Bridge to the Mountains

Analysis

Bridge to the Mountains is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Bridge to the Mountains reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $607k to $1.6m (+167%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bridge to the Mountains sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mystic Meditation Inc ($1.6m), Temple Emanuel of Long BCH ($1.6m) and Gurdwara Dashmesh Darbar Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $140k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $456k. At year end it held assets of $781k against liabilities of $303k, net assets of $478k. It reported 17 employees.