Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$20,900,596

Total expenses

$20,887,451

Contributions and grants received

$1,544,408

Grants paid

$5,116,775

Program service revenue

$18,358,723

Investment income

$988,193

Other revenue

$9,272

Total assets, end of year

$50,389,091

Total liabilities, end of year

$14,730,936

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$35,658,155

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$16,479,051

Management and general expenses

$3,682,723

Fundraising expenses

$725,677

Program service expenses (Part III)

$16,479,051

Program services were 78.9% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• AS WE HEAD INTO THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAVE REMAINED CONSISTENT WITH ENROLLMENT AS COMPARED TO THE PRIOR YEAR. BY THE NUMBERS, 28% OF OUR POPULATION (384 STUDENTS) SELF-IDENTIFY AS PERSONS OF COLOR, AS COMPARED TO 16% IN THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. IN ADDITION, 40% OF DERRYFIELD STUDENTS RECEIVED NEED-BASED FINANCIAL AID, INCLUDING SEVEN AMOSKEAG SCHOLARS WHO ATTEND TUITION-FREE, AND REPRESENT BRIGHT AND HIGHLY MOTIVATED STUDENTS FROM LOCAL UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, DERRYFIELD ENROLLS SIX STUDENTS AS CARLSON SCHOLARS AND MALONE SCHOLARS; THESE STUDENTS QUALIFY THROUGH BOTH A FINANCIAL AND ADMISSION LENS, AND ENROLL WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OUR ENDOWED FUNDS.THIS YEAR, OUR 60TH, WE LOOKED BACK TO CELEBRATE WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, AND ALSO LOOKED FORWARD WITH OPTIMISM ABOUT WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR DERRYFIELD. A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH A YEAR-LONG, COOPERATIVE EFFORT THAT ENGAGED EVERY CONSTITUENCY THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS, ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS, AND PRESENTATIONS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTED THIS NEW PLAN IN MAY. AT THE CORE OF THE PROCESS WAS A CRUCIAL BALANCE BETWEEN PRESERVING THE FUNDAMENTAL VALUES AND EFFECTIVE PRACTICES THAT DEFINE DERRYFIELD'S IDENTITY AND SUCCESS WHILE ADAPTING PROACTIVELY TO FUTURE NEEDS, CHALLENGES, AND OPPORTUNITIES.THE SCHOOL HAS STAYED TRUE TO ITS MISSION, AND STRIVES TO BE A REGIONAL AND STATE LEADER IN EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION. OUR STRATEGIC PLANS KEEP US FOCUSED ON BEING THOUGHT LEADERS, KEEPING OUR PEDAGOGY AND FACILITIES CURRENT AND INNOVATIVE, AND STAYING CONNECTED TO THE LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITY. AS A COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL, WE EXCEL AT DEVELOPING SKILLS AND LIFELONG HABITS THAT SET OUR ALUMNI UP FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE 2025, 100% OF THE CLASS WAS ADMITTED TO FOUR YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, 100%TO ONE OF THEIR TOP THREE CHOICES. AS A WHOLE, THE CLASS WAS OFFERED OVER $17.6 MILLION PER YEAR IN NON-NEED BASED MERIT AID FROM THESE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. ALUMNI CONTINUE TO CONNECT