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Bridge Builders Foundation

Preselected recipients only Gibsonia, Pennsylvania · EIN 256074470

Bridge Builders Foundation is a private foundation in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2023 it gave $1.9 million in 3 grants; the typical grant was $621,858 and the largest $621,858. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

Giving in 2023 was up from $79,500 the year before.

100% of its 2023 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

How to apply

Bridge Builders Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts1$621,858
Rhode Island1$621,858
Texas1$621,858

Grants paid in 2023

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bank of America Gift Fund Ned Kli
Boston, MA
Distributions per the Foundation's Plan of Termination and Complete Liquidation$621,858
Vanguard Charitable The Klingelho
Warwick, RI
Distributions per the Foundation's Plan of Termination and Complete Liquidation$621,858
Schwab Charitable Fund Kristan Chil
El Paso, TX
Distributions per Foundation's Plan of Termination and Complete Liquidation$621,858

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bridge Builders Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Bridge Builders Foundation give?

$1.9 million in tax year 2023, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $621,858.

Who runs Bridge Builders Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Katherine Wilson (Exec. Dir. & Trustee), Ned Klingelhofer (Trustee), Kristan Childs (Trustee) and Joseph Fey (Treasurer).

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