Program areas at Bridge Communities
In fy24, Bridge Communities served 114 families including 123 adults (18 years and older) and their 211 children (under 18). Bridge continued to expand the breadth and quality of its service offerings to families and the over 470 volunteer mentors who support them, focusing on case management, nutrition, behaviroral health, trauma informed care, and career and educational counseling for both adults and teen children. In 2022, Bridge Communities launched a pilot initiative to test a strategy to shift funding and support for families facing homelessness, reducing time to house, and expanding, in an incremental way, the number and kinds of families Bridge can serve.
Who funds Bridge Communities
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Bridge Communities
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Amy Van Polen | Chief Executive Officer | $145,160 | 2025-03-26 |
| Matt Dmytryszyn | Treasurer | $0 | 2025-03-26 |
| Chad Fischer | Member | $0 | 2024-06-30 |
| Meghan Kilian | Director of Finance and Administration | $99,558 | 2025-03-26 |
| Susan Ryerson Espino | Director of Data and Evaluation | | 2023-12-09 |
| ...and 11 more key personnel |
Financials for Bridge Communities
| Revenues | FYE 06/2024 | FYE 06/2023 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $4,714,638 | $3,406,758 | 38.4% |
| Program services | $1,757,156 | $1,549,368 | 13.4% |
| Investment income and dividends | $28,996 | $15,835 | 83.1% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $56,736 | $20,720 | 173.8% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $-240,403 | $-224,889 | -6.9% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $25,210 | $35,158 | -28.3% |
| Total revenues | $6,342,333 | $4,802,950 | 32.1% |
Organizations like Bridge Communities
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| WINGS Program | 501(c)(3) | Palatine, IL | $11,084,438 |
| Cross Roads House | 501(c)(3) | Portsmouth, NH | $4,445,037 |
| Austin Street Center | 501(c)(3) | Dallas, TX | $10,017,726 |
| House of Hope Green Bay | 501(c)(3) | Green Bay, WI | $3,299,570 |
| The Primavera Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Tucson, AZ | $8,796,538 |
| Shelter | 501(c)(3) | Concord, CA | $20,113,674 |
| Horizon House | 501(c)(3) | Indianapolis, IN | $5,946,119 |
| ShelterCare | 501(c)(3) | Eugene, OR | $7,436,072 |
| House of Refuge | 501(c)(3) | Mesa, AZ | $5,683,954 |
| Ihs the Institute for Human Services | 501(c)(3) | Honolulu, HI | $22,658,140 |
Data update history
November 26, 2024
Received grants
Identified 15 new grant, including a grant for $150,000 from Hough Family FDN-TPGFX May 24, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Housing and shelter organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesHousingHomelessness
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsGrassroots organizingReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 500 Roosevelt Rd
- Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- County
- DuPage County, IL
- Website URL
- bridgecommunities.org/support-us/ways-to-donate/make-a-donationÂ
- Phone
- (630) 545-0610
- Facebook page
- bridge.communitiesÂ
- Twitter profile
- @bridgedupageÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 36-3705951
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1990
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- L41: Homeless, Temporary Shelter
- NAICS code, primary
- 62422: Community Housing Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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