BACK TO DERRYFIELD, MOST NOTABLY IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE VALUABLE COLLEGE AND CAREER ADVICE TO DERRYFIELD STUDENTS AND YOUNG ALUMNI USING DERRYFIELD CONNECT, AN ONLINE PLATFORM THAT OFFERS NETWORKING RESOURCES.IN FY25 THE DERRYFIELD SCHOOL WAS SUCCESSFUL IN COMPLETING THE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN FOR THE MATARESE COMMONS. THIS COMPLETES NEARLY A DECADE OF FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND INVESTMENTS TO ELEVATE OUR SPACES TO MATCH OUR EXCELLENT PROGRAM. THIS DECADE SAW THE ADDITION OF THE ATHLETIC & WELLNESS CENTER, SCIENCE & INNOVATION CENTER, THE BERK TENNIS COMPLEX, AND THE MATARESE COMMONS. IN ADDITION TO THE SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, WE'VE BUILT BACK OUR ANNUAL FUND, AND IN FY25 MET AND EXCEEDED OUR GOAL. THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR SAW A CONTINUATION OF COLLABORATIONS WITH THE GREATER MANCHESTER COMMUNITY. VOLUNTEER STUDENTS PARTNERED WITH THE CENTER FOR NEW AMERICANS TO HELP TUTOR READING AND WRITING SKILLS TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER STUDENTS. FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS, OUR STUDENTS HAVE WORKED WITH ATHLETES AT THE ANNUAL NH SPECIAL OLYMPICS WINTER GAMES, A THREE-DAY EVENT IN WATERVILLE VALLEY, WHICH DREW 39 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS IN 2025. EVERY OCTOBER, STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-11 PARTICIPATE IN A FULL DAY OF SERVICE. LAST FALL, THE HIGHLIGHT WAS A NEW COLLABORATION, IN WHICH STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A LARGE-SCALE BED-BUILDING PROJECT FOR SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE. ONGOING VOLUNTEER COMMITMENTS INCLUDE DISTRIBUTION AT THE NH FOOD BANK SITE ON SATURDAY MORNINGS (NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY), AND VOLUNTEERING AT DARBSTER ANIMAL RESCUE (FRESHMAN CLASS). FOR THE 18TH YEAR, DERRYFIELD STUDENTS PARTNERED WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY DURING SPRING BREAK TO BUILD HOMES ALONGSIDE CONSTRUCTION STAFF AND LOCAL VOLUNTEERS. IN ADDITION, THE DERRYFIELD SCHOOL IS COMMITTED TO SHARING OUR FACILITIES WITH LOCAL, FELLOW NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. DURING THE SUMMER OF 2024, TWO SUCH ORGANIZATIONS ONCE AGAIN UTILIZED OUR TENNIS COURTS: - CHABAD OF NH, OUR NEIGHBOR DOWN THE ROAD, CAME TO DERRYFIELD FOR FOUR WEEKS IN JULY. A DOZEN CHILDREN FROM THEIR DAY CAMP PROGRAM RECEIVED TENNIS INSTRUCTIONS FROM ONE OF THEIR COUNSELORS. - YOUTH CO-ED TENNIS, A (NOMINALLY) FREE PROGRAM OFFERED TO MANCHESTER CHILDREN, UTILIZED THE DERRYFIELD COURTS THE WEEK OF JULY 22-26 FOR THEIR HALF-DAY TENNIS PROGRAM. APPROXIMATELY 15 CHILDREN ATTENDED THE CAMP.DERRYFIELD ALSO PROVIDES A BUS EACH YEAR TO THE HOOKSETT KIWANIS CLUB FOR THEIR SEPTEMBER ROAD RACE EVENT. DERRYFIELD'S AIM TO INSPIRE BRIGHT, MOTIVATED STUDENTS TO BE THEIR BEST AND TO BECOME LEADERS FOR THE COMMON GOOD GIVES PURPOSE TO OUR COLLEAGUES, OUR STUDENTS, OUR FAMILIES, AND ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER STELLAR YEAR.

