A Wider Bridge to Shut Down at End of 2025

Overview

• A Wider Bridge said it will wind down operations on Dec. 31, 2025, according to a notice from board chair Daniel Hernandez.
• The nonprofit framed the decision as financially driven, pointing to persistent funding challenges and difficulty securing sustainable support.
• Federal filings show the group spent more than it raised in 2023, with contributions falling to about $1.1 million after topping $1.6 million in each of the two prior years.
• Executive director Ethan Felson was charged with sexual misconduct in late 2024, pleaded not guilty, and was replaced by interim leadership, though the board says finances prompted the closure.
• Founded in 2010 to connect North American and Israeli LGBTQ communities, the group later focused on countering antisemitism and aided Israel’s Aguda after its removal from the international LGBT federation.