Kern Bridges Youth Homes
Donations deductibleRevenue
$9.2m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$8m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$4.9m
$1.6m liabilities
Net assets
$3.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
7.3 years on average
Staff
104
50 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
Kern Bridges Youth Homes' network
13 people3 organisationsi13 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (3) 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
13 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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Anthony Smith | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| ED Knudson | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Geri Rivera | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Heath Niemeyer | Vice President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jeff Petrini | Secretary/Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kevin M Danley (also filed as Kevin Danley) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kim Clerou | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Loni Theresa Hill-Pirtle | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michael Conard (also filed as Mike Conard) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael Nisser | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Stephanie Baker | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Victor Swall | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William Slocumb | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 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 Vanderzwan | Interim Executive Director | 2024 |
| John Bacon | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Robert Carter | Vice President | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Vanderzwan | Executive Director | 40 | $148k | ||
| Robert Carter | Executive Vice President | 40 | $134k | ||
| John Bacon | Executive Director | 40 | $107k | ||
| Bianca Ruiz | Director of Mental Health Services | 40 | $104k | ||
| Marina Hernandez | Ffa/Isfc Program Supervisor | 40 | $101k | ||
| Stephanie Baker | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Heath Niemeyer | Vice President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Petrini | Secretary/Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| William Slocumb | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kim Clerou | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Michael Nisser | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Victor Swall | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Loni Theresa Hill-Pirtle | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Day Anthony Smith | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Danley | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dan Diaz | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Geri Rivera | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Kern Bridges Youth Homes
- EIN
- 770168444
- Address
- 1321 Stine Rd, Bakersfield, CA, 93309-4176
- State
- California
- Mission
- The organization is a professional home finding agency providing children with a stable family unit. Kern bridges youth homes runs two group homes for special needs children and an adoption agency. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P32Z Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1987
- Principal officer
- Jim Vanderzwan (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1993
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJeff Petrini
≥8years on the filingsKevin M Danley
≥8years on the filingsKim Clerou
≥8years on the filingsMichael Conard
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $4.9m
- Total liabilities
- $1.6m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.1m
- Program service revenue
- $8m
- Employees
- 104
- Volunteers
- 50
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $7.7m | $7.8m | Deficit $122k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.