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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BREAKTHROUGH.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,617,055
Total expenses
$11,256,271
Contributions and grants received
$12,535,305
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$148,082
Other revenue
-$66,332
Total assets, end of year
$7,206,168
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,670,885
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,535,283
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,435,075
Management and general expenses
$875,346
Fundraising expenses
$945,850
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,435,075

Program services were 83.8% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $448,140

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,941,293

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $9,145,872

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $85,250

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $148,082 · excluded $148,082

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $21,800

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $448,140

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $88,132

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$66,332 · excluded -$66,332

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $167,981 · program services $117,587 · management and general $16,798 · fundraising $33,596

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,659,908 · program services $6,802,079 · management and general $360,587 · fundraising $497,242

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $137,901 · program services $96,531 · management and general $13,790 · fundraising $27,580

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $575,042 · program services $384,761 · management and general $176,642 · fundraising $13,639

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $598,973 · program services $534,336 · management and general $28,170 · fundraising $36,467

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $29,648 · program services $26,214 · management and general $1,199 · fundraising $2,235

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $16,949 · management and general $16,949

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $263,844 · program services $223,779 · management and general $13,987 · fundraising $26,078

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $145,376 · program services $114,296 · management and general $6,234 · fundraising $24,846

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $170,266 · program services $111,427 · management and general $30,460 · fundraising $28,379

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $228,499 · program services $160,346 · management and general $35,395 · fundraising $32,758

  • 17 · Travel

    total $78,912 · program services $77,931 · management and general $340 · fundraising $641

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $61,273 · management and general $61,273

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $43,238 · program services $14,115 · management and general $28,955 · fundraising $168

  • 24a · Other expenses: STUDENT RECRUITMENT

    total $397,813 · program services $396,913 · management and general $600 · fundraising $300

  • 24b · Other expenses: RECRUITMENT, TRAINING &

    total $250,934 · program services $206,558 · management and general $18,164 · fundraising $26,212

  • 24c · Other expenses: EVENTS

    total $191,584 · program services $260 · management and general $19,797 · fundraising $171,527

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEALS

    total $110,291 · program services $108,839 · fundraising $1,452

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $127,839 · program services $59,103 · management and general $46,006 · fundraising $22,730

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $251,484 · end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,217,142 · end of year $2,789,666

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $361,303 · end of year $521,331

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $30,000 · end of year $21,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $54,522 · end of year $104,410

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $427,705

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $210,967

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $74,540 · end of year $216,738

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $995,555 · end of year $1,142,328

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $999,547 · end of year $797,743

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $100,710 · end of year $1,612,952

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $2,160

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $90,913 · end of year $1,668,725

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,203,050 · end of year $2,771,697

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,790,840 · end of year $2,763,586

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

BREAKTHROUGH CENTRAL TEXAS CREATES A PATH TO AND THROUGH COLLEGE FOR STUDENTS WHO WILL BECOME THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO EARN A COLLEGE DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE. THE PROGRAM ADMITS STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AS EARLY AS 6TH GRADE AND CONTINUES INTENSIVE ADVISING AND PROGRAMS FOR UP TO SIX YEARS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BREAKTHROUGH CENTRAL TEXAS PROVIDES TUITION-FREE ADVISING AND WRAP AROUND SERVICES FOR FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS.

  • FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, BREAKTHROUGH CENTRAL TEXAS HAS PARTNERED WITH THOUSANDS OF MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ASPIRE TO BE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILY TO GRADUATE COLLEGE WITH A DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE. THE PROGRAM MAKES AN INTENSIVE, LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO PARTNER WITH STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES FOR UP TO 12 YEARS, TO AND THROUGH COLLEGE, UNLOCKING THE POWER OF EDUCATION AND A LIFETIME OF OPPORTUNITY. SERVICES COMBINE COMPREHENSIVE, INDIVIDUALIZED ADVISING WITH ACADEMIC LEARNING, CAREER PREPARATION, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAMS TO COLLEGE INTERNSHIPS. THIS INCLUDES HIGH-QUALITY POSTSECONDARY COUNSELING TO GUIDE STUDENTS TO APPLY TO, AFFORD, AND PERSIST ON THEIR CHOSEN EDUCATIONAL PATHWAY AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, AS WELL AS DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO OVERCOME NON-ACADEMIC HURDLES AND SUPPORT STUDENT WELL-BEING. IN ADDITION TO DIRECT SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PARTNERS WITH TARGETED PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES TO TRANSFORM THEM INTO BEST-IN-CLASS COLLEGE ACCESS INSTITUTIONS AND ELEVATES THE EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO CHAMPION LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL POLICIES THAT ADVANCE EDUCATIONAL ACCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS.

    Expenses $9,435,075

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jessica Slade

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Munira Fareed

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mysha Lubke

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christina Corona

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Esteban Armenta

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christie Bybee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Julie Fisher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Revelynn Lawson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Charles Martinez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeffrey McDowell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Karey Oddo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Walt Penn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Taylor Sisson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Ramirez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jabrell Scott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Irma Brand

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carolyn Lewis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Monica Maldonado Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kristen Worrall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tomas Boatwright

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gloria Perez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Griffith

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $167,981
    From this org
    $161,378
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,603
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,378
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,603
    Filer's total
    $167,981
  • Andrea Guengerich Harper

    CHIEF PROGRAM STRATEGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $137,654
    From this org
    $127,134
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,520
    Hours/week
    40
  • Zakiyyah Kareem

    CHIEF STUDENT SUPPORT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $127,268
    From this org
    $116,816
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,452
    Hours/week
    40
  • Donnie Spier

    CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $130,444
    From this org
    $119,953
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,491
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kendra Strange

    CHIEF SCHOOLS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $132,044
    From this org
    $121,773
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,271
    Hours/week
    40
  • Leslie Tucker

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $129,145
    From this org
    $118,809
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,336
    Hours/week
    40

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
5 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202512809349300401

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