Oregon · Nonprofit
BRIDGING VOICES
BRIDGING VOICES (Oregon) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $200,213 to it, the largest being United Way of the Columbia-Willamette ($35,000). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $91k
- Funders on record
- 19
- Grants received
- $200k
- Net assets
- $68k
What Bridging Voices does
Mission
The mission of Bridging Voices is to provide a safe, welcoming, and accessible space for the full spectrum of queer, trans, and allied youth to experience empowerment and unity through music and community. We believe in building bridges, not walls, and strive to dismantle the foundations of homophobia and transphobia through creative expression, representation, and visibility. By fostering inclusion and celebrating diversity, we help youth embrace their authentic selves while cultivating a stronger, more connected lgbtq+ community.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Self-produced concerts and gala performances:Bridging Voices excels in producing youth concert performances, which are at the heart of our programming. These performances give our members the chance to showcase their talents in a professional setting while gaining invaluable experience in the performing arts. Beyond performance, our youth learn vital skills like teamwork, leadership, and creative problem-solving, fostering personal and artistic growth. This hands-on experience also instills a deep sense of ownership and pride in their accomplishments. Our january 2025 concert, "you and me" was held at the multnomah cultural center, and had one of the largest audiences we've had in a long time - approximately 200 people attended. On march 30, 2025, Bridging Voices were guest performers at a sold-out concert presented by the portland gay men's chorus, the portland lesbian choir, and the portland pride band. The event was a huge success, with an amazing selection of music and creativity. It was a powerful experience for the youth. They felt supported and seen in the choir community, and some were overcome with emotion. These connections offer our youth powerful examples of queer joy,…
$47,014 spentof which $20,334 as grants75% of program spendingMembership: membership in Bridging Voices is open to all queer, trans, and allied youth aged 13 to 21, without the need for an audition. Our inclusive model ensures that all youth, regardless of musical background, have a space to belong. We had 30 youth enrolled in january 2025. Our singers represent a diverse range of middle schools, high schools, and colleges/universities from across the portland metro area.this steady growth reflects our ongoing commitment to inclusivity, as well as the impact of our program in fostering a strong and supportive community for lgbtq+ youth.
$6,862 spentof which $2,465 as grants11% of program spendingCommunity outreach: in addition to our self-produced concerts, Bridging Voices is deeply engaged in the community, performing at various local and national events. Notable performances include the pflag birthday celebration and the singing in the portland center stage lobby during a play intermission.these performances offer our youth unique opportunities to connect with larger audiences and represent lgbtq+ visibility and inclusion. They also provide a vital platform for expanding our reach and introducing new communities to Bridging Voices. By showcasing the talents of our singers, we foster a broader sense of inclusivity and pride while creating lasting connections with other queer and trans individuals and allies.
$8,414 spentof which $2,955 as grants14% of program spendingDuring a few months of financial stress and board restructuring from april-june 2025, the leadership team made sure that the youth and regular sunday rehearsals were a priority. We also held a successful fundraiser, recruited 4 new board members and updated staff contracts and bylaws with the help of our new attorney. We have come back stronger and we are hopeful for a successful 2025-26 season. Our members develop confidence, leadership skills, and authentic self-expression through their time with us. Many of our singers use their experience in the chorus as a foundation to grow their organizational and leadership abilities, becoming strong advocates for themselves and their communities. Here are two responses from youth when asked this question: "how has Bridging Voices influenced you?""it's given me another home and helped raise me into who I am today, a proud non-binary transmasculine human and I have never been happier, and couldn't imagine myself at this point without the support of Bridging Voices and the community it has given me." - east (he/his)"I joined Bridging Voices to find community. I've always struggled with feeling isolated, and Bridging Voices was a wonderful…
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The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $62,290.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 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 2019 to 2020, from $54k to $48k (−12%).
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.
92% of BRIDGING VOICES’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (78% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 9 funders, grant income rose $3k → $53k.
3 of 19 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 18% 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 BRIDGING VOICES’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 18 of 19 funders by total. 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
BRIDGING VOICES has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 17% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
48% 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 BRIDGING VOICES.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 67% · 2018 38% · 2019 60% · 2020 51% · 2021 43% · 2022 64% · 2023 23% — 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 BRIDGING VOICES's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 42% 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
68% of BRIDGING VOICES's grant income comes from Oregon funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $36k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 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
BRIDGING VOICES has grown faster than half of the 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Government funding BRIDGING VOICES receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $4k on record.
- DISTRIBUTION TO NON-PROFIT ORG$4k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like BRIDGING VOICES
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 Oregon
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
90%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for BRIDGING VOICES: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BRIDGING VOICES?
- BRIDGING VOICES (Oregon) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $200,213 to it, the largest being United Way of the Columbia-Willamette ($35,000). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BRIDGING VOICES have?
- IRS filings report 19 organizations giving $200,213 in grants to BRIDGING VOICES, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BRIDGING VOICES?
- United Way of the Columbia-Willamette is the largest funder on record, with $35,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BRIDGING VOICES find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Oregon. 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 2018–2025), and the filings of 19 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing