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Nonprofit · EIN 52-2043059

COMMUNITY BRIDGES INCORPORATED

Tax-exempt · SILVER SPRING, MD 20910

Financials

$921K$850K2022$758K$892K2023$808K$926K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of COMMUNITY BRIDGES INCORPORATED by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990 (amended)$807,700$925,926-$118,226$697,851$96,735$601,116
June 30, 2024990$757,855$891,917-$134,062$862,665$150,041$712,624
June 30, 2023990$920,637$849,951$70,686$889,873$50,560$839,313
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$824,175
of which government grants
$338,686
Program service revenue
$8,179
Investment income
$9,075
Net gain from sales of assets
$3,104
Net income from fundraising events
-$33,729
Other revenue
-$33,729

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$98,347
Other salaries and wages
$435,708
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$603,270
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$15,813
Occupancy
$45,413
Travel
$60,535
Depreciation
$4,490
Program services (functional)
$827,485
Management and general (functional)
$59,682
Fundraising (functional)
$38,759

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$862,665
Total assets, end of year
$697,851
Total liabilities, end of year
$96,735
Net assets, end of year
$601,116
Land, buildings and equipment
$51,626
Publicly traded securities
$188,226
Net assets without donor restrictions
$561,161
Net assets with donor restrictions
$39,955
Gross receipts
$859,936
Employees
11
Volunteers
106
Year formed
1997
State of legal domicile
MD

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Shannon Babe-ThomasExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$96,794
Kenneth NelsonTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Priscilla BullockChair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Jennifer CreughtonSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Wendy DoernbergDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Kate KennedyDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Margo ReidDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Brook Ann ButlerDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Christina Taylor SerranoDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Ericka BooneDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Marina MajorDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Nichole HoeflichDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Deirdre K RobinsonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Leslie HeyerDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Maryam CasbarroDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Shannon Babe-ThomasExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$93,975
Kenneth NelsonTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Priscilla BullockChair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Jennifer CreughtonSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Wendy DoernbergDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Kate KennedyDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Margo ReidDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Brook Ann ButlerDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Christina Taylor SerranoDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Ericka BooneDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Marina MajorDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Nichole HoeflichDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Deirdre K RobinsonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Leslie HeyerDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Maryam CasbarroDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Shannon Babe-ThomasExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$91,013
Etsube YibarekDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Kenneth NelsonTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Priscilla BullockVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Jennifer CreughtonSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Wendy DoernbergDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Kate KennedyBoard Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Margo ReidDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Mier WolfDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Tyler PattonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Christina Taylor SerranoDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Ericka BooneDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Sharon GleasonDir/Past Chair
Trustee or director
2$0
Marina MajorDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Deirdre K Robinson SPHRDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Leslie HeyerSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Maryam CasbarroDirector
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
8757 GEORGIA AVE STE 540, SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-3751
In care of
% ANA LOPEZ
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Shannon K Babe-Thomas
Signed the 990
Shannon Babe-Thomas, Executive Director
Phone
(301) 585-7155
Return prepared by
ARKIN & LEARY PC

