Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,095,327
- Total expenses
- $3,034,161
- Contributions and grants received
- $801,907
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2,204,431
- Investment income
- $17,845
- Other revenue
- $71,144
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,054,877
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $250,833
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $4,804,044
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,564,385
- Management and general expenses
- $432,459
- Fundraising expenses
- $37,317
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,564,385
Program services were 84.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$101,881
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$700,026
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2a · Program service revenue: Classes and Instruction
total $2,204,431 · related or exempt $2,204,431
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3 · Investment income
total $17,845 · excluded $17,845
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$238,817
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$158,254
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $80,563 · excluded $80,563
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$50,418
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$59,837
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total -$9,419 · unrelated business -$9,419
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $211,496 · program services $211,496
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,390,881 · program services $1,337,142 · management and general $19,378 · fundraising $34,361
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $261,217 · program services $212,736 · management and general $48,481
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $131,581 · program services $128,338 · management and general $436 · fundraising $2,807
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $33,298 · program services $20,155 · management and general $13,143
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13 · Office expenses
total $7,471 · program services $7,412 · management and general $59
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14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $0
-
17 · Travel
total $0
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $698 · management and general $698
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $213,091 · management and general $213,091
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23 · Insurance
total $48,238 · program services $39,742 · management and general $8,496
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24a · Other expenses: Utilities and Facility Maint (
total $203,491 · program services $179,829 · management and general $23,662
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24b · Other expenses: Program Supplies (Stmt of Func
total $168,210 · program services $168,210
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24c · Other expenses: Contract Labor (Stmt of Func E
total $130,473 · program services $98,434 · management and general $32,039
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24d · Other expenses: Miscellaneous (Stmt of Func Ex
total $73,808 · program services $36,420 · management and general $37,388
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24e · All other expenses
total $160,208 · program services $124,471 · management and general $35,588 · fundraising $149
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $563,986 · end of year $745,655
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $352,447 · end of year $151,315
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $100,000
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $157,739 · end of year $230,653
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $24,385 · end of year $7,696
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$5,978,820
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,181,307
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $3,827,197 · end of year $3,797,513
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $33,464 · end of year $22,045
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $120,601 · end of year $109,247
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $112,758 · end of year $126,789
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $56,639
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $26,342 · end of year $14,797
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,424,445 · end of year $4,349,097
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $318,433 · end of year $454,947
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
Break the Barriers, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit established in 1984, celebrates the achievements of individuals of all abilities, ethnicities, ages, and socioeconomic backgrounds through inclusive programs, outreach, and education. Our mission is to empower local and global communities, fostering optimal creative, physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development. We strive to enhance quality of life by helping individuals unlock their full potential and overcome physical and mental barriers.Based in our 39,000-square-foot Ability Center, Break the Barriers serves over 3,000 weekly participants, including Buddy students from Valley Schools, refugees, at-risk youth, and a growing number of Military Veterans. Our 23 inclusive programs - supported by donations, grants, and events - are tailored to meet evolving community needs. These programs span performing arts, sports, aquatics, education, health, and fitness, encouraging participants to pursue their dreams. Our alumni include Olympians
Activities or mission (Part I)
Break the Barriers mission is to serve both local and global communities through inclusive sports, performing arts, workshops, outreach and education. Break the Barriers empowers individuals of all ages to achieve optimal, creative, physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development.
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Through grants, fundraising events, individual and corporate donations Break the Barriers serves 3,000 people with various abilities weekly in house and hundreds of thousands annually locally and around the world. Break the Barriers is the largest recreation education and aftercare rehabilitation program in the nation for veterans and active duty members outside of the Veterans Administration. Break the Barriers serves underserved youth through recreation, cultural arts, and literacy programs.
Expenses $2,564,385
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Jared Hergenrader
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $116,581
- From this org
- $116,581
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 50
-
Deby Hergenrader
Director
- Total calculated
- $94,915
- From this org
- $94,915
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Mike Hernandez
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
-
Tom Milne
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Kelly Kruger
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David VonAh
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ray Buchanan
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jill Carson
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Melissa Cerro
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Tom Borchardt
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Fidel Uribe
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Greg Mouw
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 21 September 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202632649349301133
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