Bridge Alliance was a coalition of roughly 100 left-of-center organizations that advocated policy meant to “transform the political process.” ^{1 2} A membership organization was expected to follow four principals: “collaboration,” “citizen voice,” “solutions-focused,” and “open-mindedness.” ^1 3

As of January 1, 2024, Bridge Alliance was dissolved as a 501(c)(4) entity while becoming part of the 501(c)(3) Bridge Alliance Education Fund. ⁴

Member Organizations

Bridge Alliance previously advocated for left-of-center policy to address election integrity, with several member organizations arranging election policy campaigns such as “Addressing money and corruption in politics” and “strengthening integrity in voting campaigns and elections.”³ Group involved in those campaigns included Stand Up Republic, ⁵ Issue One, Represent.Us, FairVote, and Election Reformers Network. ⁶ Other organizaitons included Project on Government Oversight, ⁷ and Young Invincibles.⁸

Other member organizations included the Student PIRGs, American Sustainable Business Council, Coffee Party USA, the R Street Institute, Take Back Our Republic. ³ and Unite America. ^{9 10}

Bridge Alliance Education Fund

The Bridge Alliance Education Fund is the 501(c)(3) sister nonprofit arm of Bridge Alliance. Member organizations included AllSides, Essential Partners, and the Listen First Project. ¹¹ The Fund has previously donated to digital news group The Fulcrum, which has recieved funding from left-of-center organizations includint the Hewlett Foundation, Arnold Ventures, the Gaia Fund, and the Lizzie and Jonathan M. Tisch Foundation. ¹²

Leadership

Brian Clancy was an Investor and Strategic Advisor for Bridge Alliance. Clancy was the founder and CEO of Big Tent Nation and a co-founder of the Center for Financial Inclusion. ¹³

David Nevins was the President and co-founder of Bridge Alliance. He was a fellow at the Aspen Institute and founder of the Nevins Democracy Leaders program at Penn State University. ¹³

Debilyn Molineaux was the Executive Director and co-founder of Bridge Alliance. Molineaux was also a managing partner of Living Room Conversations and is the former President and Executive Director of Coffee Party USA. ¹³

Jeremy Garson served as Legal Counsel and Director of Operations for the Bridge Alliance. Garson previously served as a labor union attorney while working for the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), and the United Auto Workers (UAW). ¹⁴

Strategic Partners

As of December 2022, members of the Bridge Alliance consisted of the following organizations: ¹⁵

• Alliance for Peacebuilding
• Congressional Management Foundation
• Civic Season
• National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM)
• National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers (NANR)
• National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)
• Nevins & Associates
• Partnership for American Democracy
• Power the Polls
• Students Learn Students Vote (SLSV) Coalition
• TRUST Network
• Vote By Design
• Vote Early Day

Financials

The organization had been tax-exempt since December 2016. According to its 2023 990 form, the Bridge Alliance reported a revenue of $45,513, expenses at $47,325, and total assets of $0 by the end of the year. ¹⁶ Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Bridge Alliance. 2023. Parts I & II. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/810991168/202420649349201192/full

According to its 2022 990 form, the organization reported a revenue of $36,069, expenses at $48,464, and total assets of $1,812. ¹⁶ Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Bridge Alliance. 2022. Parts I & II. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/810991168/202341589349200124/full

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2. “Out Team.” Bridge Alliance. Accessed March 8, 2020. https://www.bridgealliance.us/our_team.
3. “All Members.” Bridge Alliance. Accessed March 25, 2020. https://www.bridgealliance.us/all_members.
4. “History. “Bridge Alliance Education Fund,” accessed February 27, 2025, https://www.bridgealliance.us/our-story
5. “Stand Up Republic.” Democracy Fund Voice. Accessed March 8, 2019. Original URL: https://democracyfundvoice.org/stand-up-republic/; Available here: https://www.influencewatch.org/app/uploads/2019/03/democracy-fund-voice-2017-grant-stand-up-republic.pdf
6. “History and Mission.” Election Reformers Network. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://electionreformers.org/history-and-mission/
7. Soros Strategy Memo. 2016. Ebook. Washington, D.C.: Open Society Foundations. http://freebeacon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/soros-strategy-memo.pdf.
8. Evans, Andrew. “Exchanges Increasing Outreach Ahead of Scheduled Opening.” Washington Free Beacon. Washington Free Beacon, September 5, 2013. https://freebeacon.com/national-security/exchanges-increasing-outreach-ahead-of-scheduled-opening/.
9. “Our Partners.” Unite America, 2020. Accessed March 8, 2020. https://www.uniteamerica.org/partners.
10. Hansen, M. George. “All Members.” Bridge Alliance. Accessed May 15, 2020. https://www.bridgealliance.us/all_members.
11. Bridge Alliance Education Fund, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990), 2018, Schedule I, Part IV
12. “Our Mission.” The Fulcrum, 2020. Accessed March 8, 2020. https://thefulcrum.us/about-us/our-mission.
13. “Our Team.” Bridge Alliance. Accessed March 4, 2020. https://www.bridgealliance.us/our_team.
14. “Jeremy Garson.” LinkedIn. Accessed March 4, 2020. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-garson-00782554/.
15. “Strategic Partners.” Bridge Alliance. Accessed December 21, 2022. https://www.bridgealliance.us/strategic_partners