Bridges Reentry Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
825231330
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-PF 2021
Location
Litchfield Park, AZ, USA
Phone
6236953206
Rating
57
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Half-Way House for Offenders, Ex-Offenders

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$426,881
Expenses
$344,423
Assets
$371,955
Liabilities
$151,738

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • VICTORIA WALLACE (President)

People named in this filing

  • GAY ROMACK (Executive Dir.)
  • VICTORIA WALLACE (President)
  • MARY JANE OSMICK (Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Reentry assistance for former inmates geared to facilitating successful reentry into society and lower recidivism.

What it reported doing in 2025

MAGDALENE HOUSE RESIDENT PROGRAM Maintained an 85% resident census with peer house managers. All residents are employed. Two residents graduated from the program along with 1 non-resident. Two have purchased homes. BOARD DEVELOPMENT 100% Board financial support Addition of one new Board member Annual Board retreat held to review 2024 accomplishments and develop 2025 strategic plan based on the Whole Women Wellness model. FUND DEVELOPMENT $258,096 received from five grants, including Mercy CARE, Common Spirit, City of Avondale, Mavericks, BHHS Legacy Foundation. An additional grant award of $26,000 from Tohono Oodham Nation to be received in 2026 Renewal pending of Common Spirit grant pending for 2026. Annual support received from End of Year, AZ Gives, Founders Birthday and Giving Tuesday campaigns. WALDEN UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP Four women currently pursuing their college degrees on full scholarships donated by Walden University. Career exploration and Lifelong Learning certification classes offered pro bono to staff and Bridges mentees. One mentee graduated summa cum laude and was awarded the Undergraduate Performance Award at a formal graduation event in Orlando, FL. Bridges Selection Committee updated selection process and included two current Walden students to serve on committee. Walden hosted an elegant community reception at the Phoenix Kimpton Hotel attended by Walden students and alumni, Bridges Board, staff, residents and mentees. The purpose was to formalize our partnership and increase awareness about Bridges programs. Four mentors were recruited. BEYOND THE GATES MENTOR PROGRAM Currently there are 27 active mentors and mentees. Seven mentors have been trained, oriented to Bridges and Transition to Success program. TRANSITION TO SUCCESS PROGRAM (TTS) is an evidence-based model that treats poverty as a solvable, environmental challengenot a character flaw. Coaches work in collaboration with mentors with participants to identify goals, remove barriers, and connect to existing community resources that support long-term stability. Ongoing implementation of TTS program at Bridges and in community, including: Conducted one Community Forum with 25 attendees and one Leadership Forum with 15 attendees representing organizations across all community sectors. Presentations were given by Dr. Marcella Wilson, Founder & CEO, of TTS. Community Spirit grant partners are Televerde Foundation and ASU-SIRC. 16 mentees are engaged in TTS with guidance from TTS certified coaches and their mentors. All have taken Life Area Survey and are working on their Map of Our Dreams. In addition, The Ipsom Group has provided the in-kind donation of comprehensive marketing, website design and update services; and social media design and distribution of Bridges program services valued annually at $75,000, an expense that Bridges would not be able to purchase otherwise.Total Impact: 279 women.

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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 60
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 0
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 61.8%; rating input score 62
  • Program expense ratio: 76.6%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 19.3%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.08; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.41; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 24.4% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 39.9% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 61.8% of revenue deployed · 76.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 9 board members independent · 0 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $264K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 20 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.