Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$90,944

Total expenses

$92,718

Contributions and grants received

$83,738

Grants paid

— not reported

Program service revenue

$6,392

Membership dues (line 3)

— not reported

Investment income (line 4)

$814

Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)

— not reported

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

— not reported

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

— not reported

Other revenue (line 8)

— not reported

Total assets, end of year

$67,887

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$67,887

Program service expenses (Part III)

$62,290

Program services were 67.2% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $47,014 · Grants $20,334

• MEMBERSHIP: MEMBERSHIP IN BRIDGING VOICES IS OPEN TO ALL QUEER, TRANS, AND ALLIED YOUTH AGED 13 TO 21, WITHOUT THE NEED FOR AN AUDITION. OUR INCLUSIVE MODEL ENSURES THAT ALL YOUTH, REGARDLESS OF MUSICAL BACKGROUND, HAVE A SPACE TO BELONG. WE HAD 30 YOUTH ENROLLED IN JANUARY 2025. OUR SINGERS REPRESENT A DIVERSE RANGE OF MIDDLE SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS, AND COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES FROM ACROSS THE PORTLAND METRO AREA.THIS STEADY GROWTH REFLECTS OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVITY, AS WELL AS THE IMPACT OF OUR PROGRAM IN FOSTERING A STRONG AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY FOR LGBTQ+ YOUTH.

  Expenses $6,862 · Grants $2,465

• COMMUNITY OUTREACH: IN ADDITION TO OUR SELF-PRODUCED CONCERTS, BRIDGING VOICES IS DEEPLY ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY, PERFORMING AT VARIOUS LOCAL AND NATIONAL EVENTS. NOTABLE PERFORMANCES INCLUDE THE PFLAG BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND THE SINGING IN THE PORTLAND CENTER STAGE LOBBY DURING A PLAY INTERMISSION.THESE PERFORMANCES OFFER OUR YOUTH UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH LARGER AUDIENCES AND REPRESENT LGBTQ+ VISIBILITY AND INCLUSION. THEY ALSO PROVIDE A VITAL PLATFORM FOR EXPANDING OUR REACH AND INTRODUCING NEW COMMUNITIES TO BRIDGING VOICES. BY SHOWCASING THE TALENTS OF OUR SINGERS, WE FOSTER A BROADER SENSE OF INCLUSIVITY AND PRIDE WHILE CREATING LASTING CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER QUEER AND TRANS INDIVIDUALS AND ALLIES.

  Expenses $8,414 · Grants $2,955

• DURING A FEW MONTHS OF FINANCIAL STRESS AND BOARD RESTRUCTURING FROM APRIL-JUNE 2025, THE LEADERSHIP TEAM MADE SURE THAT THE YOUTH AND REGULAR SUNDAY REHEARSALS WERE A PRIORITY. WE ALSO HELD A SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISER, RECRUITED 4 NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND UPDATED STAFF CONTRACTS AND BYLAWS WITH THE HELP OF OUR NEW ATTORNEY. WE HAVE COME BACK STRONGER AND WE ARE HOPEFUL FOR A SUCCESSFUL 2025-26 SEASON. OUR MEMBERS DEVELOP CONFIDENCE, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND AUTHENTIC SELF-EXPRESSION THROUGH THEIR TIME WITH US. MANY OF OUR SINGERS USE THEIR EXPERIENCE IN THE CHORUS AS A FOUNDATION TO GROW THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP ABILITIES, BECOMING STRONG ADVOCATES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. HERE ARE TWO RESPONSES FROM YOUTH WHEN ASKED THIS QUESTION: "HOW HAS BRIDGING VOICES INFLUENCED YOU?""IT'S GIVEN ME ANOTHER HOME AND HELPED RAISE ME INTO WHO I AM TODAY, A PROUD NON-BINARY TRANSMASCULINE HUMAN AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER, AND COULDN'T IMAGINE MYSELF AT THIS POINT WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF BRIDGING VOICES AND THE COMMUNITY IT HAS GIVEN ME." - EAST (HE/HIS)"I JOINED BRIDGING VOICES TO FIND COMMUNITY. I'VE ALWAYS STRUGGLED WITH FEELING ISOLATED, AND BRIDGING VOICES WAS A WONDERFUL WAY FOR ME TO CONNECT WITH OTHER QUEER PEOPLE IN AN ACCEPTING SPACE. I ALSO LOVE SINGING!" - ASTER (THEY/THEM)

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part IV

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990_ez

Tax year

2024

Filed

24 October 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202503019349202050

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