American Contract Bridge League Unit 503

What it reported doing in 2025

The American Contract Bridge League Unit 503 is an organization which promotes the play of duplicate bridge. It is comprised of 10 bridge clubs and is the largest ACBL Unit in the San Francisco Bay Area. Recreational and educational opportunities are provided for Unit 503's approximately 800 bridge club members, other ACBL Bay Area Units' 5,300 members, as well as the general public, to learn and play the card game of bridge. During 2025 duplicate bridge games were held either face-to-face or online at multiple times each day, up to seven days a week. The Unit rents a facility in Mountain View, CA where face-to-face bridge games are played. In 2025 the bridge club held 12 two-to-five-day face-to-face bridge tournaments. Throughout the year face-to-face bridge lessons were held at the club. Additionally, the Unit held six Zoom bridge lectures, given by world-class bridge expert celebrities, and attended by as many as 150 students, as part of the club's bridge education program. The Unit has a mentor program and held three Pro/Am games in which experienced bridge players partner with less experienced players to improve their skills. A large library of bridge books is available for members' learning. The Unit's website is extensive and contains information about the Unit's activities, bridge game schedules and results of daily games, bridge lessons and learning opportunities, and the Unit's governance. The Unit's president publishes a monthly letter, which updates club members as to the club's activities and upcoming events. The Unit also contributes a column to the bridge District newsletter, published regularly and free to members, which contains club news, upcoming events, and bridge-related information of interest to club members. Silicon Valley Youth Bridge offers after-school bridge programs, bridge mentoring events, and other opportunities for youth to learn the game of bridge, all held at ACBL Unit 503's Bridge Center. These include weekly Casual Fridays, Pizza Party bridge tournaments, and Summer Camp bridge classes. The Unit membership and guests are largely seniors, and the Unit provides a social environment where members and the general public can meet new people, make friends, pursue a hobby, play an entertaining card game, and keep mentally sharp.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -2.1%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.11; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -2.6% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -5.8% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings