2024-10-29T16:32:33-07:00 2023-12-31 824077553 Burritt Carlson & Associates CPAs LLC 2323 N Naperville Road Ste 230 Naperville IL 60563 990 2023-01-01 300028861 BRIDGE TRUST-USA INC BRID 5085240408 PO BOX 1042 WHEATON IL 60187 DAVID KEELER Treasurer 2024-10-29 true true Julie Carlson CPA P00128496 6303691899 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z DAVID KEELER PO BOX 1042 WHEATON IL 601871042 407529 false X N/A X 2002 GA TO PROMOTE CHRISTIAN/MUSLIM DIALOGUE AND RELATIONSHIP THROUGH SUPPORT OF A COLLEGE IN BANGLADESH, SUPPORT OF CENTER OF MUSLIM AND CHRISTIAN STUDIES AT COLLEGES OF OXFORD UNIVERSITY IN ENGLAND; UNIVERSITIES IN HOUSTON TX; AND ONLINE COURSES ATTENDED BY STUDENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD; WITH AN INTEREST TO EXPAND INTO BIBLE COLLEGES IN OTHER AREAS. 9 9 4 11 0 661932 407529 0 0 0 661932 407529 656346 179201 0 133142 220701 0 60302 77534 155871 867022 555773 -205090 -148244 557294 160777 342531 94258 214763 66519 TO PROMOTE CHRISTIAN/MUSLIM DIALOGUE AND RELATIONSHIP THROUGH SUPPORT OF A COLLEGE IN BANGLADESH, SUPPORT OF CENTER OF MUSLIM AND CHRISTIAN STUDIES AT COLLEGES OF OXFORD UNIVERSITY IN ENGLAND; UNIVERSITIES IN HOUSTON TX; AND ONLINE COURSES ATTENDED BY STUDENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD; WITH AN INTEREST TO EXPAND INTO BIBLE COLLEGES IN OTHER AREAS. false false 215902 SUPPORT FOR THE CENTER FOR MUSLIM AND CHRISTIAN STUDIES, HOUSTON (CMCSH) WHICH PROMOTES CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM STUDIES THROUGH LOCAL MEETINGS, TEACHING ONLINE, AND TEACHING AT UNIVERSITIES IN HOUSTON. CMCSH BRINGS MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS TOGETHER TO STUDY EACH OTHERS SCRIPTURES IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF RESPECT THAT BUILDS UNDERSTANDING AND PROMOTES TRUTH. IN 2022, FIVE DIFFERENT ONLINE CLASSES WERE OFFERED AND ATTENDED BY OVER 50 STUDENTS IN 17 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. WE ALSO OFFERED A NEW CERTIFICATE IN MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN STUDIES. 126680 126680 SUPPORT FOR THE OXFORD CENTER FOR MUSLIM CHRISTIAN STUDIES (CMCSO) WHICH PROMOTES CHRISTIAN/MUSLIM STUDIES WITHIN COLLEGES OF OXFORD UNIVERSITY IN ENGLAND. CMCSO OFFERS SYMPOSIA, LECTURES, GRADUATE ADVISING, AND TUTORING. A NUMBER OF BOOKS, PAPERS, LAYMEN GUIDES, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS WERE PUBLISHED. DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR, CMCSO HOSTED 1 INTERNATIONAL HYBRID CONFERENCE, 12 SEMINARS AND PUBLIC LECTURES WITH 177 UNIQUE VISITORS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. 19% OF THOSE VISITORS WERE FROM AFRICA, ASIA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST. 80014 51537 SUPPORT OF THE INSTITUTE FOR CLASSICAL LANGUAGES (ICL), A BIBLE COLLEGE IN BANGLADESH WHICH PROMOTES CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM RELATIONS AND ALSO TEACHES COURSES IN MUSLIM-LANGUAGE BANGLA. DURING THIS ACADEMIC YEAR, 245 STUDENTS TOOK COURSES AT ICLS 10 CENTERS SPANNING THE COUNTRY. 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