina Americas Inc ($10.9m), Penny Appeal USA Inc ($10.9m) and Human Appeal Inc ($10.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $241k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $706k. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 21 employees.