Bridge to Hope Woc Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
592245357
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Culter Bay, FL, USA
Phone
3057424122
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,735,946
Expenses
$1,926,711
Assets
$2,637,102
Liabilities
$2,417,905

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • VANESSA TINSLEY (President & CEO)
  • MARGARITA SPENCER (Vice President)
  • JULIE N TINSLEY (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • VANESSA TINSLEY (President & CEO): $31,516 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Bridge to Hope offers comprehensive wrap-around supports designed to create food security, improve health, nutritional and economic outcomes, and that bridge the gap to self-sufficiency for economically disadvantaged and in-crisis households to raise the quality of life, and restore dignity and hope to those in need.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Make A House A Home Program improves the quality of life for low to moderate income residents by providing nutritious food, hygiene products, clothing, and household essentials. In 2024, we served over 48,128 individuals with 612,958 meals, plus an additional 1,125 home deliveries providing 46,875 meals. The FreshFARMacy Food Pantry serves 8,000-10,000 individuals each month. Our pantry focuses on fresh food, and organic options to support food security and optimal health benefits for our clients. We use multiple touch points and methods of service delivery to create a larger food security safety net. Touch points include by appointment up to once per week in at our main location, receiving services at a drive through neighborhood hub monthly, receiving a home delivery by a case manager or through DoorDash up to twice per month, and/or participating in a combination of service access offerings. Our individualized services demonstrate our understanding that one size does not fit all and allows us to provide tailored services to families that often don't fit into status quo programs. Our nutrient dense focused offerings are paired with free health screening services, nutritious recipes, food tastings, and other resources that support the pillars of food security and improve long term health outcomes. Anti-prison Pipeline Youth Development Program: The rate at which youth are moved from the juvenile justice system to adult in incarceration is so high that the term school to prison pipeline was coined to describe the impact policies created in the 1980's and 1990's was disproportionately impacting low-income high school students and young adults. The anti-prison pipeline creates social change through tech-education and life skills for under-served/under resourced youth at risk, or currently in the juvenile justice system by providing them with personal development tools and skill development in current technology that prepares them for successful careers in technology and/or prepares them for higher education and entrepreneurship. Youth are able to earn badges and certifications in basic computer skills, coding, Microsoft Office, Google, IT security, and other high demand careers in computer science. This program reduces the likelihood of criminal activity in communities with high risk and reduces recidivism for incarcerated youth by giving them a pathway to employment and self-sufficiency. Project e-QUALity: Empowering Digital Inclusion and Literacy: In an age where the internet has become a fundamental tool for education, work, and daily life, a significant digital divide persists for low wage earners. With over 20 of local resident disconnected from the internet, Miami holds the unfortunate distinction of being the second least-connected large city in the United States. This connectivity gap severely hinders the ability of low to moderate-income households to perform essential tasks such as completing school work, banking, job applications, and training. As eloquently stated by FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, The cost of digital exclusion is high and growing every day. It's time to bridge the digital divide so that everyone can afford to have an internet connection, no matter who they are or where they live. In response to this pressing issue, we launched a comprehensive initiative to bring no-cost broadband internet service, free devices, digital skills training, and career opportunities in technology to Miami-Dade County and beyond. This groundbreaking effort aims to level the playing field and promote digital equity and inclusions by providing essential resources to those who need them the most. By addressing the digital divide head-on, we can significantly improve the quality of life for thousands of residents and support economic mobility. When all members of the community have access to digital tools and resources, they gain the power to thrive in a technology-driven world, the community as a whole becomes a mor

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 83
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 95.6%; rating input score 96
  • Fundraising efficiency: $626.7 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -11%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.37; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.92; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.6%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 14.8% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 14% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 55.9% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 95.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 8 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $32K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 7/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 59/100.