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Haitian Bridge Alliance

Website:

haitianbridgealliance.org/
Location:

Aliso Viejo, CA
Tax ID:

81-3558713
Budget (2022):

Revenue: $4,177,061
Expenses: $1,874,155
Assets: $5,274,733
Type:

Immigration Advocacy Group
Co-Founder and Executive Director:

Guerline Jozef

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Haitian Bridge Alliance is a California-based coalition of Haitian groups, which advocates for Haitian migrants residing in the United States. 1 In 2020, it received a grant worth over “six figures” from Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2

Activities

In September 2024, the leader of the Haitian Bridge Alliance filed private-citizen charges against former president Donald Trump and Ohio Senator JD Vance (R-OH) for claims made by both regarding Haitian immigrants living within Springfield, Ohio. According to the filing, the charges against the two include, “disrupting public services, making false alarms, telecommunications harassment, aggravated menacing and complicity.” 3 An attorney for the group’s leader, Subodh Chandra, claimed that this action is due to the former president and his running mate’s “persistence and relentlessness, even in the face of the governor and the mayor saying this is false, that shows intent…it’s knowing, willful flouting of criminal law.” 4 The communications director for the Trump-Vance campaign Steven Cheung responded to the charges claiming, “President Trump is rightfully highlighting the failed immigration system that (Vice President) Kamala Harris has overseen, bringing thousands of illegal immigrants pouring into communities like Springfield and many others across the country.” 5 The Associated Press (AP), which released the story, wrote in the article that the “15,000-20,000 Haitian immigrants” in Springfield have been granted Temporary Protected Status to be in the United States legally. 6 The AP article further notes that Ohio state law requires a hearing before charges can move forward, but no such hearings have been scheduled as of September 25, 2024. 7

References

  1. About Haitian Bridge. Accessed March 8, 2021. https://haitianbridge.org/index-1.html.
  2. Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation. “BLACK LIVES MATTER 2020 IMPACT REPORT.” Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, 2021. https://blacklivesmatter.com/2020-impact-report/.
  3. Smyth, Julie Carr. “Haitian group in Springfield, Ohio, files citizen criminal charges against Trump and Vance.” Associated Press (AP), September 25, 2024. https://apnews.com/article/haitian-immigrants-springfield-charges-trump-vance-012af00a8677da5caed55d03e8779774
  4. Smyth, Julie Carr. “Haitian group in Springfield, Ohio, files citizen criminal charges against Trump and Vance.” Associated Press (AP), September 25, 2024. https://apnews.com/article/haitian-immigrants-springfield-charges-trump-vance-012af00a8677da5caed55d03e8779774
  5. Smyth, Julie Carr. “Haitian group in Springfield, Ohio, files citizen criminal charges against Trump and Vance.” Associated Press (AP), September 25, 2024. https://apnews.com/article/haitian-immigrants-springfield-charges-trump-vance-012af00a8677da5caed55d03e8779774
  7. Smyth, Julie Carr. “Haitian group in Springfield, Ohio, files citizen criminal charges against Trump and Vance.” Associated Press (AP), September 25, 2024. https://apnews.com/article/haitian-immigrants-springfield-charges-trump-vance-012af00a8677da5caed55d03e8779774
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Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: December - November
  • Tax Exemption Received: September 1, 2016

    • Available Filings

    Period Form Type Total revenue Total functional expenses Total assets (EOY) Total liabilities (EOY) Unrelated business income? Total contributions Program service revenue Investment income Comp. of current officers, directors, etc. Form 990
    2022 Dec Form 990 $4,177,061 $1,874,155 $5,274,733 $16,643 N $4,177,061 $0 $0 $125,232
    2021 Dec Form 990 $3,384,809 $1,443,659 $2,959,423 $4,239 N $3,384,809 $0 $0 $96,795
    2020 Dec Form 990 $1,452,735 $267,561 $1,254,130 $0 N $1,452,735 $0 $0 $108,029 PDF
    2019 Dec Form 990EZ $71,300 $20,247 $68,067 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

    Haitian Bridge Alliance

    13 OVERTURE LN
    Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-2816