Nonprofit · EIN 58-1505955
BRIDGE REFUGEE SERVICES INC
Tax-exempt · KNOXVILLE, TN 37917
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,993,523 | $2,960,094 | $33,429 | $1,065,051 | $194,999 | $870,052 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $2,993,523 | $2,960,094 | $33,429 | $1,065,051 | $194,999 | $870,052 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,311,208 | $3,556,798 | -$245,590 | $1,149,953 | $441,782 | $708,171 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,993,492
- of which government grants
- $2,571,866
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $31
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,223,397
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,196,127
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,350,735
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,192
- Accounting fees
- $13,020
- Occupancy
- $83,888
- Depreciation
- $2,356
- Program services (functional)
- $2,601,384
- Management and general (functional)
- $263,609
- Fundraising (functional)
- $95,101
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,149,953
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,065,051
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $194,999
- Net assets, end of year
- $870,052
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $786
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $747,235
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $122,817
- Gross receipts
- $2,993,523
- Employees
- 56
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1982
- State of legal domicile
- TN
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARINA PESHTERIANU | INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $82,425 |
| NOAH MCBRAYER JONES | COMMUN AND DEVEL DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $55,542 |
| RHONDA W CLAY | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH FARR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER JONES | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARATHI SESHAGIRI | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA BRADHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAKEO SUZUKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH YOUNG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEIDI KELLY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HAYLEY PARMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BASMAN ALIAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEENA ALANI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT E MAYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KACEY SWINDELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE LAMB | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHONDA W CLAY | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH FARR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER JONES | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARATHI SESHAGIRI | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA BRADHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAKEO SUZUKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH YOUNG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEIDI KELLY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HAYLEY PARMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BASMAN ALIAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEENA ALANI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT E MAYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KACEY SWINDELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE LAMB | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARINA PESHTERIANU | INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 |
| NOAH MCBRAYER JONES | COMMUN AND DEVEL DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARINA PESHTERIANU | INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 0 | $75,679 |
| NOAH MCBRAYER JONES | COMMUN AND DEVEL DIRECTOR Officer | 0 | $54,050 |
| ELIZABETH FARR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KACEY SWINDELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA NEWTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH YOUNG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| HAYLEY PARMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TAKEO SUZUKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RHONDA CLAY | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BASSMAN ALIAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEENA ALANI | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER JONES | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE SIEGGREEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARATHI SESHAGIRI | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE LAMB | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4420 WHITTLE SPRINGS RD STE A, KNOXVILLE, TN 37917-1575
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARINA PESHTERIANU, 4420 WHITTLE SPRINGS RD STE A, KNOXVILLE, TN 37917
- Signed the 990
- MARINA PESHTERIANU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (423) 653-6291
- Website
- WWW.BRIDGEREFUGEES.ORG
- Return prepared by
- JOHNSON HICKEY & MURCHISON PC
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR REFUGEES TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES AFTER SUFFERING PERSECUTION, SO THAT THEY BECOME PRODUCTIVE, CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION WELCOMES REFUGEES AND SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA HOLDERS (SIV) UPON THEIR ARRIVAL IN EAST TENNESSEE AND FACILITATES THEIR PATH TO ACCELERATED SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT, PROVIDING BASIC NEEDS (FURNISHED HOUSING, FOOD, ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE), CULTURAL ORIENTATION, JOB READINESS AND PLACEMENT, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, INCLUDING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE FOR ADULTS AND CONNECTING THEM TO COMMUNTITY OPPORTUNITIES OF GROWTH GIVING BACK TO THEIR NEW COMMUNITY. QUALIFYING ASYLEES BENEFIT FROM THE SAME PROGRAMS. IN 2024, BRIDGE SERVED 750 CLIENTS. THE NATIONALITIES FOR BOTH OFFICES COMBINED WERE AFGHANISTAN, BELARUS, COLOMBIA, CUBA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HAITI, IRAQ, NICARAGUA, RUSSIA, SOUTH SUDAN, SUDAN, SYRIA, VENEZUELA AND UKRAINE.Expenses $2,601,384 · grants $1,223,397
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 58-1505955
- 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
- 1983
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,065,051
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,993,523
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,993,523 | $2,960,094 | $1,065,051 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $2,993,523 | $2,960,094 | $1,065,051 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,311,208 | $3,556,798 | $1,149,953 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,519,409 | $2,355,726 | $1,119,822 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 58-1505955).
Questions about BRIDGE REFUGEE SERVICES INC
- What is the EIN of BRIDGE REFUGEE SERVICES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BRIDGE REFUGEE SERVICES INC is 58-1505955.
- Is BRIDGE REFUGEE SERVICES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
- Are donations to BRIDGE REFUGEE SERVICES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BRIDGE REFUGEE SERVICES INC 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 BRIDGE REFUGEE SERVICES INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BRIDGE REFUGEE SERVICES INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of BRIDGE REFUGEE SERVICES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MARINA PESHTERIANU.
- Who are the officers and directors of BRIDGE REFUGEE SERVICES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $82,425 (MARINA PESHTERIANU, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does BRIDGE REFUGEE SERVICES INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,993,523, expenses of $2,960,094 and total assets of $1,065,051 at year end.
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