Mission

Community Bridges empowers diverse girls to become exceptional students, positive leaders and healthy young women. We accomplish our mission through programs that develop the girls academic self-esteem, leadership, and understanding of issues that impact women and girls.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Our integrated programming encourages our girls to lead holistically healthy lives: emotionally, socially, and physically. Weekly lessons focus on topics such as healthy relationships, cultural awareness, and leadership and goal setting. Lessons are reinforced with out-of-school trips and activities such as participation in our annual Career & Innovation Summit, attendance at youth empowerment conferences, opportunities for community advocacy, college tours, and more.
    Expenses $382,003
  • The Community Bridges school-based Girls Program encourages girls in 4th through 12th grades to explore their identity, increase their self-esteem, and build their character in a safe and nurturing space. Using a tested, grade-integrated curriculum girls in our CB Girls program develop leadership skills and personal responsibility through a variety of experiential and in classroom learning opportunities. Our Girls Program supports the growth of our young women over a 9-year continuum by helping them understand their potential and life choices, learn creative strategies to become leaders, and break their familys cycle of poverty using education as a vehicle.CB Elementary: Conducted 35 weeks of summer and after school program sessions in areas that support academic excellence, positive leadership, personal health and team building by involving all participants in planned and monitored community service activities at their schools and in the community. CB Girls participated in 4,653 hours of weekly program participation; 1,054.5 hours of special events and field trips. The total hours of participation were 5707.5 hours.
    Expenses $128,055
  • The Community Bridges College Access and Success Program provides girls in high school with the resources needed for their next steps after high school graduation. Each girl receives weekly one-on-one counseling with our College Access and Success Team on college and career prospects, coaching through her FAFSA and Common Application processes, workshops on topics such as job interview preparation, essay writing, and navigating financial aid, monthly opportunities to visit colleges/universities, job shadowing opportunities, and any additional resources needed for her personal success in college and beyond. With a strong emphasis on success during post-secondary education, the College Access and Success Program strives to increase our graduates level of preparation, application, acceptance, and enrollment in colleges and universities. We had over 155 students participate in the program. 40 girls graduated from high school and 100% applied and enrolled in postsecondary education. The program took girls on 7 in person college tours, 1 college fair college admissions sessions and 15 college and career workshops and had 1,350 hours of one-on-one sessions.
    Expenses $125,434
  • The Community Bridges school-based Girls Program encourages girls in 4th through 12th grades to explore their identity, increase their self-esteem, and build their character in a safe and nurturing space. Using a tested, grade-integrated curriculum girls in our CB Girls program develop leadership skills and personal responsibility through a variety of experiential and in classroom learning opportunities. Our Girls Program supports the growth of our young women over a 9-year continuum by helping them understand their potential and life choices, learn creative strategies to become leaders, and break their familys cycle of poverty using education as a vehicle. CB Middle: Conducted 34 weeks of summer and after school program sessions in areas that support academic excellence, positive leadership, personal health and team building by involving all participants in planned and monitored community service activities at their schools and in the community. CB MS Girls participated in 2906.5 hours of weekly program participation; 614 hours of summer (Healthy Bridges and Youth Advisory Council) participation; 897 hours of special events or field trips. The total hours of participation were 4,417.5 hours.
    Expenses $62,492
  • The Community Bridges school-based Girls Program encourages girls in 4th through 12th grades to explore their identity, increase their self-esteem, and build their character in a safe and nurturing space. Using a tested, grade-integrated curriculum girls in our CB Girls program develop leadership skills and personal responsibility through a variety of experiential and in classroom learning opportunities. Our Girls Program supports the growth of our young women over a 9-year continuum by helping them understand their potential and life choices, learn creative strategies to become leaders, and break their familys cycle of poverty using education as a vehicle. CB High: Conducted 33 weeks of summer and after school program sessions in areas that support academic excellence, positive leadership, personal health and team building by involving all participants in planned and monitored community service activities at their schools and in the community. CB HS Girls participated in 2,173.5 hours of weekly program participation; 351 hours of summer (Healthy Bridges and Youth Advisory Council) participation; 955.5 hours of field trips or special events. The total hours of participation was 3,480 hours.
    Expenses $60,752
  • The Community Bridges Mentoring Program connects positive female role models with diverse high school girls for an impactful mentoring experience. Our High School and Mentoring Program Manager recruits women from diverse work, economic, and educational backgrounds and individually pairs them with a high school girl from our Community Bridges Girls Program. Throughout the course of the year a mentor and mentee work together to achieve the mentees long-and short-term goals while developing a close, caring relationship based upon consistency, mutual respect and trust. Mentors and mentees engage in monthly training activities and events including youth development workshops, service opportunities, and college tours. A Mentor Discussion and Activity Guide provides topics to discuss including career prospects, mental health and body image, and self-efficacy/advocacy. These activities and discussions foster strong mentor/mentee relationships, providing girls with the network of support they need as they navigate high school and the college/career application process. In FY25 we had 27 mentoring matches with 478 hours of reported mentoring.
    Expenses $45,074
  • The Community Bridges Family Institute provides parents and/or guardians of CB girls with opportunities to build skills, competencies, and social capital through workshops, participation in girls projects and events, and connections to needed services. In FY25 Community Bridges served 408 families through the CB Family Institute (special events and family support) and connections to outside resources this year serving a total of 1,729 family members. CB families participated in 25 family events where several family members participated. Additionally, several family members served as chaperones for CB girl field trips.
    Expenses $23,675

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-2043059
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1997
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P99)
Assets (IRS master file)
$697,851
Income (IRS master file)
$859,936

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$807,700$925,926$697,851XML
990June 2024$757,855$891,917$862,665XML
990June 2023$920,637$849,951$889,873XML
990June 2022$835,568$724,703$816,453IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-2043059).

Questions about COMMUNITY BRIDGES INCORPORATED

What is the EIN of COMMUNITY BRIDGES INCORPORATED?
The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNITY BRIDGES INCORPORATED is 52-2043059.
Is COMMUNITY BRIDGES INCORPORATED tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
Are donations to COMMUNITY BRIDGES INCORPORATED tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does COMMUNITY BRIDGES INCORPORATED file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of COMMUNITY BRIDGES INCORPORATED due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did COMMUNITY BRIDGES INCORPORATED last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of COMMUNITY BRIDGES INCORPORATED?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Shannon K Babe-Thomas.
Who are the officers and directors of COMMUNITY BRIDGES INCORPORATED?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $96,794 (Shannon Babe-Thomas, Executive Dir.).
How much revenue does COMMUNITY BRIDGES INCORPORATED have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $807,700, expenses of $925,926 and total assets of $697,851 at year end.

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