Open Foundations · Nebraska

Bridges Family Charitable Foundation

Omaha, Nebraska · EIN 470827646. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $3.3M across 10 grants in 2025, a median of $123K each.

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$3.3M
paid in 2025
10
grants paid
$123K
median grant
100%
to first-time recipients
$103K
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
JENNIFER S BRIDGES
Address
PO BOX 542021, OMAHA, NE, 68154
Phone
4023938300
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
NO FORMS SPECIFIED - REQUESTS TO BE WRITTEN
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
NONE

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202601469349100305. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2025

All 10 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Bridges Philanthropic FundNE$928,410GENERAL PURPOSE
2Bridges Philanthropic FundNE$928,337GENERAL PURPOSE
3Robert & Elizabeth Bridges DafNE$928,264GENERAL PURPOSE
4Bridges Philanthropic FundNE$225,129GENERAL PURPOSE
5Robert & Elizabeth Bridges DafNE$225,129GENERAL PURPOSE
6Abide NetworkNE$20,000GENERAL PURPOSE
7Good News GlobalNE$20,000GENERAL PURPOSE
8Lony Community AssociationNE$20,000GENERAL PURPOSE
9My Bridge RadioNE$20,000GENERAL PURPOSE
10The Hope Center for KidsNE$20,000GENERAL PURPOSE

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202035$115K
202136$148K
202228$74K
2025 (partial year)10$3.3M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Nebraska100%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Edson L Bridges IiiTREASURER · 2025
Jennifer S BridgesPRESIDENT · 2025
Robert W BridgesSECRETARY · 2025

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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