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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 75-3197699

Bridge the Gap PA Inc

A private foundation in Washington, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $321,507 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Mike Makripodis
1499 Amity Ridge Rd
Washington, PA 15301
(724) 229-0440
[email protected]
Form and materials
Written or verbal
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
To be determined

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $321,507

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,969,258

  • Tax year 2023

    $732,753

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $4,580,671

  • Tax year 2022

    $344,370

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,794,071

  • Tax year 2021

    $756,051

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,614,334

  • Tax year 2020

    $89,599

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,131,549

  • Tax year 2019

    $249,627

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,695,814

  • Tax year 2018

    $135,300

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $2,079,636

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

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

  1. World Evangelistic OutreachNew Brighton, PA

    Donation

    $130,313
  2. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    Operation christmas child/love gift

    $122,194
  3. Fbmi of IndianaHammond, IN

    Love gift

    $20,000
  4. IbomAsheville, NC

    Love gift

    $16,200
  5. Individual

    Donation

    $8,500
  6. Individual

    Love gift

    $5,000
  7. Individual

    Love gift

    $5,000
  8. Individual

    Love gift

    $5,000
  9. Growing Up GreeneWaynesburg, PA

    Love gift

    $5,000
  10. Individual

    Love gift

    $1,800
  11. Individual

    Love gift

    $1,000
  12. Individual

    Love gift

    $1,000
  13. Hope Awakened MinistriesWashington, PA

    Love gift

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $122,19496% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina2 grants $138,394
  2. Pennsylvania3 grants $135,813
  3. Indiana1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Mike MakripodisPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $0
  • Kathy MakripodisVICE PRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $0
  • Dan YanchakSECRETARY Hours 10Pay $0

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