2025-10-15T08:55:45-07:00 2024-12-31 332321806 CARLSON & ASSOC CPAS 2323 N NAPERVILLE ROAD 230 NAPERVILLE IL 60563 990 2024-01-01 300028861 BRIDGE TRUST-USA INC BRID 5085240408 PO BOX 1042 WHEATON IL 60187 DAVID KEELER Treasurer 2025-10-15 true true Julie Carlson CPA P00128496 6303691899 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DAVID KEELER PO BOX 1042 WHEATON IL 601871042 2001712 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. 10 10 5 11 0 407529 1990129 0 11583 0 407529 2001712 179201 361121 0 220701 244287 0 76185 155871 132569 555773 737977 -148244 1263735 160777 1405762 94258 83283 66519 1322479 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 268366 9500 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 AND SEMINAIRIES AS INVITED. CMCSH BRINGS MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS TOGETHER TO STUDY EACH OTHERS SCRIPTURES IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF RESPECT THAT BUILDS UNDERSTANDING AND PROMOTES TRUTH. IN 2024, CMCSH BECAUSE AFFILIATED WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS. SIX DIFFERENT ONLINE CLASSES WERE OFFERED AND WE REACHED A TOTAL OF 250 DIFFERENT STUDENTS FROM 30 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. THE FIRST STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED IN THE NEW CERTIFICATE IN MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN STUDIES. 147686 160386 SUPPORT FOR THE OXFORD CENTER FOR MUSLIM CHRISTIAN STUDIES (CMCSO) WHICH PROMOTES CHRISTIAN/MUSLIM STUDIES WITHIN COLLEGES OF OXFORD UNIVERSITY IN ENGLAND. CMCSO OFFERS SEMINARS, LECTURES, GRADUATE ADVISING, AND TUTORING. A NUMBER OF BOOKS, PAPERS, LAYMEN GUIDES, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED. CMCSO RECENTLY SURVEYED 1,500 PEOPLE WITH WHO HAD CONTACT OVER THE PAST YEAR. THE 200 RESPONSES CAME FROM 27 COUNTRIES AND SHOWED THAT THE GREATEST IMPACT OF THE CENTERS ACTIVITIES IS AMONGST MUSLIMS AND THOSE IN THE MAJORITY WORLD. 127028 122090 SUPPORT OF THE INSTITUTE FOR CLASSICAL LANGUAGES (ICL), A BIBLE COLLEGE IN BANGLADESH WHICH PROMOTES CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM RELATIONS THROUGH TEXTUAL BIBLICAL AND HISTORICAL STUDIES IN MUSLIM LANGUAGE BANGLA, BOTH IN CLASS AND ONLINE. DURING THIS ACADEMIC YEAR, 243 STUDENTS TOOK COURSES AT ICLS 10 CENTERS SPANNING THE COUNTRY. ICL ALSO CONTINUED CREATING CERTIFICATE AND DIPLOMA LEVEL COURSES TO PURSUE INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION. 543080 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false true true true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 5 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CO FL GA MN PA SC TN VA WI X CEDARSTONE PARTNERS 6305805750 109 E LIBERTY WHEATON IL 60187 X ADRIAN MERRYMAN Chairmn/Dirctr 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SUZANNE TOMLINSON Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALBION HARGRAVE III Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN KOVIC Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GREG SCHARF Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GARY GINTER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SANJAY MUNDLE Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT SLOAN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA MONTGOMERY Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT ROBINSON Secretary 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID KEELER Treasurer 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 1990129 1990129 0 11583 11583 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2001712 11583 9500 9500 11550 11550 340071 340071 0 0 0 226821 122933 42328 61560 0 0 17466 9404 3353 4709 0 0 16020 16020 0 0 0 5499 5182 317 0 6254 6254 7049 3065 1354 2630 0 16755 16755 25934 25934 0 0 0 0 2213 1212 1001 1502 1502 CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS 15754 15754 SPEAKERS AND HONORARIUMS 11550 11550 BOARD MEETINGS 10483 10483 Printing and Publications 5697 2795 2902 7859 1286 2506 4067 737977 543080 118712 76185 133952 396600 0 0 19258 0 0 0 0 0 0 13609 8255 7567 5354 1003808 0 0 0 0 160777 1405762 93658 63070 600 20213 94258 83283 X 73323 929516 -6804 392963 66519 1322479 160777 1405762 1263735 -7775 X true X false false false X 698899 546347 661932 407529 1990129 4304836 0 0 698899 546347 661932 407529 1990129 4304836 905788 3399048 11583 11583 0 0 4316419 0.78750 0.63800 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 13609 8255 5354 5354 X Part X : FIN48 Footnote BRIDGE TRUST-USA's FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, 2023, and 2024 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER ITS FILING. true EUROPE 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS N/A 147686 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS N/A 122090 EUROPE 0 3 PROGRAM SUPPORT CONTRACT LABOR 12700 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 PROGRAM SUPPORT TRAVEL EXPENSES 4938 M.E.N.A. 0 0 PROGRAM SUPPORT CONTRACT LABOR 47180 3 3 334594 334594 EUROPE TEACHING 147686 WIRE N/A N/A SOUTH ASIA TEACHING 122090 WIRE N/A N/A 2 PAYROLL ASSISTANCE EUROPE 3 12700 WIRE N/A N/A PAYROLL ASSISTANCE M.E.N.A. 4 47180 WIRE N/A N/A PAYROLL ASSISTANCE NORTH AMERICA NOT US 1 1000 WIRE N/A N/A PAYROLL ASSISTANCE SUBSAHARAN AFRICA 1 300 WIRE N/A N/A false false false false false false Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US PERIODIC ON SITE VISITS TO LOCATIONS (ONE LOCATION IN EACH REGION) BY AN EMPLOYEE TO VERIFY THAT THE GRANTS ARE USED FOR THE PROPER PURPOSE. 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