New York · Nonprofit
BRIDGES FOR BRAIN INJURY INC
BRIDGES FOR BRAIN INJURY INC (New York) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $155,669 to it, the largest being THE MARILYN LICHTMAN FOUNDATION ($106,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.7M
- Funders on record
- 11
- Grants received
- $156k
- Net assets
- $857k
What Bridges for Brain Injury Inc does
Mission
Bridges for brain injury, inc. Is a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to guide individuals with brain injuries and their families by bridging the gap between surviving and living lives of independence with dignity and hope.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2025 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
Flipa program - forward leading independent provider association (flipa) is a collaborative network that coordinates health-related social needs (hrsn) services for eligible medicaid members through new york state's social care network program. The organization provides approved services to eligible participants and receives reimbursement for services delivered in accordance with program requirements. Services are based on documented service activities and revenue is recognized over time as the services are performed. Staff record service delivery through the social care network portal, where services are reviewed and determined to be eligible for reimbursement. The monthly revenue is comprised of reimbursement for approved services provided under the flipa program. Flipa reimbursements are submitted and processed on a monthly basis for services performed during the reporting period.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
See schedule oday habilitation services for individuals with brain injuries and disabilities:in 2025, bridges for brain injury provided person-centered day habilitation services to approximately 50 adults with traumatic brain injuries and other developmental and neurological disabilities across six counties in upstate new york. Programming supported participants in strengthening independence, confidence, social connections, and practical daily living skills. Services included community outings, cognitive and prevocational activities, arts and crafts, cooking and baking, computer skills, wellness programming, and opportunities for community engagement. Each participant followed an individualized service plan focused on personal goals, rehabilitation, skill development, peer support, and community inclusion. Bridges also provided nutritious meals and snacks to program participants throughout the year. These services help reduce isolation and support individuals in living meaningful, engaged lives within their communities.
$568,417 spent$848,262 earned by the program39% of program spendingSee schedule oservice coordination, health home care management, and social care navigation:in 2025, bridges provided medicaid-funded service coordination and health home care management to individuals with traumatic brain injuries, disabilities, chronic health conditions, and other complex needs. Staff assisted individuals and families with accessing healthcare, housing, benefits, transportation, behavioral health supports, and other essential community resources. Care managers coordinated services among providers, advocated for clients, and developed person-centered plans designed to promote health, safety, stability, and independence while helping individuals remain in their homes and communities.during 2025, bridges also became a provider through the finger lakes performing provider system's social care network and began providing health-related social needs navigation services. Through this initiative, bridges screened medicaid members for unmet needs and connected eligible individuals with services addressing food insecurity, housing instability, transportation barriers, and other social factors affecting health and well-being.
$421,224 spent$638,364 earned by the program29% of program spendingSee schedule owildlife rockstars:wildlife rockstars is bridges for brain injury's innovative wildlife education and vocational program, combining meaningful skill development, animal care, and community education. In 2025, individuals with traumatic brain injuries and other disabilities participated in the daily care, feeding, enrichment, and handling of more than 50 species of rescued farm, native, and exotic animals. Participants also helped prepare for and deliver interactive wildlife and conservation programs at schools, libraries, senior centers, festivals, and community events throughout new york state.through these experiences, participants developed confidence, communication, teamwork, responsibility, and prevocational skills while serving as visible and valued contributors within their communities. In 2025, wildlife rockstars presentations reached more than 12,000 community members while promoting wildlife conservation, environmental stewardship, disability inclusion, and awareness of brain injury.
$361,981 spent$37,018 earned by the program25% of program spendingOther programs:bridges also provided community-based independent living skills training to individuals with traumatic brain injuries and disabilities. Services were delivered one-to-one in participants' homes and communities and focused on individualized goals such as household management, budgeting, meal preparation, organization, appointment management, transportation, community navigation, and other skills necessary for greater independence and community living.
$116,024 spent$39,323 earned by the program8% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,467,646.
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 2022 to 2023, from $673k to $1.7M (+149%).
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: 2020 2% · 2021 11% · 2022 8% · 2023 18% · 2025 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
4% of BRIDGES FOR BRAIN INJURY INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (51% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 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.
Chief executive
Laura Donaldson
CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $100 → $25k.
3 of 11 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 7% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of BRIDGES FOR BRAIN INJURY 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
BRIDGES FOR BRAIN INJURY INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 68% of grant income and the top three 82%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2020 77% · 2021 69% · 2022 99% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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
40% of BRIDGES FOR BRAIN INJURY INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 18% 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
80% of BRIDGES FOR BRAIN INJURY INC's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $11k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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
BRIDGES FOR BRAIN INJURY INC is better cushioned than half of the 5,002 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,002 health nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like BRIDGES FOR BRAIN INJURY 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 New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
88% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
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 BRIDGES FOR BRAIN INJURY INC?
- BRIDGES FOR BRAIN INJURY INC (New York) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $155,669 to it, the largest being THE MARILYN LICHTMAN FOUNDATION ($106,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BRIDGES FOR BRAIN INJURY INC have?
- IRS filings report 11 organizations giving $155,669 in grants to BRIDGES FOR BRAIN INJURY INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BRIDGES FOR BRAIN INJURY INC?
- THE MARILYN LICHTMAN FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $106,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BRIDGES FOR BRAIN INJURY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. 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 11 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