Breakfree Education

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 46-0757820

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Breakfree Education helps alternative schools - in community settings and in locked facilities - implement transformational, student-focused practices, designed to significantly improve the life chances of the students they serve.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 60 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $250K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$41K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 97% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $730K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$42K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-68% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -68%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -73%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +15%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2013.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $913K Management & general 15% · $158K Fundraising 1% · $11K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $41K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$41,250Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Domenici’s $41K as Executive Director is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
David a Domenici———$81,072$81,133
David Domenici$41,250$41,500$80,781——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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

Empowers alternative schools to implement student-focused practices improving life chances.

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3 program services account for $913K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Direct Educational Support

Breakfree education provides a range of educational support services to juvenile agencies and their education partners around the country. This support includes onsite training for school leaders, teachers, and custodial care staff.

$354Kprogram expense
02

Other

Breakfree education offers a range of other services in support of their mission. This includes their support for neighbors for justice, a nonprofit for which they are serving as its fiscal sponsor while its 501c3 application is pending, their broader work with their consortium member agencies and ongoing support for travis hill nola…

$306Kprogram expense
03

Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act (iraa)

Through the iraa fellowship breakfree education provides intensive technology and work-readiness training to return citizens and then matches the fellows with employers in the nonprofit sector.

$253Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 13 grants · $285K · 2022–2024
Neighbors for JusticeDC · FY2024$125,000
Visitors Services Center INCDC · FY2024$28,333
Dreaming Out Loud FoundationDC · FY2024$16,667
See Forever FoundationDC · FY2024$16,666
DC Justice LabDC · FY2024$8,333
Council for Court ExcellenceDC · FY2023$12,500
Martha's Table So INCDC · FY2023$10,278
Dreaming Out LoudFY2023$10,000
Voices for a Second ChanceDC · FY2023$10,000
Martha's Table So INCDC · FY2022$12,083
Second Look ProjectDC · FY2022$10,000
Council for Court ExcellenceDC · FY2022$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$260K
Investment incomeLn 3$49K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$913K
Managementcol C$158K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$551K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$260K
Investment incomeLn 3$49K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$550K
SavingsLn 2$487
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$551K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 560
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$551K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M$42K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$198K$198K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$43K$41K$430$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$357K$329K$23K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$12K$735$217
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$14K$895$265
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$29K$2K$554
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$111K$111K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$40K$32K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$841$75
Information technologyLn 14$39K$35K$891$3K
TravelLn 17$98K$98K$72$51
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K$23$6
InsuranceLn 23$12K$3K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$109K$108K$73$6
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K$26$4
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$913K$158K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.1M$335K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.4M$4.0M$335K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.0M$3.5M$505K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.4M$3.4M−$45K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.3M$3.2M$117K$1.4M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,417,736 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,108,392
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,108,392
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $259,904$259,904
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $49,440$49,440
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $259,904 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $49,440$1,417,736
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,082,479 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $197,500$197,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,814 · Management $430 · Fundraising $1,719$42,963
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $328,634 · Management $23,149 · Fundraising $5,264$357,047
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $11,512 · Management $735 · Fundraising $217$12,464
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,022 · Management $895 · Fundraising $265$15,182
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,309 · Management $1,870 · Fundraising $554$31,733
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,843$1,843
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $111,432$111,432
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $32,450 · Management $7,219$39,669
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,942 · Management $841 · Fundraising $75$5,858
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $35,489 · Management $891 · Fundraising $3,063$39,443
IX-17 TravelPrograms $98,064 · Management $72 · Fundraising $51$98,187
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,315 · Management $23 · Fundraising $6$7,344
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,223 · Management $8,672$11,895
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $108,437 · Management $73 · Fundraising $6$108,516
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,373 · Management $26 · Fundraising $4$1,403
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $913,084 · Management $158,171 · Fundraising $11,224$1,082,479
Part X · Balance sheet $2,579,563 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $653,624$550,187
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $696,883$487
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,265$220
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,530,763$31,969
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $46,859$31,490
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,551,983$19,785
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$1,945,425
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,486,377$2,579,563
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $89,637$38,703
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$3,735
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,198,727$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,288,364$42,438
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,785,747$2,114,571
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $412,266$422,554
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,198,013$2,537,125
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,486,377$2,579,563
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,537,125 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,417,736
XI-2 Total expenses$1,082,479
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$335,257
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,198,013
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,855
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,537,125

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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