Description of Services:

We receive books from donors throughout the US, at collection centers in Lincoln, Nebraska, Chicago, the San Francisc Bay Area, and Los Angeles. We then ship the books to distribution centers in China overseen by the Ministry of Education.

History:

Founded in 1987 by American teachers in China, it has become the largest such organization in the PRC.

Accomplishments & Progress:

Our donors have provided more than half of all the foreign language academic materials acquired by China's universities since the 1980s.

Quality Check

Year	2007	2004
Financial Information Verified
Total Revenue:	$782,882	$208,637
Expenses:
Program Services Expenses:	$759,686 (97% of total)	$135,157 (78% of total)
Management & General Expenses:	$23,503 (3% of total)	$37,099 (22% of total)
Fundraising Expenses:	$0 (0% of total)	$0 (0% of total)
Total Expenses:	$783,189	$172,256

Additional Information

Additional Background Information:
We are unique among similar programs in our preference for academic and scholarly materials from the libraries of academics, professionals and students.
Local Partners:
Nebraska Book Company Follett Higher Education Group McGraw-Hill 500 college bookstores 5000 individual book donors
Additional Affiliations:
Chinese Ministry of Education

Officers & Board

President:
Jeff Smith President Phone: 415 678-2994
Development Director:
Jeff Smith President Phone: 415 678-2994
Volunteer Coordinator:
Jeff Smith President Phone: 415 678-2994
Board of Directors and Board of Advisors:
Directors Geraldine Kunstadter, Albert Kunstadter Family Foundation Deborah Yang, Morgan Stanley Capital International, Hong Kong Alfreda Murck, Ph.D. Peking Universiity Newton Liu, Ph.D., Bridge to Asia Jeff Smith, Ed.D., Bridge to Asia Advisors Prof. Tunney Lee, MIT Crid Yu, Google, Hong Kong Prof. Hu Daoyuan, Tsinghua University Li Xiaoming, MInistry of Education, Beijing Ly Tran, M.B.A., AtHoc, Burlingame, California Billl Bishop, Red Mushroom, Beijing Paul Bundy, Palo Alto Michael White, Nebraska Book Compaany David Lim, Follett Higher Education Group Nguyen Xuan Vang, Rector, Hanoi University of Foreign Studies

Contact Information

Address:	665 Grant Avenue San Francisco , CA 94108 United States
Phone:	415 678-2990
Fax:
Web:	http://www.bridge.org

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