Broken Chains International INC FY2020 filing

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To provide christian counseling and support programs designed to help individuals, couples, and families experience mental, emotional, relational, and spiritual freedom.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $23K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $2K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$765K
Spent
$765K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$318K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$765K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$765K
FY2021$977K
FY2022$942K
FY2023$783K
FY2024$895K
Expenses
$765K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$765K
FY2021$901K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$839K
FY2024$954K
Net assets
$318K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$318K
FY2021$393K
FY2022$317K
FY2023−$31K
FY2024−$90K

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 Nov 1986.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $763K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Minister
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Minister
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Minister
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Minister
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers Christian counseling and support for mental, emotional, relational, and spiritual freedom.

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1 program · $765K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Counseling discipleship and support ministry for the surrounding

$765Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$2K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$765K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$715K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50K
Investment incomeLn 3$17
Money outPt IX
$765K
Ln 25
Programscol B$763K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$318K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$318K
Total assetsLn 16$318K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$715K
Investment incomeLn 3$17
Total revenueLn 12$765K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$318K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$318K
Total assetsLn 16$318K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$318K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 610
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$318K$318K
Total assetsLn 16$318K$318K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$318K$318K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$99K$99K
Management feesLn 11a$68K$68K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$373K$373K
Office expensesLn 13$47K$47K
OccupancyLn 16$47K$47K
TravelLn 17$11K$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$113K$113K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$765K$763K$0$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $895K$954K−$59K−$90K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $783K$839K−$56K−$31K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $942K$1.0M−$76K$317K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $977K$901K$75K$393K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $765K$765K−$131$318K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $764,540 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$50,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $706,115$714,523
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5$17
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,328$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $715,448$764,540
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $127,008$99,044
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $365,537$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$1,615
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $189,636$664,012
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $682,181$764,671
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $33,267−$131
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $764,540 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$40,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$50,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $714,523$714,523
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $17$17
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $714,540$764,540
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $764,671 across 10 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $99,044$99,044
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $68,346$68,346
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,242$2,242
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,615$1,615
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $372,683$372,683
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $47,252$47,252
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $46,864$46,864
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,454$11,454
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $113,045$113,045
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,126$2,126
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $763,056 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,615$764,671
Part X · Balance sheet $317,870 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $318,001$317,870
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $318,001$317,870
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $318,001$317,870
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $318,001$317,870
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $318,001$317,870
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $317,870 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$764,540
XI-2 Total expenses$764,671
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$131
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$318,001
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$317,870

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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