The Bridge Family Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237013563
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
West Hartford, CT, USA
Phone
8605218035
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$10,922,167
Expenses
$10,973,852
Assets
$10,226,189
Liabilities
$5,024,534

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

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PETER MACDONALD (PRESIDENT)
  • KAREN L LIST PH D (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MARGARET A HANN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARGARET A HANN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $270,479 total reported compensation
  • HILDEE FONTANELLA (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE): $196,943 total reported compensation
  • KYEESHA CLAYBORNE (DIRECTOR OF RESIDENTIAL SERVICES): $128,603 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To foster the courage and strength in children and families to meet life's challenges and build fulfilling lives serving new haven, hartford and tolland counties.

What it reported doing in 2024

Residential services - the bridge operates three shelters/specialized trauma informed treatment assessment reunification programs with 25 beds (sttar) homes for children 11-18 years of age whose lives are in crisis. Homes are located in west hartford, hartford, and wolcott. The wolcott and hartford homes are for boys. The west hartford homes is for girls. Two additional programs, one in the greater hartford area and the other state wide, help older teens to make the transition to self-sufficiency through housing assistance and life skills training. In manchester, the bridge operates a transitional living apartment program that assists young men ages 18-21 in developing the skills necessary to live independently. The mosaic parentlng centers in hartford and cromwell (qpc) provides structured support and coaching during family visitation sessions for parents who are working on family reunification after a child has been removed from the home. In fy25 over 450 youths and families received assistance through residential and parenting programs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.1%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 83.7%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $23.29 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.5%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.93; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.49; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.4%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.1% of revenue deployed · 83.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $9.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $270K · 22 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • 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 29/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.