Bridges to Life
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.6m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.7m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$2.6m
$40k liabilities
Net assets
$2.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
8.2 years on average
Staff
20
751 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Bridges to Life's network
9 people2 organisationsi9 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Davis JR (also filed as Edward Davis Jr) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ershel Redd JR (also filed as Ershel Redd Jr) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| GAY Van Osdall (also filed as Gay Van Osdall) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| George Strake III | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John Sage | Founder and CEO | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Katherine Cabaniss Parsley | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kirk Blackard | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Richard Seltzer | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Will Perry | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Buffington | Chief Operating Officer | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Sage | Founder and CEO | 40 | $168k | $31k | |
| James G Buffington | Chief Operating Officer | 40 | $145k | ||
| Katherine Cabaniss Parsley | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Edward Davis Jr | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ershel Redd Jr | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Richard Seltzer | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| George Strake III | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Will Perry | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gay van Osdall | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Kirk Blackard | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Bridges to Life
- EIN
- 760588279
- Address
- Po Box 570895, Houston, TX, 77257-0895
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- The mission is to reduce crime by reducing the recidivism rate of released inmates. By participating in face to face sessions inside the prison both victims and offenders participate in a restorative justice process. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I430 Crime and legal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Crime & Legal-Related
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1998
- Principal officer
- John Sage (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1999
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsEdward Davis JR
≥8years on the filingsErshel Redd JR
≥8years on the filingsGAY Van Osdall
≥8years on the filingsGeorge Strake III
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.6m
- Total liabilities
- $40k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.5m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 751
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Bridges To Life likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 18 November 1998
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.