Ground Breakers, Inc. is a community reunification program that focuses on helping current and formerly incarcerated individuals positively reintegrate into society following incarceration.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 1 voting members
Concern: none of 1 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2K
-99% vs prior year
Spent
$23K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$116K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2K
FY2022▼ -99%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$91K
FY2021$117K
FY2022$2K
FY2023$451
FY2024$25K
FY2025$0
Expenses
$23K
FY2022▼ -46%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$29K
FY2021$42K
FY2022$23K
FY2023$11K
FY2024$50K
FY2025$42K
Net assets
$116K
FY2022▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$62K
FY2021$137K
FY2022$116K
FY2023$106K
FY2024$80K
FY2025$35K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2020.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $23K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps formerly incarcerated people rejoin society and rebuild their lives.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Ground Breakers, Inc. completed its 3rd year of newsletter programming offered to currently incarcerated individuals.

Pt IX · col B
02

Groundbreakers, Inc. has partnered with Concordance Academy, which makes the possibility of growth very exciting.

Pt IX · col B
03

The Ground, while limited with the Concordance partnership, is contincuing it's work.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $84K · 2021–2025
ConcoranceFY2025$20,000
The Ensworth SchoolTN · FY2025$10,000
Jhpiego CorporationMD · FY2024$10,000
Windward SchoolFY2024$10,000
Defy Ventures INCCA · FY2024$10,000
East Carolina UniversityFY2024$2,500
Ps1 SchoolCA · FY2024$1,000
Ps1 SchoolCA · FY2021$7,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$23K
Ln 25
Managementcol C$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$116K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K
Total assetsLn 16$116K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$2K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$98K
Total assetsLn 16$116K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$116K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K$13K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$104K$98K
Total assetsLn 16$137K$116K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$137K$116K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$9K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$23K$0$23K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $0$42K−$42K$35K 990 PDF
FY2024 $25K$50K−$25K$80K 990 PDF
FY2023 $451$11K−$10K$106K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $2K$23K−$21K$116K 990 PDF
FY2021 $117K$42K$76K$137K 990 PDF
FY2020 $91K$29K$62K$62K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,708 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $108,658$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,757$1,708
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $117,415$1,708
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $17,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $24,856$22,801
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $41,856$22,801
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $75,559−$21,093
Part VI · Governance 0 of 1 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,708 across 2 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $1,708$1,708
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $1,708 · Excluded from tax $0$1,708
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $22,801 across 3 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesManagement $9,331$9,331
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,665$10,665
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,805$2,805
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $22,801 · Fundraising $0$22,801
Part X · Balance sheet $116,106 assets, 6 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $5,219; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,242$13,228
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $103,957$97,659
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $137,199$116,106
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $137,199$116,106
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $137,199$116,106
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $116,106 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,708
XI-2 Total expenses$22,801
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$21,093
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$137,199
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$116,106

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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