{{short description|U.S. nonprofit organization}} {{refimprove|date=January 2008}} {{notability|org|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox organization |name=CaringBridge |purpose=Non-profit Social Network and Health Crisis Information Portal |formation=1997 |key_people=Sona Mehring, founder |website={{URL|https://www.caringbridge.org/}} }}
'''CaringBridge Inc.''' is a charitable 501(c)(3) non-profit organization<ref name="irs_status">{{cite web |title=Exempt Organizations Select Check |url=https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/details/ |accessdate=27 July 2023 |website=IRS}}</ref> established in 1997<ref name="about">{{cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.caringbridge.org/about-us|website=CaringBridge|accessdate=11 July 2018}}</ref> which allows people facing various medical conditions and their family and friends to communicate. CaringBridge is headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota.
==Purpose== CaringBridge allows patients, caregivers, families, and friends to exchange information about a patient's medical condition on an ongoing basis.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Burger|first=Kevyn|date=8 May 2020|title=CaringBridge gives voice to patients, families: 'I am telling my story and I own it'|work=Star Tribune|url=https://www.startribune.com/caringbridge-ensures-that-no-one-has-to-go-through-a-health-crisis-alone/570250282/}}</ref> The websites are designed to become conduits between patients, their families, friends, neighbors, and colleagues.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/jonathan-alter-living-cancer-america-97679|title=Jonathan Alter: Living With Cancer in America|first=Jonathan |last=Alter |date=8 April 2007|newspaper=Newsweek |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref>
==History== CaringBridge was created in 1997 by Sona Mehring when her close friend gave premature birth to a daughter.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mehring|first=Sona|title=Hope Conquers All: Inspiring Stories of Love and Healing from CaringBridge|publisher=Center Street|year=2013|isbn=978-1455523078}}</ref><ref name="about" /> The site was intended to keep family and friends informed about the child. ==See also== * Virtual community
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.caringbridge.org/}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150106100601/http://nccsweb.urban.org/communityplatform/nccs/organization/profile/id/421529394/popup/1 Organizational Profile] – National Center for Charitable Statistics (Urban Institute) *[https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=10519 Charities Navigator] {{Authority control}} Category: Health charities in the United States Category:Health informatics organizations Category: Organizations established in 1997 Category: Charities based in Minnesota Category: Medical and health organizations based in Minnesota Category:1997 establishments in Minnesota Category:Non-profit organizations