2026-05-15T11:45:45-05:00 2025-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 2875 MICHELLE DRIVE 300 IRVINE CA 92606 990 2024-07-01 954659439 BRIDGES ACADEMY INC BRID 8185061091 3921 LAUREL CANYON BLVD STUDIO CITY CA 91604 MARK LONG CEO & INTERIM HEAD OF SCHOOL 8185061091 2026-05-14 1 1 LISA N RYSSEL CPA P00643670 7147955370 2026-05-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MARK LONG 3921 LAUREL CANYON BLVD STUDIO CITY CA 91604 10868651 0 X WWW.BRIDGES.EDU X 1998 CA EMPOWERING STUDENTS ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY THROUGH SMALL CLASSES AND DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION. 17 16 93 20 0 0 829135 529525 11970089 10054133 9099 566 207723 274199 13016046 10858423 1009110 2016201 0 0 9502840 7127480 0 0 315059 2707068 2063731 13219018 11207412 -202972 -348989 14670036 16626985 15254619 17637023 -584583 -1010038 X BRIDGES ACADEMY IS DEDICATED TO UNDERSTANDING AND EDUCATING GIFTED AND HIGHLY GIFTED STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES (TWICE-EXCEPTIONAL OR 2E STUDENTS) AND FOSTERING A SUCCESSFUL ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) 0 0 9569470 2016201 10141126 BRIDGES ACADEMY IS A LOS ANGELES-BASED COLLEGE PREPARATORY, CO-EDUCATIONAL, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL FOR GIFTED AND HIGHLY GIFTED TWICE-EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS, OFFERING TWO DAY SCHOOLS, (GRADES 4-12) AND ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL (GRADES 9-12).BRIDGES ACADEMY PROVIDES A RIGOROUS, INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM THAT EMPHASIZES THE STRENGTHS, GIFTS, AND TALENTS OF ITS STUDENTS, WHILE PROACTIVELY OFFERING OPTIONS AND TOOLS TO ADDRESS THEIR LEARNING DIFFERENCES. OUR CORE VALUES INCLUDE EMBRACING COGNITIVE DIVERSITY, EMPHASIZING STRENGTHS AND TALENTS, EMPOWERING LEARNERS, AND ENSURING EQUITY AND ACCESS. THE SCHOOL PREPARES STUDENTS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)AND ITS MANY OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING UNIVERSITY STUDIES, AND ARTISTIC AND ENTREPRENEURIAL ENDEAVORS.THE CENTER FOR TWICE-EXCEPTIONAL RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATES AND SUPPORTS EDUCATORS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY IN THE IDENTIFICATION, UNDERSTANDING AND EDUCATION OF TWICE-EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS. BY SEEKING OUT AND DEVELOPING BEST PRACTICES THROUGHRESEARCH, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, OUTREACH, AND TEACHER TRAINING, THE 2E CENTER ALLOWS DEVELOPMENT AND SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE TO BENEFIT THIS UNDERSERVED POPULATION. 9569470 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 16 0 1 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X MARK LONG 8185061091 3921 LAUREL CANYON BLVD STUDIO CITY CA 91604 KAREN BRESLOW CO-CHAIR 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ELLEN ROSEN CO-CHAIR 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER GODWIN SECRETARY 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN YODER TREASURER 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JOANNE BELONSKY TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SERI BRYANT TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MAX GOLDBERG TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN HASKIN TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 VI HUANG TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY LEHRER TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATE MERRITT TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARGIE POWERS TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT RADER TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TOM ROPELEWSKI TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RICK ROSAS TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN SCHADER TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUES STAMBOULI TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARK LONG CEO/INTERIM HEAD OF SCHOOL 40.00 0.00 X 283305 0 6700 