Breakthrough House INC FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Topeka, KS501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 48-0879168Revenue $1.3M in FY2022

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.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K 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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FY2022 · Form 990-TIndependent: 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-T
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
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$314K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2022▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2022▲ +9%
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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
$2.0M
FY2022▼ -5%
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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 FY2022 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.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $1.1M Management & general 13% · $165K Fundraising 2% · $27K

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

10 people listed on the 990-T; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$55,614Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$7,906Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Advocacy Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$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

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  • 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 · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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.

$434Kprogram 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.

$430Kprogram 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.

$201Kprogram 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 FY2022 990-T, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$1.3M
Gifts and grants$981K
Fees for services$223K
Investment income$42K
Money out
$1.3M
Programs$1.1M
Management$165K
Fundraising$27K
Owns and owes
$2.0M
net assets
Cash and savings$166K
Total assets$2.3M
Liabilities$314K
People
10
listed
Paid2
Voting board8
Independent8
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$981K
Fees for services$223K
Investment income$42K
Other income$14K
Total revenue$1.3M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$166K
Total assets$2.3M
Liabilities$314K
Net assets$2.0M
Operations
Employees34
Volunteers30
Fiscal year endsDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Records policyYes

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 Viewing $1.3M$1.3M$4K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$1.2M−$110K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $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

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

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