Transforming lives of women struggling with drug and alcohol addiction by providing a long-term residental program to experience physical, emotional and spiritual healing through recovery. As the first long-term residential recovery program for women in georgia, Breakthru House is designed to meet the unique needs of women struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. Utilizing the 12 steps and therapueutic community, Breakthru House provides a safe, structured drug free enviornment to foster a life of recovery while therapeutically addressing addiction as a disease, unresolved grief, trauma and poor self-esteem issues commonly associated with female addicts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$89K 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 surplus $352K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$89K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $340K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $53K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$66K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$997K
Spent
$999K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$874K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$997K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$997K
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$999K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$999K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$874K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$874K
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.7M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1971.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $778K Management & general 13% · $133K Fundraising 9% · $88K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $89K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Execut
$88,997Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brenita Jackson’s $107K as Executive Dir. is at the 33rd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brenita Jackson$106,968$102,080$97,508$97,102$88,997

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps women heal from addiction through a long-term residential recovery program.

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1 program · $778K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Breakthru house served 50 women and 13 children during 2020. Breakthru house transitional services and housing promotes supportive living for women who have completed treatment and need to remain in therapeutic environment.

$778Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$53K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$997K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$987K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$533
Money outPt IX
$999K
Ln 25
Programscol B$778K
Managementcol C$133K
Fundraisingcol D$88K
Owns and owesPt X
$874K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$274K
Total assetsLn 16$940K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$987K
Government grantsLn 1e$818K
Investment incomeLn 3$533
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$533
Total revenueLn 12$997K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
SavingsLn 2$272K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$274K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$340K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$245K
Total assetsLn 16$940K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
Net assetsLn 32$874K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 640
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$169K$274K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$278K$340K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$245K$245K
Total assetsLn 16$825K$940K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$66K
Net assetsLn 32$821K$874K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$89K$66K$13K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$250K$185K$37K$27K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$59K$43K$9K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$20K$4K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$224K$170K$34K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$36K$26K$5K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$70K$63K$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$8K$6K$1K$853
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$20K$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$11K$635$635
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$183K$167K$5K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$999K$778K$133K$88K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.5M$1.6M−$155K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.4M−$31K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$1.4M$1.1M$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$1.2M$818K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $997K$999K−$2K$874K 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 $997,178 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $953,867$987,094
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $414$533
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,771$9,551
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $961,052$997,178
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $329,956$424,815
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $504,173$574,284
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $834,129$999,099
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $126,923−$1,921
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $997,178 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$818,400
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$168,694
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$987,094
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $533$533
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,551$9,551
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,084$997,178
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $999,099 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,858 · Management $13,350 · Fundraising $9,790$88,998
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $184,759 · Management $37,451 · Fundraising $27,464$249,674
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $43,479 · Management $8,813 · Fundraising $6,463$58,755
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,267 · Management $4,108 · Fundraising $3,013$27,388
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,680$15,680
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,417$1,417
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $169,672 · Management $33,988 · Fundraising $20,358$224,018
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,369 · Management $5,345 · Fundraising $3,920$35,634
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $63,076 · Management $3,504 · Fundraising $3,504$70,084
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,740 · Management $1,164 · Fundraising $853$7,757
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,901 · Management $1,106 · Fundraising $1,106$22,113
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,434 · Management $635 · Fundraising $635$12,704
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $167,305 · Management $4,784 · Fundraising $10,904$182,993
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,884$1,884
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $777,860 · Management $133,229 · Fundraising $88,010$999,099
Part X · Balance sheet $939,973 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,510$1,640
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $138,943$272,008
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $900$6,750
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $132,000$74,800
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $245,311$244,992
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $277,726$339,783
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $825,390$939,973
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,067$4,068
X-25 Other liabilities$62,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,067$66,068
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $821,323$873,905
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $821,323$873,905
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $825,390$939,973
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $873,905 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$997,178
XI-2 Total expenses$999,099
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,921
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$821,323
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$54,503
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$873,905

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