Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family

Private foundation · Grantmaker Overland Park, KS EIN: 47-3613767

Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family is a private foundation based in Overland Park, Kansas. Its 2025 filing reports grants for scholarships to individuals pursuing business or entrepreneurial-business degrees, as well as contributions to charitable organizations.

Key facts about Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family

In short: Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family gave $27K across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
47-3613767
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$26,500
Grants made (2025)
18
Average grant
$1,472
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$207,281
Primary geography
Missouri (70% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$207K

-2.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$27K

+120.8% YoY

Grant Count

18

+80.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1K

+22.7% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family gives

  • 29% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 139% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 255% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include scholarships based on academic achievement, financial need, and an expressed interest in pursuing a business or entrepreneurial-business degree. Other grants went to organizations whose stated missions cover areas including food access, children’s health care and research, substance-use-disorder recovery, services for people experiencing poverty or homelessness, and animal welfare. For example, Harvesters says it works to create equitable access to nutritious food and address hunger; Healing House describes itself as a substance-use-disorder recovery organization; and Wayside Waifs says it protects and cares for pets and supports the community.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation gave **$26,500 through 18 grants**. Grants ranged from **$1,000 to $5,000**, with a median grant of **$1,000**. Four listed scholarship grants went to Talan Reynolds ($5,000), Brian McIntire ($2,500), Meah McCoy ($2,500), and Portia Morrow ($2,500). Other listed 2025 grants included $1,000 each to Harvesters - The Community Food Network, Wounded Warriors, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Wayside Waifs, Spicewood Baptist Church, Healing House Inc, Tunnel to Towers, and City Union Mission Inc. The foundation also gave $1,000 each to Kansas City Pet Project and The Shriners’ Hospital for Children in 2025.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The 2025 filing reports that Missouri recipients received 70% of grant dollars, followed by Florida and Kansas at 8% each, and Tennessee and Texas at 4% each. Listed recipients include organizations in Kansas City, Missouri, and scholarship recipients in Drexel, Adrian, and Archie, Missouri.

Grant Distribution by State

10states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.

Cities

Kansas CityMemphisBoys TownWestboroughRye BrookeShawneeStaten IslandTampaAlexandriaJacksonvilleLenexaLouisburgRye BrookSpicewoodTriangleVirginia BCHWashingtonAdrianArchieDrexel

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K2 grants2020 13 grants2021 6 grants2022 14 grants2023 10 grants2024 18 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2020) to $27K (2025). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $27K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Harvesters the Community Food Network: $1KHarvesters the Community FoodNetwork$1KWounded Warriors: $1KWounded Warriors$1KSt Jude Children's Research Hospital: $1KSt Jude Children's ResearchHospital$1KWayside Waifs: $1KWayside Waifs$1KSpicewood Baptist Church: $1KSpicewood Baptist Church$1KHealing House Inc: $1KHealing House Inc$1KTunnel to Towers: $1KTunnel to Towers$1KCity Union Mission Inc: $1KCity Union Mission Inc$1KOne Love Medical Mission: $1KOne Love Medical Mission$1KShelter KC a Kansas City Rescue Mission: $1KShelter KC a Kansas CityRescue Mission$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Harvesters the Community Food Network ($1K). Together the top 10 received $10K.

Organizations only. It also paid 4 individual scholarships ($12,500), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

61 grants across all recorded years

61<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 61 grants of 61 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
4 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$12,500
Harvesters the Community Food Network Kansas City, MOGeneral Use$1,000
Wounded Warriors Jacksonville, FLGeneral Use$1,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TNGeneral Use$1,000
Wayside Waifs Kansas City, MOGeneral Use$1,000
Spicewood Baptist Church Spicewood, TXGeneral Use$1,000
Healing House Inc Kansas City, MOGeneral Use$1,000
Tunnel to Towers Staten Island, NYGeneral Use$1,000
City Union Mission Inc Kansas City, MOGeneral Use$1,000
One Love Medical Mission Shawnee, KSGeneral Use$1,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants Grant count
2025 $207,281 $21,299 $27,084 $26,500 18
2024 $213,066 $21,591 $12,584 $12,000 10
2023 $204,059 $21,006 $16,291 $16,000 14
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$10K$20K$30K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$207,281$213,066$204,059
Revenue$21,299$21,591$21,006
Expenses$27,084$12,584$16,291
Qualifying Distributions$26,500$12,000$16,000
Net Investment Income$21,007$21,007$21,006
Distributable Amount$10,381$10,016$9,703

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 8, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 16, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Dewayne Bridges and Linda Bridges as trustees.

Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dewayne Bridges

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Bridges

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Contact

Mailing address: 15217 Flint St, Overland Park, KS 66221
Phone: (913) 213-5400

Frequently asked questions about Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family

How much does Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family give each year?

Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family gave $27K across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $12K across 10 grants.

What is Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family's typical grant size?

Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,472, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family give grants?

Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family gives mostly in Missouri: 70% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Florida (8%) and Kansas (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Kansas City, MO (6 grants) and Shawnee, KS (2 grants).

Does Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family give general operating support?

Yes: 78% of Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (14 of 18) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family's largest grantees?

Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family's largest 2025 grantees include Harvesters the Community Food Network ($1,000), Wounded Warriors ($1,000) and St Jude Children's Research Hospital ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 4 individual scholarships ($12,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 11% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family?

Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family reported $207K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $27K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include scholarships based on academic achievement, financial need, and an expressed interest in pursuing a business or entrepreneurial-business degree. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family?

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family's EIN?

Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-3613767. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does Dewayne and Linda Bridges Family accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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