The Bridge Inc.

“Board directors, david brauner and mel barkan have a business relationship.”

“The form 990 is prepared by a independent accounting firm firm in conjunction with the organization's financial department. When the form 990 has been prepared, reviewed by management and is ready to be filed with the internal revenue service, it is electronically sent to the board members of the organization for any comments. Any comments are then grouped, summarized and provided to the outside accountants. Each issue is documented and addressed until the return is finalized and approved for filing.”

“The organization requires annual disclosure and affirmation of the conflict of interest policy by all officers, directors and key employees, which is monitored annually by the board. The disclosure statement required each officer and director to disclose any business or personal interests, direct or indirect, that the person may have in an organization that competes with or does business with. If a conflict is determined to exist, it must be reported and addressed to the satisfaction of the organization. Any other person having a conflict, and attending said meeting, must retire from the room in which the board or committee is meeting and shall not participate in the final deliberations or decisions regarding the matter under consideration. Any interested director shall also abstain during such vote. The minutes of the meeting of the board or committee shall reflect that the conflict of interest was disclosed and that the interested person was not present during the final discussion or vote and did not vote.”

“The executive committee of the board reviews comparative salaries for top management, i.e. Ceo and chief financial officer. The process include a review of comparability data by the executive committee. Comparability data may include compensation surveys. The executive committee will retain documentation of the deliberation and final decision. If financial resources allow for it, adjustments to salary are made. The process last occurred in 2024.”

“The organization makes its form 990 available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue code. The return is posted on guidestar.org and other similar types of websites. In addition, the financial statements, conflict of interest policy, articles of incorporation, form 990, form 1023, and by-laws are also available upon written request or by calling the organization directly.”

“Building major repairs/renovations to be capitalized -1,147,634.”

“The organization has a committee that assumes responsibility for the audit of its financial statements and the selection of an independent accountant. The process has not changed from the prior year.”