Mahalo
Zeeland, MI

BRIDGE MINISTRY CENTER

EIN 38-3577991
Education & Youth Development Youth Mentoring & Leadership Children & youth
Mission

To provide a place where kids are safe, loved, and valued, surrounded by caring community members that introduce them to Christ’s love in everything they do.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

About BRIDGE MINISTRY CENTER

Bridge Ministry Center (operating as The Bridge Youth Center) is a Zeeland, Michigan 501(c)(3) youth ministry and after-school center focused on mentoring, academic support, recreation, and faith-based community for middle- and high-school students. Records and public filings list EIN 38-3577991 for this organization, and the charity maintains an active web presence and recent Form 990 filings.

Founded from a community initiative in the 1990s and incorporated as an independent nonprofit in 2001, The Bridge runs multiple programs (mentoring, Drop In, Food for Thought, Expression, Fun Fridays, and more) that emphasize relationship-building, academic encouragement, and spiritual formation. The organization reports reaching over 200 students per week through its downtown Zeeland facility and runs seasonal initiatives and school-year programming (including documented activity in 2023–2025).

Notable achievements

Established downtown facility (opened 2001)

Built adjacent to First Christian Reformed Church and opened on September 11, 2001, the facility expanded the program footprint to a dedicated 19,500 sq. ft. youth center and enabled sustained, multiprogram youth services in Zeeland.

Consistent weekly reach

Programming and outreach have expanded over time to serve more than 200 middle- and high-school students each week through after-school Drop In, mentoring, tutoring, and seasonal initiatives.

Recent financial and grant support (2024)

In recent Form 990 reporting the organization showed renewed financial scale (total revenue reported ~$478,000 and total assets near $780,000 for FY 2024) and received foundation support and community grants that helped stabilize and expand programming.

At a glance

Total assets
$781K
Annual revenue
$478K
Tax status
501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN
38-3577991
Location
Zeeland, MI
On Mahalo since
May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Verified 501(c)(3) with public Form 990 filings and nonprofit registry listings under EIN 38-3577991 (operating name: The Bridge Youth Center).
Local philanthropic and grant recognition, including multi-year and special grants from area funders and the Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area to support programming and stabilization efforts in recent years.
Charity evaluation presence: listed on national nonprofit data and evaluator platforms (example: Charity Navigator profile with a multi-factor accountability/finance-based score), indicating public financial transparency and third-party review.

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