EIN 84-1141078

The Friendship Bridge

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
12
Year formed
1990
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
The Friendship Bridge empowers women in Guatemala to build a better life through an innovative and high-impact approach to poverty alleviation. Their micro-credit plus program offers micro-loans supplemented with plus services such as non-formal participatory education, artisan training, and agricultural training. Additionally, they support a graduate nursing program in Vietnam through funding of instructor travel costs. The organization is located in Lakewood, CO.
Total revenues
$9,517,946
2023
Total expenses
$8,824,724
2023
Total assets
$19,909,656
2023
Num. employees
12
2023

Program areas at The Friendship Bridge

Microcredit plus program in guatemala: Friendship Bridge's micro-credit plus program offers impoverished guatemalan women micro-loans supplemented with plus services, including non-formal participatory education, artisan training, agricultural training, and preventative health services. During 2023, Friendship Bridge served nearly 35,000 women with loans averaging $552 for four to twelve-month loan cycles. Borrowings occur through groups of 7-25 women, each known as a trust bank. During 2023, fb offered non-formal education to all clients, provided specialized agriculture training to 924 clients, our health for life program served 6,713, handmade by Friendship Bridge connected 35 artisan clients with The global market, and The Bridge to success program had 255 entrepreneur clients at year end. In addition, The pilot project providing mental health services served 150 clients across four branches.

Who funds The Friendship Bridge

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Walter and Ursula Eberspacher FoundationMicro Credit Lending$530,000
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund (GSPF)Humanitarian$110,000
Kasperick FoundationMicrofinance: Guatemala$100,000
...and 25 more grants received totalling $1,220,568

Personnel at The Friendship Bridge

NameTitleCompensation
Tracie CordeiroPresident and Chief Executive Officer$169,165
Francisco MeletzChief Operations Officer
Roberto SilvestreChief Risk and Finance Officer
Nicole EubanksChief Development Officer$102,641
Caitlin ScottChief Strategy Officer$108,277
...and 9 more key personnel

Financials for The Friendship Bridge

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,323,853
Program services$7,011,849
Investment income and dividends$144,489
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$26,750
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$11,005
Total revenues$9,517,946

Form 990s for The Friendship Bridge

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-07-30990View PDF
2022-122023-08-10990View PDF
2021-122022-08-01990View PDF
2020-122021-08-23990View PDF
2019-122020-09-22990View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s

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Data update history
October 30, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
September 23, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from Kasperick Foundation
August 16, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
July 25, 2024
Received grants
Identified 6 new grant, including a grant for $19,570 from FrontStream GLOBAL Fund
Nonprofit Types
International-focused organizationsFamily service centersCharities
Issues
Foreign affairsInternational development
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsOperates internationallyNational levelEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
405 Urban St 140
Lakewood, CO 80228
Metro area
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
County
Jefferson County, CO
Website URL
friendshipbridge.org/ 
Phone
(303) 674-0717
Facebook page
microcreditplus 
Twitter profile
@friend_bridge 
IRS details
EIN
84-1141078
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1990
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
Q30: International Development, Relief Services
NAICS code, primary
624190: Individual and Family Services
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0193331
FTB Entity ID
None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-10-16
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