Bridges of America - the Turning Point Bridge

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
592773629
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Orlando, FL, USA
Phone
4072184800
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,086,622
Expenses
$1,962,489
Assets
$608,634
Liabilities
$2,036,531

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LORI COSTANTINO-BROWN (PRESIDENT & CHAIRMAN - CHRISTIAN PRISON MINISTRY)
  • CHARLES BROWN (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR)
  • YOLANDA DORSEY (VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR)
  • CECILIA DENMARK (VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR)
  • LORI COSTANTINO-BROWN (PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR - BRIDGES OF AMERICA INC)

Highest reported compensation

  • LORI COSTANTINO-BROWN (PRESIDENT & CHAIRMAN - CHRISTIAN PRISON MINISTRY): $275,000 total reported compensation
  • CHARLES BROWN (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR): $179,446 total reported compensation
  • YOLANDA DORSEY (VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR): $177,680 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Drug & alcohol rehabilitation, counseling and job placement services.

What it reported doing in 2024

Bridges of america contracts with the Florida department of corrections to provide a secure work release program for inmates. The program includes job and life-skills training, educational classes, and employment placement. Upon successful completion of the program and end-of-sentence, inmates are better prepared for re-entry into society.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 58
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 90.4%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 42.9%; rating input score 43; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.9%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.31; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 3.35; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 85% of revenue deployed · 90.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 7 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $275K · 12 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 12 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 1/100.