Bridge Housing
ActivePublic CharityHousing & ShelterMakes PRIs
About Bridge Housing
Creating safe, healthy, and affordable housing communities on the West Coast where residents are empowered to grow and thrive.
Focus Areas
affordable housing developmentresident programs and servicescommunity developmentscholarships and education supportpolicy and advocacy
Who They Fund
affiliated nonprofit organizationsthe recipient organization's programs/staff
Funding Style
affiliated-organization supportunrestricted/general operating supportproject development fundingorganizational capacity building
About Bridge Housing
Bridge Housing Corporation’s grantmaking is tightly centered on developing and sustaining affordable housing communities, with many of its largest recent grants going to affiliated organizations for project development in San Francisco. In 2025, it awarded $6,713,130 to Hunt Avenue Associates for project development of the affiliated organization, followed by multi-million-dollar support to Bridge Community Impact in 2023 and 2025. That pattern points to a funder that uses large institutional grants to advance housing projects through related entities rather than scattering dollars across unrelated causes. The foundation also supports resident-facing education programs tied to BRIDGE communities. Its scholarship and educational assistance programs serve BRIDGE residents pursuing post-secondary education, vocational skills, and workforce development, with a scholarship program that has awarded over $3.9 million to more than 460 residents since 2001. A named scholarship program created in 2017 supports residents studying business or accounting, while another launched in 2022 honors Vimla and Sumer Aggarwal. Across these programs, the emphasis stays close to the organization’s housing communities and the people living in them.
What Bridge Housing Funds
A central theme is project development for affiliated housing entities. Bridge Housing Corporation gave $2,564,227 to Bridge Community Impact in 2025 and $1,063,828 to Hermann Street Associates LLC in 2024, both for project development of the affiliated organization. It also made a $215,631 grant to Macarthur Transit Community Partners LLC for the same purpose. Education support is another clear line of giving. The BRIDGE Housing Scholarship Program awards residents funds for post-secondary education and skills training, and the Alan and Ruth Stein Educational Assistance Program supports high-school graduates, parents returning to college, and workers seeking new skills. The foundation also makes some unrestricted grants tied to the exempt purpose of peer organizations. Examples include $25,000 to Up for Growth and $20,000 to California Housing Consortium in both 2023 and 2024. These awards suggest selective support for housing-policy and sector organizations alongside internal project funding.
How Bridge Housing Gives
Typical grants fall in a moderate range, with a p25 of $7,500, a median of $18,884, and a p75 of $24,500. The recent list also shows a wide spread above that median, from five- and six-figure project-development grants to much smaller awards. Bridge Housing Corporation functions as a public charity and a pure DAF provider, and it also makes program-related investments. The recent grants show repetition across years to some recipients: Bridge Community Impact appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; California Housing Consortium appears in both 2023 and 2024; and several affiliated entities receive repeated project-development support. Application access varies by program: the Kent L. Colwell Scholarship Program and the Alan and Ruth Stein Educational Assistance Program accept unsolicited applications, while the BRIDGE Housing Scholarship Program and Kripamayi Scholarship Program do not.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$10.6M
Total Assets
$307.3M
Total Revenue
$101.8M
Total Expenses
$47.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $25K, with a median of $19K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$19K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Regional4 states funded
About 74% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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