- Revenue 2024
- $7,756,820
- Expenses 2024
- $9,041,878
Program services were 84.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- P43Z
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- PO BOX 3488
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS, INC. (THE BRIDGE) IS A COMPREHENSIVE CRISIS INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION AGENCY IN SOUTHEAST HARRIS COUNTY THAT PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL, NON-RESIDENTIAL, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON DOMESTIC/SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND HOMELESSNESS. THE BRIDGE EXISTS TO OFFER SUPPORT, PROVIDE SAFETY, AND PREVENT DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
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EMERGENCY SHELTER EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES INCREASE THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND STABILITY OF ANY VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR HOMELESSNESS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY PROVIDING SAFE SHELTER; ONSITE CHILDCARE; NUTRITION; CRISIS INTERVENTION; AND ACCESS TO ALL ADVOCACY AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (DESCRIBED BELOW), INCLUDING LEGAL ADVOCACY AND CASE MANAGEMENT. DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, 1,328 ADULTS AND CHILDREN, WERE ASSISTED FOR AN AVERAGE OF 20 DAYS. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, TOTAL SHELTER DAYS WERE 26,790.
Expenses $2,809,666 · Grants $256,876
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LONG-TERM HOUSING THE TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT HOUSING PROGRAMS ASSIST INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN ACHIEVING SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY SUBSIDIZING RENT; SUBSIDIZING CHILDCARE; PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPING A LONG-TERM PLAN; AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO ALL ADVOCACY AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (DESCRIBED BELOW). THE LONG-TERM HOUSING PROGRAM SERVED 2,819 ADULTS AND CHILDREN DURING 2024.
Expenses $2,225,069 · Grants $1,062,008 · Revenue $39,615
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CHILDCARE SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO CLIENTS OF THE EMERGENCY SHELTER AND LONG-TERM HOUSING PROGRAMS. SUCH COSTS ARE ALLOCATED TO THE PROGRAMS NOTED ABOVE. INDIVIDUALIZED, AGE-APPROPRIATE SERVICES HELP CHILDREN TO HEAL FROM CRISIS AND OVERCOME DEVELOPMENTAL GAPS. SERVICES INCLUDE SUPPORT GROUPS; COUNSELING; ENRICHMENT TRIPS; TUTORING; MENTORING; AND PUBLIC-SCHOOL ADVOCACY. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 1,184 DURING 2024. ADVOCACY SERVICES ADVOCACY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL CLIENTS. SERVICES INCLUDE CASEWORK; A 24-HOUR HOTLINE; INFORMATION AND REFERRALS; SAFETY PLANNING; COUNSELING; EMPLOYMENT SERVICES; ADVOCACY, LEGAL AND 24-HOUR MEDICAL ACCOMPANIMENT; SUPPORT GROUPS; AND LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMS. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 23,433 INDIVIDUALS DURING 2024.
Expenses $2,283,891 · Grants $415,477
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EDUCATION SERVICES THE GOALS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE TO PREVENT ABUSE BY EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING YOUTH AND CHILDREN, ABOUT THE MYTHS, REALITIES, AND ROOT CAUSES OF FAMILY VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT; TRAIN PROFESSIONALS TO IDENTIFY AND EFFECTIVELY SERVE VICTIMS OF ABUSE; PROVIDE A SAFE ATMOSPHERE FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE TO SEEK HELP; AND PROVIDE AWARENESS OF AGENCY SERVICES. THIS PROGRAM WAS ATTENDED BY 2,225 PEOPLE IN 2024.
Expenses $294,318 · Grants $2,608
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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NICK CAVENESS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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SALVADOR SERRANO JR
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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ROSEMARY COFFMAN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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KEN UNFRIED
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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DR ANTRECE BAGGET
DIRECTOR (STARTING 4/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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NHU BUI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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PAOLA FUSILIER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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CARMELLA GONZALES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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IVONNE KHAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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DR MICHAEL SHEPPARD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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LINDSAY SWANAGAN
DIRECTOR (STARTING 4/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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OLIVIA RIVERS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $120,681
- From this org
- $117,166
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,515
- Hours/week
- 45 + 1 related
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $7,756,820
- Expenses
- $9,041,878
- Contributions
- $7,616,220
- Grants paid
- $1,736,969
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2023
- Revenue
- $8,700,479
- Expenses
- $9,643,753
- Contributions
- $8,419,465
- Grants paid
- $1,956,018
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2022
- Revenue
- $8,601,110
- Expenses
- $8,396,195
- Contributions
- $8,396,136
- Grants paid
- $2,059,896
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $8,986,807
- Expenses
- $7,517,531
- Assets (EOY)
- $10,401,949
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $8,646,550
- Expenses
- $7,596,678
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,713,911
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,022,366
- Expenses
- $6,511,875
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,348,234
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,047,501
- Expenses
- $6,735,141
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,996,865
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $6,055,531
- Expenses
- $6,160,846
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,624,173
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,452,719
- Expenses
- $5,491,587
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,960,313
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,135,663
- Expenses
- $5,225,565
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,929,858
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,390,546
- Expenses
- $4,269,804
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,058,682
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,954,874
- Expenses
- $4,057,302
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,950,272
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $3,769,477
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,193,983
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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2025 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
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$321,198
2022 resident rent assistance
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2022 GENERAL SUPPORT
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$250,000
2024 Basic Needs
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$218,256
2023 resident rent assistance
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$170,094
2023 Basic Needs
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$145,094
2022 Basic Needs
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$137,378
2023 Food Distribution Program
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$126,076
2025 to meet TBOTW mission goals
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2024 return
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501(C)(3) · FUNDRAISER · TX · controlled entity
Declared as related by
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On its 2025 return
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On its 2024 return as a controlled entity
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.