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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BREAKFREE EDUCATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,384,343
Total expenses
$4,049,678
Contributions and grants received
$2,042,922
Grants paid
$59,722
Program service revenue
$2,266,864
Investment income
$74,557
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$4,486,377
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,288,364
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,198,013
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,974,852
Management and general expenses
$62,884
Fundraising expenses
$11,942
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,974,852

Program services were 98.2% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,042,922

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT INCOME

    total $2,047,466 · related or exempt $2,047,466

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONSORTIUM MEMBERSHIP FEES

    total $192,500 · related or exempt $192,500

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $26,898 · related or exempt $26,898

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $74,557 · excluded $74,557

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $59,722 · program services $59,722

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $41,499 · program services $40,100 · management and general $871 · fundraising $528

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,548,650 · program services $2,516,497 · management and general $25,215 · fundraising $6,938

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $304,026 · program services $299,400 · management and general $3,765 · fundraising $861

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $199,016 · program services $196,480 · management and general $1,973 · fundraising $563

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $40,367 · program services $40,334 · management and general $27 · fundraising $6

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $82,103 · program services $79,534 · management and general $135 · fundraising $2,434

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $40,355 · program services $40,306 · management and general $41 · fundraising $8

  • 17 · Travel

    total $72,444 · program services $72,440 · management and general $3 · fundraising $1

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $299 · program services $299

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $126,219 · program services $114,307 · management and general $11,701 · fundraising $211

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL FEES

    total $166,870 · program services $159,941 · management and general $6,565 · fundraising $364

  • 24b · Other expenses: DIRECT PROGRAM COST

    total $154,029 · program services $153,588 · management and general $441

  • 24c · Other expenses: GENERAL CONSULTANTS

    total $94,086 · program services $94,086

  • 24d · Other expenses: DIRECT STUDENT COST

    total $66,841 · program services $66,841

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $53,152 · program services $40,977 · management and general $12,147 · fundraising $28

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $244,084 · end of year $653,624

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,279,891 · end of year $696,883

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $6,265

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,130,031 · end of year $1,530,763

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $76,669 · end of year $46,859

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $13,811 · end of year $1,551,983

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $69,004 · end of year $89,637

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,864,693 · end of year $2,198,727

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,500,595 · end of year $1,785,747

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $360,194 · end of year $412,266

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

BREAKFREE EDUCATION HELPS ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS - IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS AND IN LOCKED FACILITIES- IMPLEMENT TRANSFORMATIONAL, STUDENT-FOCUSED PRACTICES, DESIGNED TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE LIFE CHANCES OF THE STUDENTS THEY SERVE.

  • THE TRAVIS HILL SCHOOL IS A TWO CAMPUS ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL. ONE CAMPUS IS LOCATED INSIDE OF THE NEW ORLEANS ADULT JAIL AND THE OTHER IS LOCATED INSIDE THE NEW ORLEANS JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER. OUR MISSION AT THE TRAVIS HILL SCHOOLS IS TO CREATE A TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS HELD IN SECURE SETTINGS DEVELOP THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SKILLS THEY NEED TO BECOME POSITIVE CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY WHEN THEY ARE RELEASED. APPROXIMATELY 100 STUDENTS ATTEND THE SCHOOL AT ANY GIVEN TIME. WE OPENED THE SCHOOL IN THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER IN AUGUST OF 2016 AND IN THE JAIL IN AUGUST 2017.

    Expenses $3,277,396 · Revenue $2,047,466

  • THROUGH THE IRAA FELLOWSHIP BREAKFREE EDUCATION PROVIDES INTENSIVE TECHNOLOGY AND WORK-READINESS TRAINING TO RETURN CITIZENS AND THEN MATCHES THE FELLOWS WITH EMPLOYERS IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR.

    Expenses $186,186 · Grants $59,722

  • BREAKFREE EDUCATION PROVIDES A RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO JUVENILE AGENCIES AND THEIR EDUCATION PARTNERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. THIS SUPPORT INCLUDES ONSITE TRAINING FOR SCHOOL LEADERS, TEACHERS, AND CUSTODIAL CARE STAFF. IT ALSO MAY INCLUDE SUPPORT AROUND POLICY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES THAT IMPACT SIGNIFICANTLY ON THE QUALITY OF EDUCATON PROVIDED IN SECURE SETTINGS. WE ALSO OFFER A RANGE OF LIGHT TOUCH SERVICES AND SUPPORT THROUGH OUR MONTHLY INITIATIVES AND ONGOING EDUCATIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. THESE SERVICES ARE COMBINED TOGETHER FOR ACCOUNTING PURPOSES AS GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    Expenses $287,731 · Revenue $26,898

  • OTHER PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $223,539 · Revenue $192,500

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • David Domenici

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $41,500
    From this org
    $41,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Samantha Buckingham

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Felipe Franco

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • David Fries

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Margaret Kennedy

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Feroz Khosla

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Lucretia Murphy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Stephen Patrick

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Tyrone Walker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
6 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520779349301102

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