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Breaking the Chains 23 EIN 46-5584476

Breaking the Chains 23 FY2020 filing

EIN  46-5584476 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Fresno, CA
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Offers hope, healing, and restoration to human trafficking survivors.
Leadership
Tiffany Apodaca · COO · $53K
Money in and out
$507K revenue, $457K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency

Offers hope, healing, and restoration to human trafficking survivors. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $507K in revenue, $457K in expenses, and $343K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$507K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$457K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$343K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $50K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.17
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+10%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$507K
FY2020
Expenses
$457K
FY2020
Total assets
$344K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$286
FY2020
Total revenue
$507K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$457K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$343K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$50K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$344K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $381K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

The primary focus of the organization is to serve victims of human trafficking and increase community awareness in the local area and the need to help recovering victims. The organization works closely with the juvenile justice department in the fresno community to assist victims of human trafficking.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBreaking the Chains 23
EINHdr · item D46-5584476
Principal addressHdr · item CFresno, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.btcfresno.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHousing (L41)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$52,658Pt VII · Sec A
$48,253Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Salazar
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Don Eskes
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Soyla Griffin
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Curtis Chastain
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tiffany Apodaca’s $86K as COO is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2025 $1–10M housing 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Tiffany Apodaca$86,439$68,012——
Debra Rush$65,664$67,674——
Tiffany Apodaca——$64,112$52,658
Debrah Rush——$63,786—
Debra Rush———$48,253

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$439K · 87%
Other revenue$68K · 13%
Contributions & grants87%$439K
Other revenue13%$68K
— government grantsLn 1e$221K
Total revenueLn 12$507K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.17
Program services83%$381K
Management & general17%$76K
Total functional expensesLn 25$457K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$200K
Total assetsLn 16$344K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$286
Total net assetsLn 32$343K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $200K · Operating expenses/yr $457K
5.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $381K · Total expenses $457K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $76K · Total expenses $457K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $457K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $218K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $439K · Total revenue $507K
87%
Government reliance
Government grants $221K · Total revenue $507K
44%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $507K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $507K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $457K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $507K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $343K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $507K · Expenses $457K
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $344K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $343K · Total assets $344K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $344K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tiffany Apodaca · Reported title COO · Highest reported compensation $53K · Total expenses $457K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $324K · Total expenses $457K
71%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%——
Overhead ratio 17%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Slave 2 Nothing FoundationFY2024$38K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$38K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$911K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$885K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$507K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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