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BREAKTHROUGH ATLANTA INC

EIN 84-4725498 ATLANTA, GA

Revenue 2024
$1,185,751
Expenses 2024
$2,240,826

Program services were 73.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B80
Classification
1200
Street
4075 PACES FERRY RD NW

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 ATLANTA PURSUES A DUAL MISSION: TO INCREASE ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGHLY MOTIVATED, UNDERSERVED STUDENTS AND GET THEM INTO COLLEGE READY TO SUCCEED; AND INSPIRE AND DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OFFERING A SIX-YEAR COLLEGE PREPARATORY PROGRAM FOR UNDERSERVED STUDENTS, AND A TEACHING FELLOWSHIP FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS.

  • HIGH SCHOOL READINESS PREPARES MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR THE ACADEMIC RIGOR OF HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH A SIX-WEEK SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM, AND SATURDAY ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING IS IMPLEMENTED BY A PROGRAM DIRECTOR, ASSSISTED BY TWO PROGRAM MANAGERS, APPROXIMATELY 70 SEASONAL STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, AND BUS DRIVERS.

    Expenses $849,475

  • THE TEACHING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES A PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS INTERESTED IN EXPLORING A CAREER IN TEACHING. TEACHING FELLOWS SERVE AS THE INSTRUCTORS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS DURING BREAKTHROUGH'S SIX-WEEK SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM. THEY RECEIVE INTENSIVE, ONGOING TRAINING AND MENTORING FROM PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS THROUGH THEIR FELLOWSHIPS. THIS PROGRAM IS LED BY A PROGRAM DIRECTOR, ASSISTED BY A PROGRAM MANAGER, AND 10 SEASONAL INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES.

    Expenses $448,407

  • COLLEGE PREP PROGRAMMING HELPS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS PREPARE FOR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, COLLEGE TOURS AND FAIRS, COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM PREPARATION, PERSONALIZED COLLEGE COUNSELING, APPLICATION ASSISTANCE AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE IMPLEMENTED BY A PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND MANAGER, ASSISTED BY VENDORS. ACTIVITIES CAN OCCUR VIRTUALLY (E.G. A COUNSELLING SESSION) OR IN PERSON (E.G. COLLEGE TOUR OR FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP).

    Expenses $356,193 · Grants $38,561

As filed on the 2024 return.

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.

  • NEYSA DILLON BROWN

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KERRY HEYWARD

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SIMONE WALSH

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WILLIAM HOLDEN

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID W GHEGAN

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • NANCY BRUMLEY ROBITAILLE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • BRIAN BOUTTE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MEREDYTH COLE

    LOVETT HEAD OF SCHOOL

    Total calculated
    $1,095,244
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $938,092
    Other
    $157,152
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $560,091 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $100,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $278,001 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $75,000 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $82,152 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,095,244 related

  • AIMEE CONNOLLY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • KATIKA LOVETT

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JANIS MIDDLETON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • TIFFANY MITSUI

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • KEVIN O'KEEFE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • TAMARA PEARSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • BRITTAIN PRIGGE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • GRANT RIVERA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • BRENNAN SPRY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • CRYSTAL STEPHENS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JONATHAN WATKINS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • CRISTEL WILLIAMS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MONIQUE SHIELDS

    CEO & CFO

    Total calculated
    $182,365
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $148,899
    Other
    $33,466
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $148,899 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $17,413 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $16,053 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $182,365 related

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
    $1,185,751
    Expenses
    $2,240,826
    Contributions
    $1,146,489
    Grants paid
    $38,561
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,105,161
    Expenses
    $1,891,791
    Contributions
    $1,895,598
    Grants paid
    $30,270
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $2,186,951
    Expenses
    $1,426,997
    Contributions
    $1,439,440
    Grants paid
    $17,500

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
    $1,149,783
    Expenses
    $1,172,199
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,949,268

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $753,310
    Expenses
    $399,754
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,035,126

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,180,350
    Expenses
    $1,052,721
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,041,029

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.

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

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

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

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 SO.

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 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.