ANNA SCHAERF ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL 40.00 0.00 X 147611 0 14104 ANTHONY VO BUS. MANAGER (THROUGH NOV. 2024) 40.00 0.00 X 122407 0 13330 DEBORAH LAZER HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 125766 0 13629 BARRY BLONSKY TEACHER & ATHLETIC DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 117215 0 14036 MICHAEL DENNIS LOWER SCHOOL DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 115290 0 12169 STACEY HILBORN 2E CENTER DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 110163 0 11835 DYLAN MCKENZIE BRIDGES ONLINE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 105228 0 11760 1126985 0 97563 8 0 1 0 THOMAS MARSHALL 806 TOWNE STREET COSTA MESA CA 92627 SECURITY 107446 1 3180 526345 529525 TUITION 611110 10054133 10054133 10054133 566 566 93827 0 93827 93827 93827 42807 3180 10228 32579 32579 AFTER SCHOOL 611110 73494 73494 GRADUATE SCHOOL INCOME 611110 32000 32000 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 611110 28800 28800 13499 13499 147793 10858423 10141126 0 187772 1062449 1062449 953752 953752 519275 222306 193114 103855 5282641 4643332 535475 103834 223118 194908 23409 4801 662065 564642 77871 19552 440381 370449 54651 15281 12651 10642 1570 439 239399 239399 19447 16359 2413 675 90306 75965 11207 3134 516342 434347 64078 17917 6923 5824 859 240 429057 360923 53246 14888 175888 147957 21828 6103 116435 97945 14450 4040 CURRICULUM & TEXTBOOKS 197366 197366 BAD BEBTS 90410 76053 11220 3137 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPM. 39325 33080 4880 1365 FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 12102 12102 118080 101171 13213 3696 11207412 9569470 1322883 315059 1173746 2024094 211195 259698 2500 438410 3232130 22906 20906 130998 27929 13014396 2026755 11159482 10987641 1062449 468350 74587 14670036 16626985 510213 727685 3256633 5963051 11032334 10883331 455439 62956 15254619 17637023 X -1648800 -1024642 1064217 14604 -584583 -1010038 14670036 16626985 X -348989 -76466 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8047743 8047743 4388054 1569044 2819010 578599 457711 120888 10987641 LEASE LIABILITY 62956 62956 X 9893066 -953752 -953752 10846818 11605 11605 10858423 10318521 76466 76466 10242055 965357 965357 11207412 PART X, LINE 2: THE SCHOOL HAS RECEIVED FAVORABLE DETERMINATION LETTERS INDICATING IT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAXES UNDER SECTION 23701 OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE TAXATION CODE. U.S. GAAP PROVIDE ACCOUNTING AND DISCLOSURE GUIDANCE ABOUT POSITIONS TAKEN BY AN ORGANIZATION IN ITS TAX RETURNS THAT MIGHT BE UNCERTAIN. MANAGEMENT HAS CONSIDERED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND BELIEVES ALL OF THE POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE SCHOOL ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FINANCIAL AID -953,752. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RECLASSING AFTER SCHOOL EXPENSES 11,605. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS FROM DECONSOLIDATION 76,466. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FINANCIAL AID 953,752. RECLASSING AFTER SCHOOL EXPENSES 11,605. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 THE SCHOOL PUBLICIZED RACIALLY NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER AND ON THEIR WEBSITE. HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL 42562 3180 39382 7151 42562 3180 39382 7151 7151 32231 1 TRILLIUM ACADEMY 2706 S JACKSON ST SEATTLE WA 98144 991351613 501(C)3 1062449 0 FMV 0 TRANSFER OF ENDOWMENT FROM DECONSOLIDATION 1 0 FINANCIAL AID 51 953752 0 N/A N/A PART I, LINE 2: STUDENT FINANCIAL AID IS APPLIED DIRECTLY TO STUDENT ACCOUNTS FOR TUITION, FEES, BOOKS, AND MISCELLANEOUS STUDENT EXPENSES. FINANCIAL AID CONSISTS OF AWARDS BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED AS WELL AS TUITION REMISSION FOR THE ENROLLED CHILDREN OF EMPLOYEES. BRIDGES ACADEMY'S PARENTS WHO ARE REQUESTING FINANCIAL AID MUST APPLY BY COMPLETING AN ONLINE PARENT(S) FINANCIAL STATEMENT WITH AN OUTSIDE FINANCIAL AID SERVICE PROVIDED BY SSS BY NAIS ALONG WITH A COMPLETED BRIDGES ACADEMY'S FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION AND THE CURRENT AND PREVIOUS YEAR TAX RETURNS. