Breakthrough: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 74-2991346)

Michael Griffith’s $161K as Executive Director is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Michael Griffith	$161,378	$161,700	$167,700	$161,058	$156,833
Grace Holland	—	—	$117,094	$135,377	$132,151
Andrea Guengerich Harper	$127,134	$121,733	—	—	—
Donnie Spier	$119,953	$123,819	$120,326	$111,167	$102,458
Kendra Strange	$121,773	$119,016	$123,754	$116,000	—
Zakiyyah Kareem	$116,816	$119,533	$118,216	$111,646	—
Andrea Guengerich	—	—	$119,067	$110,749	—
Leslie Tucker	$118,809	$115,656	—	—	—

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 students succeed in school and become first-generation college graduates through comprehensive support programs.

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1 program · $5.8M · in their own filed words · FY2021

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Educational program services that are provided year-round and tuition-free that include summer sessions, after school support, comprehensive case management and college guidance and counseling.

$5.8Mprogram 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 · FY2024

Trellis FoundationFY2024$3.1M

Onestar National Service CommissionFY2024$2.6M

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$892K

Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundFY2024$688K

National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$108K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$93K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$50K

Texas Mutual Insurance CompanyFY2024$50K

Total grants receivedfrom 15 funders$7.8M

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$7.3M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$36K

Money outPt IX

$7.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$5.8M

Managementcol C$608K

Fundraisingcol D$646K

Owns and owesPt X

$6.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M

Total assetsLn 16$6.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$18K

PeoplePt VI, VII

30

listed · VII A

PaidVII A6

Voting boardVI 1a30

IndependentVI 1b24

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.3M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$427K

Investment incomeLn 3$36K

Total revenueLn 12$7.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$251K

SavingsLn 2$2.6M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.9M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.2M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$71K

Other assetsLn 15$12K

Total assetsLn 16$6.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$18K

Net assetsLn 32$6.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5350

VolunteersI 662

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$5.5M	$2.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$707K	$3.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$80K	$71K
Total assetsLn 16	$6.6M	$6.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$670K	$18K
Net assetsLn 32	$6.0M	$6.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$173K	$121K	$17K	$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$4.6M	$4.0M	$246K	$411K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$82K	$57K	$8K	$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$391K	$274K	$100K	$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$368K	$315K	$20K	$33K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$21K	$17K	$2K	$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$11K		$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$22K	$17K	$2K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$84K	$79K	$2K	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$266K	$218K	$20K	$27K
TravelLn 17	$90K	$80K	$4K	$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$46K		$46K
InsuranceLn 23	$36K	$7K	$29K	$632
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$676K	$549K	$67K	$60K
All other expensesLn 24e	$157K	$90K	$32K	$34K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$7.0M	$5.8M	$608K	$646K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$12.6M	$11.3M	$1.4M	$5.5M	990 PDF
FY2023	$9.5M	$10.1M	−$609K	$4.0M	990 PDF
FY2022	$6.9M	$8.5M	−$1.6M	$4.4M	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$7.3M	$7.0M	$235K	$6.3M	990 PDF
FY2020	$5.8M	$5.6M	$197K	$6.0M	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $7,283,574 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,743,826$7,258,913

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $40,927$35,732

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$25,575−$11,071

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,759,178$7,283,574

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,253,399$5,640,449

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,308,642$1,408,531

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,562,041$7,048,980

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $197,137$234,594

Part VI · Governance 24 of 30 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body30

VI-1b Independent voting members24

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 $7,283,574 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$427,495

VIII-1e Government grants$1,312,952

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,518,466

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,258,913

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $35,732$35,732

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$11,071−$11,071

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $24,661$7,283,574

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,048,980 across 15 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $121,056 · Management $17,294 · Fundraising $34,587$172,937

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,969,084 · Management $245,968 · Fundraising $411,254$4,626,306

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $57,067 · Management $8,152 · Fundraising $16,305$81,524

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $273,902 · Management $100,330 · Fundraising $17,225$391,457

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $315,309 · Management $20,290 · Fundraising $32,626$368,225

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $17,273 · Management $2,054 · Fundraising $2,013$21,340

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $10,988$10,988

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,423 · Management $2,072 · Fundraising $2,031$21,526

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $79,176 · Management $2,301 · Fundraising $2,243$83,720

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $218,177 · Management $20,189 · Fundraising $27,272$265,638

IX-17 TravelPrograms $80,196 · Management $3,978 · Fundraising $6,240$90,414

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $45,705$45,705

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,046 · Management $28,590 · Fundraising $632$36,268

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $549,211 · Management $67,353 · Fundraising $59,662$676,226

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $89,892 · Management $32,472 · Fundraising $34,342$156,706

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,794,812 · Management $607,736 · Fundraising $646,432$7,048,980

Part X · Balance sheet $6,336,652 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $250,829$250,934

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,298,172$2,601,333

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $264,526$201,276

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,635$12,633

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $80,218$71,048

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $707,227$3,187,127

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,301$12,301

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,626,908$6,336,652

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$18,275

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,083$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $669,563$18,275

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,514,092$3,271,208

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,443,253$3,047,169

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,957,345$6,318,377

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,626,908$6,336,652

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,318,377 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$7,283,574

XI-2 Total expenses$7,048,980

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$234,594

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,957,345

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$126,438

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,318,377

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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