Bridges Care Center

Public charity · Grantmaker Minneapolis, MN EIN: 26-2620983

We are a catholic, faith-based organization entrusted with advancing the life-enhancing senior care ministry of the benedictine sisters of duluth, Minnesota. We witness to god's love by creating inclusive communities, supporting those we serve to live well and with purpose, with special concern for the underserved.

Key facts about Bridges Care Center

In short: Bridges Care Center gave $80K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $27K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
26-2620983
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$80,230
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$26,743
Median grant
$18,036
Total assets
$5,949,927
Primary geography
Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$5.9M

-1.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$80K

-3.8% YoY

Grant Count

3

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$27K

-3.8% YoY

How Bridges Care Center gives

  • Giving grew 39% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Bridges Care Center

Based on IRS filings

Bridges Care Center is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Minneapolis, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $80K. Net investment income was $43K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MinneapolisDuluth

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K1 grant2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2023) to $251K (2019). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $80K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Benedictine Foundation: $48KBenedictine Foundation$48KBenedictine Health System: $18KBenedictine Health System$18KBenedictine Living Communities Inc: $15KBenedictine Living CommunitiesInc$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was Benedictine Foundation ($48K). Together the top 3 received $80K.

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 14 (93%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Benedictine Foundation Minneapolis, MNFoundation Expenses$47,694
Benedictine Health System Minneapolis, MNSystem Support$18,036
Benedictine Living Communities Inc Minneapolis, MNStrategic Capital$14,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$5,949,927$6,032,522$5,905,478
Revenue$6,940,235$6,379,024$5,612,361
Expenses$6,881,002$6,530,340$5,956,636
Net Investment Income$43,363$15,382$17,490

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bridges Care Center is led by Jerry Carley, CEO of Bhs on every filing since 2019; none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jerry Carley

    CEO of Bhs

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Morgan Hviding

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Taylar Hack

    Vice President of Bhs & President

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Palm

    Chair

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jean Ann Bienek

    Director

    CEO & Administrator → Executive Director, 2022

    Executive Director → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kari Koening

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sister Myra Schmieg Osb

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sister Rachel Beitz

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Forgit

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Colleen Kappes

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kailey Mykleseth

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hallie Fischer

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Anderson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Rymanowski

    CFO & Treasurer

    CFO of Bhs → CFO of Bhs & Treasurer, 2022

    CFO of Bhs & Treasurer → CFO & Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tanner Holten

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (21)
  • Former: Bruce Ring (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Michelle Landis (2024)
  • Former: Tia Bowe (2020–2023) — Former Vice President of Bhs & President
  • Former: Cindy Scherfenberg (2021–2023) — Don
  • Former: Jorgine Hanson (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kent Freberg (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lynn Johnson (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Nick Nicholas (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Stephanie Harbott (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Robert Altringer (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Nathan Lubarski (2022) — Director
  • Former: Tia Bowe Vp Of (2022) — Bhs & President
  • Former: Matthew Lubarski (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Anita Whalen (2019) — Director
  • Former: Dan Johanneck (2019) — Director
  • Former: Greg Slotten (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jim Snyder (2019) — Chair
  • Former: Kari Miller (2019) — Director
  • Former: Marlys Mjoen (2019) — Director
  • Former: Steven Przybilla (2019) — Senior Vice President of Bhs
  • Former: Wendell Johnson (2019) — Vice Chair

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Bridges Care Center

How much does Bridges Care Center give each year?

Bridges Care Center gave $80K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $83K across 3 grants.

What is Bridges Care Center's typical grant size?

Bridges Care Center's median grant in 2025 was $18,036, and its average grant was $26,743, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Bridges Care Center give grants?

Bridges Care Center gives mostly in Minnesota: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Minneapolis, MN (3 grants).

Does Bridges Care Center give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Bridges Care Center's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Bridges Care Center?

Bridges Care Center reported $5.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.9M.

What is Bridges Care Center?

Bridges Care Center is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Minneapolis, MN. It holds $5.9M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Bridges Care Center's EIN?

Bridges Care Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-2620983. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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