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024, BRIDGES ACADEMY SEATTLE CEASED OPERATIONS. IN CONNECTION WITH THE CESSATION OF OPERATIONS, SUBSTANTIALLY ALL RELATED ASSETS, INCLUDING THE ASSETS OF BRIDGES ACADEMY ENDOWMENT LLC, WERE TRANSFERRED TO AN UNRELATED NONPROFIT SCHOOL, AMBER ACADEMY, NOW TRILLIUM ACADEMY, WHICH ASSUMED OPERATIONS OF THE CAMPUS AND THE EXISTING LEASE WITH THE LANDLORD. 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARK LONG CEO/INTERIM HEAD OF SCHOOL 243305 0 40000 0 0 0 0 0 6700 0 290005 0 0 0 ANNA SCHAERF ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL 147611 0 0 0 0 0 7404 0 6700 0 161715 0 0 0 BRIAN HASKIN TRUSTEE FINANCIAL NEEDS X 65237 20906 0 1 1 20906 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1: BRIDGES ACADEMY IS DEDICATED TO UNDERSTANDING AND EDUCATING GIFTED AND HIGHLY GIFTED STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES (TWICE-EXCEPTIONAL OR 2E STUDENTS) AND FOSTERING A SUCCESSFUL ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY. WE DO THIS THROUGH THE WORK OF TWO DIVISIONS: BRIDGES ACADEMY AND THE CENTER FOR TWICE-EXCEPTIONAL RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (THE 2E CENTER). BRIDGES ACADEMY, A COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GRADES 4-12, EMPOWERS ITS STUDENTS TO THRIVE ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY THROUGH SMALL CLASSES AND DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION, CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH GIFTS ARE RECOGNIZED AND DEVELOPED, AND LEARNING DIFFERENCES AND DISABILITIES ARE ACCEPTED. MANY STUDENTS COME TO BRIDGES DEFINED BY THEIR CHALLENGES BUT GRADUATE DEFINED BY THEIR STRENGTHS AND TALENTS. THE CENTER FOR TWICE-EXCEPTIONAL RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATES AND SUPPORTS EDUCATORS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY IN THE IDENTIFICATION, UNDERSTANDING, AND EDUCATION OF TWICE-EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS. BY SEEKING OUT AND DEVELOPING BEST PRACTICES THROUGH RESEARCH, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, OUTREACH, AND TEACHER TRAINING, THE 2E CENTER ALLOWS US TO DEVELOP AND SHARE OUR KNOWLEDGE TO BENEFIT THIS UNDERSERVED POPULATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL COMPRISE THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE VICE CHAIR(S), THE IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR, THE TREASURER, THE SECRETARY AND THE HEAD OF SCHOOL. EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY DELEGATED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE PURPOSE OF: A) AMENDING THESE BY-LAWS, B) AMENDING THE BUDGET, OR C) MAKING DECISIONS COVERING THE SELECTION OR RETENTION OF THE HEAD OF SCHOOL. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE NO POWERS OTHER THAN THOSE NORMALLY EXERCISED BY ITS OFFICER MEMBERS OR SUCH FURTHER SPECIFIC POWERS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE SPECIFICALLY CONFERRED UPON IT BY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS A COMPLETE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR ANNUAL AUDIT, THE BOARD CHAIR SEEKS TO REVIEW BOARD MEMBERS' COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE HEAD OF SCHOOL. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2026. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE SCHOOL DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSS FROM DECONSOLIDATION -76,466. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. BRIDGES ACADEMY SEATTLE LLC 11655 OLYMPIC TERRACE AVE NE BAINBRIDGE ISLAND WA 98110 873613072 ACQUIRING, OPERATING AND TRANSFERRING PROPERTY ON BEHALF OF BRIDGES ACADEMY DE 0 106624 BRIDGES ACADEMY INC BRIDGES GRADUATE SCHOOL OF COGNITIVE DIVERSITY IN EDUCATION 3921 LAUREL CANYON BLVD STUDIO CITY CA 91604 822786697 EDUCATION CA 501(C)(3) LINE 2 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0