Breaking Down Barriers: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 93-3189965)

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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

Empowering underrepresented young adults to overcome financial and other barriers to aviation careers.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2023

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recruiting and retaining the best in the Dallas, Texas area before extending our mission nationwide to all minorities and to other aviation professions.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking

Grants paid · 1 grant · $226K · 2024–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$226,475

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.0M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M

Other incomeLn 4–11$6K

Money outPt IX

$137K

Ln 25

Managementcol C$137K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.9M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M

Total assetsLn 16$1.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M

Other incomeLn 4–11$6K

Total revenueLn 12$2.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.4M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M

Total assetsLn 16$1.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$1.9M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

VolunteersI 65

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 FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2		$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16	$0	$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$0	$1.9M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$125K		$125K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$10K		$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K		$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$134		$134
Total functional expensesLn 25	$137K	$0	$137K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$2.1M	$715K	$1.4M	$3.2M	990 PDF
FY2024	$555K	$631K	−$76K	$1.8M	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$2.0M	$137K	$1.9M	$1.9M	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 $2,008,686 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$2,002,720

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$5,966

I-12 Total revenue$2,008,686

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$135,133

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expenses$1,924

I-18 Total expenses$137,057

I-19 Revenue less expenses$1,871,629

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

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 $2,008,686 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,002,720

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,002,720

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,966$5,966

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,966 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,008,686

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $137,057 across 4 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $125,491$125,491

IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $9,642$9,642

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,790$1,790

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $134$134

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $137,057 · Fundraising $0$137,057

Part X · Balance sheet $1,871,629 assets, 7 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$1,371,629

X-4 Accounts receivable$500,000

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$1,871,629

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$1,871,629

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$1,871,629

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$1,871,629

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,871,629 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,008,686

XI-2 Total expenses$137,057

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,871,629

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,871,629

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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