  Expenses $15,860,631 · Grants $5,116,775 · Revenue $18,376,235

• THE DERRYFIELD SCHOOL HAS HOSTED BREAKTHROUGH MANCHESTER ON CAMPUS FOR THE PAST 34 YEARS. EVERYONE IS A TEACHER AND A LEARNER AT BREAKTHROUGH! WITH THREE AND A HALF DECADES OF A UNIQUE, PROVEN STUDENTS-TEACHING-STUDENTS DUAL MISSION, BREAKTHROUGH MANCHESTER IS A LEADER IN EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND ACCESS. BREAKTHROUGH NARROWS THE OPPORTUNITY GAP BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES THAT EMPOWER SCHOLARS TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES TO ACHIEVE POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS. BREAKTHROUGH ALSO TRAINS ASPIRING HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE-AGED LEADERS AS FUTURE EDUCATORS, THEREBY STRENGTHENING AND DIVERSIFYING THE TEACHER PIPELINE. THE SIX-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM FOR MANCHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHOLARS IS THE FOUNDATION OF BREAKTHROUGH'S SIX-YEAR COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM, FOCUSING ON RIGOROUS ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT COMBINED WITH SUMMER CAMP FUN. MANCHESTER STUDENTS INCLUDE: 68% WILL BE FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE GRADUATES 90% IDENTIFY AS STUDENTS OF COLOR 64% QUALIFY FOR FREE/REDUCED LUNCH 32% LIVE WITH AN ALTERNATIVE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD (SINGLE PARENT, RELATIVE, FOSTER) 84% SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOMETHE SUMMER FILLS IN GAPS FROM THE PREVIOUS SCHOOL YEAR AND EQUIPS MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHOLARS WITH SKILLS FOR SUCCESS IN THE YEAR AHEAD. COLLEGE-AGED TEACHING FELLOWS MENTOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS, ADDING CREATIVE TWISTS IN MATH, SCIENCE, LITERATURE, AND WRITING. AFTER CORE CLASSES EACH MORNING, THERE ARE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS CHINESE, MUSIC, SPORTS, AND MYTHOLOGY, FOLLOWED BY COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES. DURING THE 7TH AND 8TH-GRADE SCHOOL YEARS, SCHOLARS PARTICIPATE IN SUPER SATURDAYS. HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS SERVE AS TEACHERS AND MENTORS, AND COMPLEMENT THE SUMMER AND SCHOOL LEARNING WITH ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC EXPLORATIONS. IN HIGH SCHOOL, SCHOLARS PARTICIPATE IN BREAKTHROUGH COLLEGE-BOUND, HOSTED AT SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY, WITH A FOCUS ON COLLEGE ADMISSION, INCLUDING CAMPUS VISITS, APPLICATION TIPS, FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOPS, WRITING A COLLEGE ESSAY, AND MORE. BREAKTHROUGH SCHOLAR OUTCOMES:BREAKTHROUGH STUDENTS MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN LEARNING. EIGHTY PERCENT (80%) OF STUDENTS GREW OR MAINTAINED THEIR READING SKILLS, AND 74% OF STUDENTS MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED THEIR MATH SKILLS LAST SUMMER; A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT GIVEN THAT NATIONALLY, MOST STUDENTS LOSE TWO MONTHS OF MATH SKILLS OVER THE SUMMER, AND THOSE WITH FEWER RESOURCES OFTEN LOSE THREE. A SCHOOL COUNSELOR FROM A LOCAL MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL SHARED, "WE HAVE SOMETIMES FOUND THAT INCOMING FRESHMEN WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN BREAKTHROUGH MAKE TREMENDOUS GAINS OVER THE SUMMER, AND OUR ORIGINAL ACADEMIC PLACEMENT FOR THEM IS NO LONGER THE RIGHT FIT". AFTER BREAKTHROUGH'S MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM, 100% OF OUR STUDENTS ENROLL IN BREAKTHROUGH COLLEGE-BOUND AT SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY, AND 100% OF BREAKTHROUGH ALUMNI PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION, WITH 98% ATTENDING 4-YEAR COLLEGES. BREAKTHROUGH ALUMNI ARE PERSISTING AT HIGHER RATES THAN COMPARISON GROUPS AND GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE, BUT THEY ALSO EXCEED THE NATIONAL COLLEGE GRADUATION AVERAGE FOR ALL STUDENTS. THERE ARE MANY STORIES OF BREAKTHROUGH STUDENTS, NOW COLLEGE GRADUATES, PURSUING THEIR PASSIONS IN THE WORKFORCE AS ENGINEERS, LAWYERS, DOCTORS, EDUCATORS, AND MORE. TEACHING FELLOW OUTCOMES:OVER THE PAST THREE SUMMERS, 78% OF OUR TEACHING FELLOWS (14 OF THE 18 WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE) LAUNCHED CAREERS IN EDUCATION. MANY COMMIT TO TEACHING STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, WHERE COMPASSIONATE TEACHERS ARE NEEDED THE MOST. IN FACT, AT THE END OF THIS SUMMER, A TEACHING FELLOW SHARED, "BREAKTHROUGH HAS TRULY CHANGED MY PERSPECTIVE ON MY LIFE SO MUCH THAT I AM NOW CONSIDERING A CAREER IN THE POLITICAL SCIENCE OR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS FIELD BECAUSE I AM INTERESTED IN SOCIAL JUSTICE. I TRULY FELT LIKE I WAS A PART OF A GREAT MOVEMENT LAST SUMMER, AND THAT MY DAILY EFFORTS AS A TEACHER WERE FURTHERING MY STUDENTS' ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES." SCHOOL YEAR:TO KEEP OUR SCHOLARS ENGAGED AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEIR EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS, BREAKTHROUGH PROVIDES A SCHOOL-YEAR PROGRAM WITH FIVE SUPER SATURDAYS. PARTNERING WITH DERRYFIELD AND OTHER LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, WE RECRUITED 15 HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS TO SERVE AS TEACHERS AND MENTORS FOR OUR 56 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE THEMES FOR THE SATURDAYS INCLUDED: PERSONAL PASSIONS, MATH AROUND THE WORLD, "TIME TRAVEL, HISTORY, AND GEOGRAPHY", AND FAVORITE BOOKS AND AUTHORS. OUR FINAL SATURDAY WAS A COLLABORATION WITH DERRYFIELD'S MODEL UN. BREAKTHROUGH SCHOLARS EMBRACED THEIR ROLES AS UNITED NATIONS DELEGATES REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, JAPAN, THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THE TOPIC, CHOSEN DUE TO STUDENTS' CONCERN, WAS MINIMIZING THE IMPACT OF SINGLE-USE PLASTICS. IT WAS INSPIRING TO SEE OUR STUDENTS TACKLE FINDING SOLUTIONS FROM THEIR COUNTRY'S PERSPECTIVE TO NEGOTIATE AND COME TO A CONSENSUS ON PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS. SOME OF THE DEBATES AND NEGOTIATIONS GOT QUITE ANIMATED ALONG THE WAY! SCHOLARS AND TEACHING INTERNS WERE TRULY ENGAGED IN THE PROCESS- IT WAS A WONDERFUL WAY TO WRAP UP BREAKTHROUGH'S SUPER SATURDAY SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAM! FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:BREAKTHROUGH EXCEEDED ITS FUNDRAISING GOAL BY APPROXIMATELY $16,000, IN FY25. THIS IS DUE IN PART TO A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL EVENT, "ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A BREAKTHROUGH STUDENT?" WHICH RAISED OVER $70,000, COMPARED TO $50,000 THE PREVIOUS YEAR.AT A TIME OF WIDENING OPPORTUNITY GAPS AND A TEACHER SHORTAGE CRISIS, BREAKTHROUGH'S WORK TO INSPIRE STUDENTS AND CULTIVATE FUTURE EDUCATORS IS MORE CRITICAL THAN EVER. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE GENEROSITY OF MANY FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO MAKE BREAKTHROUGH HAPPEN - ESPECIALLY THE DERRYFIELD SCHOOL FOR ITS GENEROUS IN-KIND SUPPORT.

  Expenses $618,420

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

Listed in Part VII

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

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

6 April 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

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