BREAKTHROUGH NEW YORK INC

EIN 27-0628927 NEW YORK, NY

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Revenue 2024: $3,116,357
Expenses 2024: $3,387,035

Program services were 87.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection: 03
NTEE code: B80
Classification: 2000
Street: 39 BROADWAY RM 820

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

BREAKTHROUGH NEW YORK EMPOWERS MOTIVATED STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE AND PURSUE A FULFILLING CAREER. OUR TEN-YEAR, TUITION-FREE PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES, AND RELATIONSHIPS TO SUCCEED IN RIGOROUS SCHOOLS AND CAREERS.BREAKTHROUGH NEW YORK EMPOWERS MOTIVATED STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE AND PURSUE A FULFILLING CAREER.OUR TEN-YEAR, TUITIION-FREE PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES, AND RELATIONSHIPS TO SUCCEED IN RIGOROUS SCHOOLS AND CAREERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO GET HIGH-POTENTIAL, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS TO AND THROUGH FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES.

MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025:- 122 ENROLLED STUDENTS - 275 PROGRAMMING HOURS ANNUALLY, OVER SUMMER AND AFTERSCHOOL HOURS. PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING SUCCESS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS (7TH AND 8TH GRADES) AND PREPARING FOR SUCCESSFUL ADMISSION AND TRANSITION TO COLLEGE PREP HIGH SCHOOLS.

Expenses $1,569,172
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025:- 176 ENROLLED STUDENTS - 80 PROGRAMMING HOURS ANNUALLY OVER SATURDAYS AND SCHOOL YEAR WEEK NIGHTS.PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING SUCCESS IN HIGH SCHOOL YEARS (9TH- 12TH), INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND MATCHING TO A JOB OR INTERNSHIP AND PREPARING FOR SUCCESFUL ADMISSIONS AND TRANSITION TO TOP-TIER FOUR YEAR COLLEGES. STUDENTS WORK CLOSELY WITH HIGH SCHOOL MENTORS WHO COACH THEM IN MONTHLY CHECK-INS.

Expenses $875,899 · Grants $20,342
COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAM FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025:-182 ENROLLED STUDENTS -40 PROGRAMMING HOURS ANNUALLY, REMOTELY (OVER WEBINARS AND PHONE CALL CHECK-INS) AND IN PERSON DURING SCHOOL BREAKS. PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING SUCCESS IN FOUR YEARS OF COLLEGE, AND PREPARATION FOR CAREER TRANSITION AFTER GRADUATION. STUDENTS WORK CLOSELY WITH A COLLEGE SUCCESS COACH WHO LEADS MONTHLY CHECK-IN PHONE CALLS, AND ALSO INFORMAL CAREER MENTORS WHO PROVIDE ADVICE AND GUIDANCE FOR PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION AND TRANSITION.

Expenses $525,148 · Grants $19,157

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

David ShermanDAVID SHERMAN

CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

10
Peter CroncotaPETER CRONCOTA

VICE CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
William E ClarkWILLIAM E CLARK

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Gerald CooperGERALD COOPER

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jean-Pierre JacquetJEAN-PIERRE JACQUET

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Laura DrummLAURA DRUMM

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Abigail PohlmanABIGAIL POHLMAN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Lisa AmatoLISA AMATO

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Kavita BafanaKAVITA BAFANA

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Daniel BotoffDANIEL BOTOFF

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Anne C BuehlANNE C BUEHL

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jennifer CoyleJENNIFER COYLE

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Nora ElishNORA ELISH

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jed FeldmanJED FELDMAN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Gregory GaleGREGORY GALE

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Daria HirschDARIA HIRSCH

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Kimberly A JohnsKIMBERLY A JOHNS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Carl KennedyCARL KENNEDY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Drew PhillipsDREW PHILLIPS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Sarah RappoportSARAH RAPPOPORT

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Mona ShahMONA SHAH

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Ashleigh ThompsonASHLEIGH THOMPSON

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$151,153

From this org

$143,265

From related orgs

$0

Other

$7,888

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$143,265

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$0

Nontaxable benefits

$7,888

Filer's total

$151,153
Beth E OnofryBETH E ONOFRY

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FORMER)

Total calculated

$99,757

From this org

$99,385

From related orgs

$0

Other

$372

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

2024

Revenue

$3,116,357

Expenses

$3,387,035

Contributions

$3,499,610

Grants paid

$39,499
2023

Revenue

$2,602,986

Expenses

$3,079,049

Contributions

$2,734,965

Grants paid

$52,348
2022

Revenue

$2,535,645

Expenses

$3,021,383

Contributions

$2,606,790

Grants paid

$53,753
2022

Revenue

$2,535,645

Expenses

$3,099,879

Contributions

$2,606,790

Grants paid

$53,753

Tax year	Revenue	Expenses	Contributions	Grants paid
2024	$3,116,357	$3,387,035	$3,499,610	$39,499
2023	$2,602,986	$3,079,049	$2,734,965	$52,348
2022	$2,535,645	$3,021,383	$2,606,790	$53,753
2022	$2,535,645	$3,099,879	$2,606,790	$53,753

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

2021 · 990

Revenue

$2,993,421

Expenses

$2,440,095

Assets (EOY)

$3,372,819
2020 · 990

Revenue

$2,921,918

Expenses

$2,293,936

Assets (EOY)

$3,184,899
2019 · 990

Revenue

$2,631,529

Expenses

$2,733,445

Assets (EOY)

$2,523,631
2018 · 990

Revenue

$2,783,275

Expenses

$2,763,658

Assets (EOY)

$2,236,412
2017 · 990

Revenue

$2,114,098

Expenses

$2,787,989

Assets (EOY)

$2,156,127
2016 · 990

Revenue

$2,269,214

Expenses

$2,325,899

Assets (EOY)

$2,805,079
2015 · 990

Revenue

$2,668,115

Expenses

$2,239,328

Assets (EOY)

$2,825,121
2014 · 990

Revenue

$1,988,126

Expenses

$1,736,607

Assets (EOY)

$2,366,442
2013 · 990

Revenue

$1,921,616

Expenses

$1,378,238

Assets (EOY)

$2,018,892
2011 · 990

Revenue

not reported

Expenses

$996,495

Assets (EOY)

$1,196,772

Tax year	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Assets (EOY)
2021	990	$2,993,421	$2,440,095	$3,372,819
2020	990	$2,921,918	$2,293,936	$3,184,899
2019	990	$2,631,529	$2,733,445	$2,523,631
2018	990	$2,783,275	$2,763,658	$2,236,412
2017	990	$2,114,098	$2,787,989	$2,156,127
2016	990	$2,269,214	$2,325,899	$2,805,079
2015	990	$2,668,115	$2,239,328	$2,825,121
2014	990	$1,988,126	$1,736,607	$2,366,442
2013	990	$1,921,616	$1,378,238	$2,018,892
2011	990	not reported	$996,495	$1,196,772

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2009

Tax period: 1 September 2009 to 31 August 2010
Principal officer: Show names as filed Rhea WongRHEA WONG
Mailing address: 540 East 76th StreetNew York NY 10021

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 2 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

$134,000

2024 HUMAN SERVICES
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC

$107,500

2024 EDUCATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

$105,621

2024 EDUCATION
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

$97,500

2023 EDUCATION
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

$92,000

2022 EDUCATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

$89,300

2023 EDUCATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

$70,950

2022 EDUCATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

$70,800

2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

$60,550

2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

$57,886

2024 GENERAL SUPPORT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.