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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BREAKTHROUGH GREATER BOSTON INC.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 15 August 2024. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$4,243,108 changed to $4,288,563
Contributions and grants received
$3,677,810 changed to $3,653,045
Grants paid
$0 changed to $22,500
Program service revenue
$600,871 changed to $671,091
Total assets, end of year
$9,509,551 changed to $9,555,006
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,084,669 changed to $9,130,124
Program services expenses
$3,127,767 changed to $3,129,767
Fundraising expenses
$410,606 changed to $408,606
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,127,767 changed to $3,129,767

Listed under a different title

  • Paulina Murton: MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM AND INTRUCTIO then MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

Totals

Total revenue
$4,288,563
Total expenses
$3,869,813
Contributions and grants received
$3,653,045
Grants paid
$22,500
Program service revenue
$671,091
Investment income
$21,732
Other revenue
-$57,305
Total assets, end of year
$9,555,006
Total liabilities, end of year
$424,882
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,130,124
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,129,767
Management and general expenses
$331,440
Fundraising expenses
$408,606
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,129,767

Program services were 80.9% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $218,026

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $437,625

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,997,394

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $224,084

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEES

    total $671,091 · related or exempt $671,091

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $24,320 · excluded $24,320

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $345,157

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $347,745

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$2,588

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$2,588 · excluded -$2,588

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $60,826

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

    $218,026

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $118,131

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$57,305 · excluded -$57,305

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $22,500 · program services $22,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $354,832 · program services $313,134 · management and general $14,842 · fundraising $26,856

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,986,329 · program services $1,694,660 · management and general $100,505 · fundraising $191,164

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $67,484 · program services $59,553 · management and general $2,823 · fundraising $5,108

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $98,047 · program services $78,176 · management and general $8,672 · fundraising $11,199

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $214,735 · program services $179,575 · management and general $14,228 · fundraising $20,932

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $77,028 · management and general $77,028

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $27,425 · fundraising $27,425

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $226,422 · program services $84,942 · management and general $56,678 · fundraising $84,802

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $62,544 · program services $43,285 · management and general $12,148 · fundraising $7,111

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $29,703 · program services $23,477 · management and general $2,476 · fundraising $3,750

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $73,992 · program services $64,074 · management and general $1,840 · fundraising $8,078

  • 17 · Travel

    total $189,694 · program services $189,694

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $6,879 · program services $2,104 · management and general $4,503 · fundraising $272

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $10,512 · program services $5,713 · management and general $4,180 · fundraising $619

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $31,279 · program services $28,196 · fundraising $3,083

  • 24a · Other expenses: TRAINING/DEVELOPMENT

    total $203,529 · program services $189,311 · management and general $11,517 · fundraising $2,701

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $151,373 · program services $151,373

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $23,877 · management and general $20,000 · fundraising $3,877

  • 24d · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES

    total $11,629 · fundraising $11,629

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $274,430 · end of year $621,727

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,901,575 · end of year $1,176,890

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,696,922 · end of year $1,546,226

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $63,923 · end of year $55,658

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

    $162,460

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

    $137,877

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $35,095 · end of year $24,583

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,629,867 · end of year $5,859,937

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,988 · end of year $269,985

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $80,996 · end of year $56,816

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $101,521

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $266,545

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,942,568 · end of year $6,585,320

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,584,236 · end of year $2,544,804

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO INSPIRE EXCITEMENT FOR LEARNING, CREATE PATHS TO AND THROUGH COLLEGE, AND PROMOTE CAREERS IN EDUCATION.

  • BREAKTHROUGH GREATER BOSTON, INC. ("BTGB") WORKS TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY BY INSPIRING EXCITEMENT FOR LEARNING, CREATING PATHS TO COLLEGE, AND PROMOTING CAREERS IN EDUCATION. BTGB STANDS APART FROM OTHER COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAMS IN THAT THEY OFFER COMPREHENSIVE ACADEMIC SUPPORT THAT INTERVENES EARLY AND CONTINUES FOR TEN YEARS. THE STUDENTS TEACHING STUDENTS MODEL FEATURES NEAR-PEER INSTRUCTION AND MENTORING. BTGB HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED WHAT LOW-INCOME STUDENTS AND STUDENTS OF COLOR CAN ACHIEVE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL WHEN ENGAGED IN IN A CULTURE OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND PROVIDED THE SUPPORT NECESSARY TO ADVANCE ACADEMICALLY.WITH AN INTENSIVE FIVE-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM, MONTHLY "SUPER SATURDAY" PROGRAM, ADDITIONAL TUTORING, AND CONSISTENT ADVOCACY WITH TEACHERS AND FAMILIES, BTGB'S HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM ENSURES THAT EACH STUDENT GAINS ADMITTANCE TO COLLEGE THROUGH YEAR-ROUND ADVOCACY, A LADDER OF SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES AND A HIGHLY PERSONALIZED COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM. BTGB'S TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM TRAINS HIGH-ACHIEVING COLLEGE STUDENTS TO SHOULDER THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF FULL-TIE TEACHERS IN THE SUMMER PROGRAM AND SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAM, WITH GUIDANCE FROM PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS.

    Expenses $3,129,767 · Grants $22,500 · Revenue $671,091

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Melanie Goins

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Yolanda Kodrzycki

    VICE CHAIR & SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeff Davis

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kara Bixby

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Clara Arroyave

    DIRECTOR UNTIL JAN 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Caroline Carmichael

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shella Dennery

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Fiering

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anne Goldenheim

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anita Hastir

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Martin Hayes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Imtiyaz Hossain

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Edwin Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Emily Newmann

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lili Palacios-Baldwin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rutherford Pascal

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jonathan Piskorowski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terry Sanz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Fred Tung

    DIRECTOR UNTIL JUNE 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Trudi Veldman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Stange

    MAN. DIR OF OPS/CO-ED FROM JUNE 2023

    Total calculated
    $127,033
    From this org
    $110,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,633
    Hours/week
    40

  • Elissa Spelman

    PRESIDENT/EXEC DIR UNTIL MAY 2023

    Total calculated
    $168,124
    From this org
    $150,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,124
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,764
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,360
    Filer's total
    $168,124

  • Emma Samler

    MANAGING DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $128,840
    From this org
    $110,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,840
    Hours/week
    40

  • Amee Naik

    MANAGING DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE ACCESS & SUCCESS

    Total calculated
    $120,195
    From this org
    $112,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,595
    Hours/week
    40

  • Paulina Murton

    MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

    Total calculated
    $115,839
    From this org
    $115,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $839
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jennie McDonald-Brown

    MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS

    Total calculated
    $117,940
    From this org
    $110,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,540
    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 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A
ELISSA SPELMAN RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS OF $38,042 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT PROVIDED FOR HER SALARY CONTINUATION FOR 12 WEEKS FROM HER SEPARATION DATE.

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
2022
Filed
11 August 2025
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202502259349301910

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