Georgia · Nonprofit
BALD RIDGE LODGE INC
BALD RIDGE LODGE INC (Georgia) receives grants from 25 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,010,859 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF FORSYTH COUNTY INC ($242,144). 19 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.6M
- Funders on record
- 25
- Grants received
- $1.0M
- Net assets
- $2.1M
What Bald Ridge Lodge Inc does
Mission
The mission of bald ridge lodge (brl) is to provide safe and stable support to young men in the group home, independent living program, and community based services, in a manner that nurtures the youth, strengthens healthy relationships, and aids young men in their transition to adulthood. This is accomplished through partnerships with caregivers and a community seeking to care for its own. Brl works toward the goal that young men impacted by trauma become thriving, self-sufficient adults who stop a generational cycle of involvement in and dependence on social services. We believe we can change lives. We believe that providing a safe and nurturing homelike environment is essential to the care and wellbeing of our boys. We believe that supporting the boys in transitioning out of foster care is imperative to their future success as adults. We believe in the power of bringing the resources of the community together. We believe that it is a privilege to work with, and on behalf of, our you
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Brl's group home for teen boys - the following positive outcomes demonstrate that bald ridge lodge group home effectively prepares young men for successful futures: -emotional regulation: measurements show 65-68% of residents since 2021 demonstrated improvements on the ders scale. -educational achievement: since 2023, we achieved 100% success; every resident promoted to the next grade and graduated when scheduled. -placement stability: since 2020, we have increased success rates, with as high as 94% of residents experiencing continued placement at brl or successful discharge.
$997,449 spent79% of program spendingProgram service accomplishments independent living program (ilp) after doubling our capacity in september 2024, our independent living program (ilp) now serves four young men simultaneously across two residential units. This expansion has allowed us to reach more vulnerable youth at a critical juncture in life; aging out of foster care or experiencing homlessness. Since launch, we have guided eight young men toward independence, with the majority successfully transitioning to self- sufficient living or continuing to thrive in our program. These outcomes represent young lives redirected from crisis toward stability and meaningful futures.
$102,534 spent8% of program spendingProgram service accomplishment - aftercare program bald ridge lodge serves former residents in the aftercare program. This includes residents living as adults and former residents reunited with family. Fifteen (15) individuals were served through this program in 2024. For our aftercare clients, we have the following outcome targets measured post discharge from brl residential program: - 80% will avoid re-entry into the child welfare system - 80% will report zero involvement with law enforcement - 80 % will maintain a stable housing situation for at least 90 days (stable housing is defined as "no forced moves") -70% will maintain a rating of at least 2.3 on each brl aftercare survey administered. For aftercare clients, the data set is small and there have been challenges with maintaining contact with some former residents. However, based on survey results, we know tha most clients are doing well with avoiding problematic involvement with law enforcement, have strong employment outcomes and are avoiding substance abuse. Sixty percent (60%) achieved a survey score of 2.3 or above.
Our mission is to provide a safe haven and counseling in a therapeutic environment for boys who are in need of protection, direction and supervision, in a manner that nutures the child, strengthens family relationships and allows the community to care for their own. The vision of bald ridge lodge is that young men impacted by trauma become thriving, self-sufficient adults who stop a generational cycle of involvement in and dependence on social services.
$158,579 spent13% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,258,562.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $1.5M to $1.8M (+23%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 71% · 2018 66% · 2019 64% · 2020 57% · 2021 63% · 2022 53% · 2023 51% · 2024 48% · 2025 41%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
98% of BALD RIDGE LODGE INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Adam Rodes
Board chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 11 funders, grant income rose $12k → $178k.
8 of 25 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 26% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $112k from 3 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money BALD RIDGE LODGE INC raised.
From the IRS filings of BALD RIDGE LODGE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BALD RIDGE LODGE INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 24% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
54% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund BALD RIDGE LODGE INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 83% · 2018 100% · 2019 30% · 2020 55% · 2021 34% · 2022 38% · 2023 31% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
67% of BALD RIDGE LODGE INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 76% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
78% of BALD RIDGE LODGE INC's grant income comes from Georgia funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $260k arriving through sponsors registered in 8 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
BALD RIDGE LODGE INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 7,349 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,349 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like BALD RIDGE LODGE INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Georgia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
93%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BALD RIDGE LODGE INC?
- BALD RIDGE LODGE INC (Georgia) receives grants from 25 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,010,859 to it, the largest being UNITED WAY OF FORSYTH COUNTY INC ($242,144). 19 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BALD RIDGE LODGE INC have?
- IRS filings report 25 organizations giving $1,010,859 in grants to BALD RIDGE LODGE INC, 19 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BALD RIDGE LODGE INC?
- UNITED WAY OF FORSYTH COUNTY INC is the largest funder on record, with $242,144 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BALD RIDGE LODGE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Georgia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 25 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing