Bth International

What it reported doing in 2025

For over two decades, Bridges to Healing International has provided essential healthcare to more than 8,000 vulnerable youth in shelters across three countries. As a grassroots organization, we act swiftly and efficiently, making informed decisions to deliver critical healthcare resources where they are needed most. Through close collaboration with local partners, we ensure personalized care shaped by thousands of hours spent in shelters. Our approach focuses on achievable, tailored solutions that meet the unique needs of vulnerable young people.Our short-term goal is to improve daily well-being, while our long-term vision is to empower youth to lead fulfilling, independent lives. We serve as a vital bridge between institutional care and local medical resources, ensuring comprehensive physical and mental healthcare. In recent years, we have increased our focus on adolescent womenone of the most vulnerable populations in institutional care.Key Accomplishments in 2025:-Expanded healthcare services to over 945 high-risk children and young women inorphanages and institutional care settings in Bolivia and Tanzania.-Funded healthcare costs in youth shelters, including full-time nurse salaries, medications, lab tests, surgeries, and physical therapy.-Increased specialized health programs for under-resourced young women, particularly those who are disabled, Indigenous, or survivors of gender-basedviolence. These initiatives empower young women with access to comprehensivehealthcare, promote well-being, and reduce reliance on institutional care.-Supported 266 visits to specialists, 127 physical therapy sessions and 10surgeries for children in crisis that are living in orphanages and shelters-Expanded efforts to reduce institutionalization by funding community health workerswho provide physical and mental health support to single mothers raising childrenwith chronic illnesses and disabilities, helping prevent unnecessary institutionalization.-Funded a comprehensive nutrition program to address serious cases of childrensuffering from severe malnutrition in two shelters-Provided social work, infectious disease, and healthcare consultations to improvesanitation and long-term health outcomes for youth in shelters where we operate

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 78.7%; rating input score 79
• Program expense ratio: 90.2%; rating input score 90

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: 12.8%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.8; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 35.2%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 10.7% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings