2024-06-26T13:30:18-05:00 2023-12-31 561215661 SILLS AND ASSOCIATES PA 4400 SILAS CREEK PKY SUITE 200 WINSTONSALEM NC 27104 990EZ 2023-05-18 931479682 BRIDGE OF HEARTS BRID 7043516086 355 SOUTH BROAD STREET MOORESVILLE NC 28115 LINDA M MORRIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7043516086 2024-06-26 1 LINDA MORRIS 999009999 0 P GRANT HARTLEY P00492323 3367683290 2024-06-26 0 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X WWW.BOHNC.ORG X X 125087 X 125087 125087 1770 50282 52052 73035 0 0 73035 X 0 71967 0 1068 0 73035 0 0 0 73035 X AT BRIDGE OF HEARTS, WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY CHILD DESERVES TO HAVE AN UNFORGETTABLE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, NO MATTER THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES. WE ARE A YOUTH CHARITY ORGANIZATION THAT IS DEDICATED TO BRIGHTENING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN WHO MAY BE FACING DIFFICULT LIFE SITUATIONS. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE BIRTHDAY EXPERIENCES THAT CREATE MEMORABLE MOMENTS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS AS THEY CELEBRATE THEIR BIRTHDAYS. WE WORK TO SPREAD LOVE AND JOY TO CHILDREN ACROSS THE NATION, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN EVERY COMMUNITY WE SERVE. CELEBRATING CHILDREN RECOGNIZES IMPOVERISHED CHILDREN'S BIRTHDAYS WITH THREE WRAPPED GIFTS, TWO WRAPPED AGE APPROPRIATE AND HIGH INTEREST BOOKS, A FAMILY CELEBRATION KIT INCLUDING CAKE MIX, FROSTING, BAKING PAN AND PAPER GOODS, AND A HANDWRITTEN BIRTHDAY CARD TO EACH CHILD WHOSE BIRTHDAY MAY OTHERWISE GO UNNOTICED. CHILDREN NEED TO DEPEND ON BIRTHDAYS FOR CONSISTENCY AND CONTINUITY IN THEIR LIVES, CREATING POSITIVE MEMORIES AD SHARED EXPERIENCES, ALL IMPORTANT TO THE SUPPORT OF THEIR SELF-ESTEEM, DEVELOPMENT AND EMOTIONS. CELEBRATING CHILDREN ENSURES EVERY NEEDY CHILD CAN EXPERIENCE JOY NO MATTER WHAT OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES THEY AND THEIR FAMILY FACE. IT IS A PROGRAM THAT RECEIVES TREMENDOUS GRATITUDE AS EXPRESSED BY BOTH SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND PARENTS. THIS YEAR, WE ARE ON TRACK TO DISTRIBUTE OVER 2,400 BOOKS AND 3,600 GIFTS TO CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY. 0 20256 CARING FOR CHILDREN WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CELEBRATING CHILDREN PROGRAM AND IS MEANT TO ENCOURAGE A POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE, ASSURANCE, AND BUILDING OF SELF-ESTEEM THROUGH ACCESS TO BASIC FULL-SIZE HYGIENE AND OTHER SELF-CARE ITEMS. THE 50 SCHOOLS AND AGENCIES PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS RECEIVE OVER 350 HYGIENE KITS AND 530 SNACK BAGS MONTHLY. THIS ALLOWS SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A CARE CUPBOARD FOR ANY CHILD IN NEED. WE ALSO STOCK SLEEPING BAGS, PILLOWS, BLANKETS AND ENCOURAGEMENT ITEMS SUCH AS A STUFFED ANIMAL FOR A YOUNGER CHILD AND AN ENCOURAGEMENT BRACELET WITH A NOTE FOR OUR OLDER STUDENTS. IN ADDITION TO DELIVERING HYGIENE KITS TO SCHOOLS AS OFTEN AS THEY WISH, WE INCLUDE A HYGIENE BAG INTO EACH BIRTHDAY BAG ALONG WITH A SNACK BAG. 3000 24545 CARING FOR BABIES IS A NEW PROGRAM AS OF 2023 TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR YOUNG MOTHERS AND THEIR BABIES. WE PROVIDE HOMELESS AND IMPOVERISHED MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL PREGNANT STUDENTS WITH NURSERY ITEMS FOR THEIR BABIES. EACH BAG CONTAINS ESSENTIAL ITEMS FOR THE CARE OF THE NEWBORN WITH A $150 VALUE. IN ADDITION TO SERVING ELIGIBLE STUDENTS IN 50 LOCAL SCHOOLS, WE ALSO OFFER OUR SERVICES TO FAMILIES RESIDING IN HOPE HOUSE OF HUNTERSVILLE AND THE HOPE OF MOORESVILLE, ALONG WITH THE CHILDREN ATTENDING THE CORNELIUS EARLY SCHOLARS PROGRAM WHICH TARGETS IMPOVERISHED PRESCHOOLERS WHO OTHERWISE WOULD ENTER SCHOOL WITHOUT THE REQUIRED PREREQUISITES FOR SUCCESS, AND FIFTH STREET MINISTRIES' FAMILIES. 0 748 45549 LINDA MORRIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/BOAD MEMBER 20.00 0 0 0 PAM SCHNEIDER BOARD CHAIR 2.00 0 0 0 FRAN NICHOLS BOARD SECRETARY 1.00 0 0 0 JEFFREY HARTMAN BOARD TREASURER 1.00 0 0 0 BOB MCINTOSH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 ANGELA SWETT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 LULA PRALONG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 WESLEY SMITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 DANIEL RICHART BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 EDWARD JACKSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 BOEN NUTTING BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TERRI LYNN PRUETT 355 S BROAD ST MOORSEVILLE NC 28115 7043516086 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 125087 125087 125087 125087 0 0 0 125087 125087 125087 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 45,550. DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 1,261. DESCRIPTION: FEES. AMOUNT: 2,876. DESCRIPTION: COMMUNITY EVENTS. AMOUNT: 487. DESCRIPTION: FUNDRAISING. AMOUNT: 108. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 50,282. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: SALES TAX RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,068. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.