Public Charity

BRIDGES TO INDEPENDENCE

BRIDGES TO INDEPENDENCE is a Public Charity headquartered in ARLINGTON, VA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.5M revenue, $2.5M expenses, $1.5M total assets. 44 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $646K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 541368484 ARLINGTON, VA Homeless Shelters NTEE: L41 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.5M
Total Expenses$2.5M
Total Assets$1.5M
Grant Records44
Funding Total$646K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

BRIDGES' MISSION IS TO BREAK CYCLES OF GENERATIONAL POVERTY BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY SHELTER, COUNSELING, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS FROM ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA. BRIDGES TO INDEPENDENCE ALSO OPERATES THE BONDER AND AMANDA JOHNSON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ("BAJCDC"), FOCUSING ON YOUTH WORK, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY NAVIGATION, CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF LIFTING THOSE IN NEED IN THE COMMUNITY, AND BREAKING THE CYCLE OF INTERGENERATIONAL POVERTY. THE ORGANIZATION IS PRIMARILY SUPPORTED THROUGH GOVERNMENT GRANTS, FOUNDATIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS.

Where $100 goes at Bridges to Independence

How Bridges to Independence divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$11 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $77 for programs

$40
Rapid rehousing
51% of program spending
$22
Sullivan house
29% of program spending
$4
Youth development
6% of program spending

Plus 4 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$52,129
$13,871
$13,871
UNITED WAY OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA
2024
DESIGNATED AND/OR GRANTED IN SUPPORT OF AGENCY PROGRAMS
$12,114
CAPITAL IMPACT PARTNERS
2024
TO CATALYZE BUSINESS GROWTH AND SUPPORT BUSINESS SUCCESS FOR DC OWNED FOOD BUSINESSES
$10,853

Showing up to 5 of 44 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

MEMBER Aaron Fleisher
MEMBER Andrew Tush
SECRETARY Cara Santos Pianesi
MEMBER Caryn Saunders
MEMBER Donna Cooper
MEMBER Elizabeth Farrell

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$584,840 37 grants
Human & Social Services
$11,350 2 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$10,853 1 grant
Housing & Homelessness
$8,500 1 grant
Unspecified
$30,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.5M $2.5M $1.5M
2024 $2.6M $2.5M $1.6M
2023 $2.1M $2.4M $1.5M
2022 $2.6M $2.8M $1.8M
2021 $2.6M $2.4M $2.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.6M to $2.5M (-3%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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