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Form 990-PFTax year 2022EIN 68-0550585

The Bridge Foundation

A private foundation in Charlotte, NC. Its return for tax year 2022 lists 4 grants and $30,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2022 (period ending Dec 31, 2022), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2022

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $12,179

  • Tax year 2021

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $18,303

  • Tax year 2020

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $16,578

  • Tax year 2019

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $11,480

  • Tax year 2018

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $17,382

Grants paid in 2022

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. UNC - Chapel Hill UniversityChapel Hill, NC

    Educational

    $15,000
  2. Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA

    Educational

    $7,500
  3. Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY

    Educational

    $5,000
  4. Individual

    Educational

    $2,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina1 grant $15,000
  2. Georgia1 grant $7,500
  3. New York1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Russell WeilTreasurer Hours 2Pay $0
  • Mike VreelandPresident Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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