Bridging the Gap

Name

Bridging the Gap

Legal name

Bridging The Gap

Website

https://bridgingthegap.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban & Community Reforestation / Street Tree Planting (AFAMACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG, Place-Based Initiatives) (BPAIANAE), Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE), Wetland, Riparian & Buffer Services (within forest landscapes) (AFAMAMAI)

Keywords

• Environmental stewardship
• Community tree planting
• Residential recycling
• Water and energy conservation
• Volunteer environmental programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: Individual and corporate donations, monthly giving programs, and general fundraising to support environmental programs
2. Event Sponsorships: Corporate sponsorships for annual Planting Possibilities luncheon and speaker series at multiple tiers (Presenting $20,000, Thrive $10,000, Restore $5,000, Sustain $3,000, Seed $1,500, Friend $500)
3. Program-Specific Donations: Donors can designate contributions to specific programs (Water and Energy Savers, Kansas City WildLands, or general fund)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bridging the Gap is a Kansas City-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers community environmental programs — primarily large-scale volunteer-driven tree planting and care, recycling services, residential water and energy conservation, and habitat restoration — to residents, businesses, and local government partners in the Kansas City region. Services are supported by donations, sponsorships, and grants and are executed largely through a ~1,400-volunteer network and 35 paid staff.

Product overview

Bridging the Gap is a nonprofit environmental organization that delivers a portfolio of community programs in Kansas City, Missouri. The organization operates multiple distinct programs including the Heartland Tree Alliance (urban tree planting and care), Kansas City WildLands (natural area conservation), Recycling (community drop-off centers), Water & Energy Savers (home efficiency upgrades), Business Sustainability (corporate green teams), and Tool Lending/Green Events (community cleanup support). These programs share the mission of environmental education, volunteerism, and stewardship of natural resources, with each program addressing a different aspect of urban environmental health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Heartland Tree Alliance

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ trees planted in fall season alone
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Eastwood Hills Neighborhood AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner organization listed among BTG's partners and funders
• Climate KCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization working on climate initiatives in Kansas City
• City of Kansas City, Missouri (KCMO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary municipal partner; BTG manages KCMO Community Recycling Drop-off Centers under contract with the City. Materials accepted determined in consultation with the City.
• EvergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerElectric utility partner; Energy Savings Kits available to all Missouri residential Evergy customers; referral partner for Water & Energy Savers program
• Kansas City Industrial CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2015; BTG informs members of sustainability best practices and assists with planning annual Sustainability Awards Breakfast recognizing businesses' carbon footprint improvements
• Johnson County Park and Recreation DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Kansas City WildLands program; manages natural areas within Johnson County including Cedar Niles, Kill Creek, and Ernie Miller parks
• Mid-America Regional CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced for curbside recycling guidelines; provides educational materials on what can and cannot be placed in curbside recycling bins
• Midwest Recycling CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecommended partner for electronics recycling in Kansas City area; offers public drop-off without appointment
• Bold ReuseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for events; staffed soccer watch party at Central Bank Soccer Complex with recycling services
• Community Action Agency of Greater KCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced as additional community resource for weatherization program; serves low-income households
• The Conservation FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKansas State Director Ginevera Moore serves as KC WildLands program representative on BTG Board
• Burroughs Audubon Society of Greater Kansas CityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMary Nemecek from Burroughs Audubon Society serves on KC WildLands Steering Committee
• MultiStudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRobert Whitman, Associate Vice President and Landscape Architect, serves on Heartland Tree Alliance Steering Committee
• BNIM ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBob Berkebile, Principal at BNIM Architects, serves on BTG Board of Directors
• Natural Resources Defense CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAshok Gupta, Director of Programs, serves on BTG Board of Directors

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Casey Trees: Washington DC-based nonprofit combining urban tree planting, community forestry education, and tree care training — directly analogous model to Heartland Tree Alliance's free tree program plus Tree Keepers training course.
• Heartland Conservation Alliance: Kansas City-area natural areas and watershed conservation nonprofit focused on Blue River restoration — explicitly referenced as a BTG partner on its Blue River Restoration project (joinrenewtheblue.org/arpa-project). Directly comparable local mission and geography.
• Trees Forever: Iowa-based nonprofit focused on community tree planting, urban forestry education, and volunteer-led stewardship across the Midwest, directly comparable to Bridging the Gap's Heartland Tree Alliance. Both run volunteer-driven tree planting and tree keeper-style training programs anchored in a single metro/state region.
• Forest Reimagined (formerly Forest Park Forever): Midwest nonprofit that engages volunteers for conservation, trail maintenance, and natural-area restoration analogous to Kansas City WildLands. Both organizations are regionally focused, volunteer-centric, and serve a single metro's greenspace stewardship needs.

Others

• Net Impact: National nonprofit supporting corporate and student sustainability programs — comparable in target audience to BTG's Business Sustainability program serving Kansas City area businesses interested in sustainability initiatives.

Broad incumbents

• The Nature Conservancy (Missouri Chapter): Global conservation nonprofit with significant Missouri land conservation programs overlapping Kansas City WildLands' natural-area restoration work. Board-level participation signals adjacency to BTG's conservation mission.
• Friends of the Earth: Large environmental advocacy organization with overlapping climate and environmental justice priorities; BTG board member Ashok Gupta serves on the BTG board per the source data, indicating governance overlap and mission adjacency.
• American Forests: National nonprofit focused on urban and rural forest restoration with an established Tree Equity and urban canopy agenda, comparable to Heartland Tree Alliance at a national scale.

Regional players

• Keep Missouri Beautiful: Statewide litter abatement, recycling education, and beautification nonprofit similar to BTG's recycling and litter abatement work. Comparable mission around community recycling education and cleanup though broader geographic scope than BTG's KC metro focus.
• Missouri River Relief: Midwest nonprofit running volunteer-driven river cleanups and watershed restoration with strong volunteer engagement models, mirroring BTG's community-led approach to conservation and litter abatement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/btg_kc
• Facebookfacebook.com/BridgingTheGapKC
• Instagraminstagram.com/btg_kc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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