Breaking Free INC

Aurora, ILUnknown exempt organizationEIN 36-2957395

Substance abuse counseling/education

76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $271K a year · 31% of revenue · last 2 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $117K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$436K
-67% vs prior year
Spent
$585K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$436K
FY2021▼ -67%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$436K
Expenses
$585K
FY2021▼ -66%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$585K
Net assets
$0
FY2021▼ -100%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$0

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending February 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $446K Management & general 13% · $74K Fundraising 11% · $65K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides counseling and education to prevent and treat substance abuse.

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3 program services account for $425K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Adult Program

Provision of substance abuse assessment, intervention and treatment in aurora and surrounding communities.

$196Kprogram expense
02

West Chicago Schools Program

Provision of afterschool programs for elementary and middle school students.

$148Kprogram expense
03

Comprehensive Prevention

Provision of research-based curriculums to students to reduce risk factors contributing to the use of mood altering substances.

$80Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$117K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$436K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$322K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$81K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Money outPt IX
$585K
Ln 25
Programscol B$446K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$65K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$322K
Government grantsLn 1e$284K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$81K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Total revenueLn 12$436K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 584
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderFebruary
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$486K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$975K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$802K$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$712K$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$334K$260K$29K$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K$30K$3K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$8K$7K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$175$2K$153
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$2K$27K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$17K$1K$891
OccupancyLn 16$54K$50K$4K$377
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$759$759
InterestLn 20$9K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$46K$46K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$23K$25$3
Total functional expensesLn 25$585K$446K$74K$65K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $436K$585K−$149K$0 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.7M−$392K$1.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $435,930 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $17,580 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$284,159
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$37,731
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$321,890
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $80,723$80,723
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,971$8,971
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business −$2,884 · Excluded from tax −$2,570−$5,454
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $12,220$12,220
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $92,943 · Unrelated business −$2,884 · Excluded from tax $23,981$435,930
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $585,272 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $260,049 · Management $29,362 · Fundraising $45,040$334,451
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $30,056 · Management $3,394 · Fundraising $5,206$38,656
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,777 · Management $7,323 · Fundraising $11,233$26,333
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $175 · Management $2,285 · Fundraising $153$2,613
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,039 · Management $26,605 · Fundraising $1,780$30,424
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,762 · Management $1,366 · Fundraising $891$19,019
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,039 · Management $3,766 · Fundraising $377$54,182
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $759$759
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,381$9,381
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $46,147$46,147
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,279 · Management $25 · Fundraising $3$23,307
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $446,463 · Management $74,126 · Fundraising $64,683$585,272
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $486,442$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $157,630$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $163,013$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $59,640$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $802,296$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $974,818$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $72$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,643,911$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $80,630$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $233,300$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $712,038$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,763,243$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $168,630$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,931,873$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,643,911$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$435,930
XI-2 Total expenses$585,272
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$149,342
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,931,873
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$66,356
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,848,887
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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