Breakthrough House INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Topeka, KS501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 48-0879168Revenue $1.2M in FY2020

On file with the IRSbreakthroughhouse.org403 Nw Lyman Road Suite A, 66608-1969 · Topeka, KSTax-exempt since Jun 1984Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Empower individuals with mental illness

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$61K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $71K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $43K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$311K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.4M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.6M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1984.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $836K Management & general 15% · $155K Fundraising 2% · $24K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$61,451Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Advocacy Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brian Blevins’s $87K as Chief Executive Director is at the 18th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brian Blevins$87,392$75,813———
Steven Robinson————$61,451
Mary Bolling Thru 83122——$55,614——
Steven Robinson Thru 83121———$44,092—
Mary Bolling Beg 71921———$30,674—
Brian Blevins Beg 103122——$7,906——

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

Helps people with mental illness gain confidence and independence.

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3 programs · $836K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Club house- a place where people who have experienced mental illness can come to rebuild their lives by providing prevocational activity, transitional employment, and opportunity for peer support.

$368Kprogram expense
02

Housing- psychosocial rehabilitation program that has been providing services for individuals with mental illness and other mental health disorders. It encourages participants to choose and achieve quality life goals in the areas of daily living, finances, housing, social, educational, legal, substance abuse, and medical care.

$298Kprogram expense
03

Provide a representative payee service to consumers to manage their ssi AND/OR ssdi, pay consumers' rent, utilities and misc. Bills. This program helps alleviate anxiety for our consumers, as well as possibly prevent their becoming homeless due to non-payment of rent & utilities.

$170Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$43K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $71K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$29,859
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,485
Unitemized GrantFY2023$14,823
Unitemized GrantFY2023$11,015
Unitemized GrantFY2020$9,981

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$838K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$153K
Other incomeLn 4–11$130K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$836K
Managementcol C$155K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$364K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$311K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$838K
Government grantsLn 1e$425K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$153K
Investment incomeLn 3$58K
Other incomeLn 4–11$130K
Gains on assetsLn 7$18K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$364K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$364K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$796K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$311K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$192K$364K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8K$8K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$289K$311K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$10K$10K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$47K$12K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$445K$336K$90K$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$51K$44K$7K$63
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$29K$8K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$18K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$863$428$435
Office expensesLn 13$71K$59K$11K$42
OccupancyLn 16$98K$90K$8K
TravelLn 17$13K$13K$37
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$80K$80K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$20K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$75K$72K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$8K$4K$571
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$836K$155K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.0M$2.4M−$411K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.9M−$3K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.3M$4K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$1.2M−$110K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.2M$1.0M$165K$2.1M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,180,278 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $606,365$838,317
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $131,449$153,170
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41,328$58,339
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $124,608$130,452
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $903,750$1,180,278
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $13,284$9,981
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $523,191$596,547
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $305,599$409,059
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $842,074$1,015,587
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $61,676$164,691
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,180,278 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$425,185
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$413,132
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$838,317
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $153,170$153,170
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $40,348$40,348
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $120,874$120,874
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $17,991$17,991
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $7,686$7,686
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,892$1,892
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $293,927 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $48,034$1,180,278
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,015,587 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,981$9,981
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,518 · Management $12,426 · Fundraising $2,610$61,554
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $336,136 · Management $89,854 · Fundraising $18,898$444,888
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $43,688 · Management $7,312 · Fundraising $63$51,063
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,266 · Management $8,131 · Fundraising $1,645$39,042
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,600$10,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,845 · Management $8,355$26,200
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $428 · Management $435$863
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $59,150 · Management $11,317 · Fundraising $42$70,509
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $89,961 · Management $8,215$98,176
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,643 · Management $37$12,680
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $80,246$80,246
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,385 · Management $2,461$22,846
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $72,063 · Management $2,698$74,761
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,584 · Management $4,023 · Fundraising $571$12,178
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $836,494 · Management $155,264 · Fundraising $23,829$1,015,587
Part X · Balance sheet $2,362,549 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $192,356$363,618
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $95,047$104,841
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,219$1,576
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,077,555$1,088,291
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $7,704$8,040
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $817,603$796,183
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,197,484$2,362,549
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $120,192$120,433
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $49,793$72,871
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $289,013$310,805
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,090,868$1,255,561
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $817,603$796,183
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,908,471$2,051,744
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,197,484$2,362,549
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,051,744 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,180,278
XI-2 Total expenses$1,015,587
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$164,691
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,908,471
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$21,420
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,051,744

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