The Breakthrough Collaborative INC

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Oakland, CA501(c)(3)Since 2001EducationEIN 94-3140620Revenue $4.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSbreakthroughcollaborative.orgPo Box 71420, 94612-7520 · Oakland, CATax-exempt since Dec 1991Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Breakthrough Collaborative works with motivated, traditionally underrepresented students to achieve post-secondary success and empowers aspiring leaders to become the next generation of educators and advocates.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 28 volunteers and 33 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $435K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 92% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% 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
24
named funders · $2.0M
Looks good: 24 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$714K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.4M
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$7.3M
To programs
55%
Net assets
$4.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.4M
FY2025▼ -31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$7.9M
FY2024$6.3M
FY2025$4.4M
Expenses
$7.3M
FY2025▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$5.9M
FY2025$7.3M
Net assets
$4.6M
FY2025▼ -39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$7.5M
FY2025$4.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1991.

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Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $4.0M Management & general 28% · $2.0M Fundraising 18% · $1.3M

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

29 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$263,264Pt VII · Sec A
Chief External Affairs Officer
$201,919Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Culture & Operating Officer
$171,749Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$153,170Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Dir. of Marketing & Comm.
$143,840Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Institutional Partnerships
$140,402Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vincent Marigna’s $263K as CEO is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Vincent Marigna$263,264$245,925$125,774———
Jeremy Gough——$211,344$185,547$101,175—
Lereca Monik Coxeff$201,919—————
Elissa Vanaver——$123,983$197,731$186,948$169,722
Rachel Martinez$171,749$167,600$166,333$149,667$131,750$131,750
Alex Serna$153,170$130,591$133,250———
Andrea Giles$143,840—$115,500———
Ambler Ochstein$140,402—$123,000———

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • 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 under-resourced students succeed with academic, college-access, and peer-mentoring programs.

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1 program · $4.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

We serve our constituencies across a collaborative network of 24 affiliates throughout the united states, reaching an average of 8,000 students and nearly 1,000 teaching fellows each of the last three years.

$4.0Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 36 grants · $772K · 2020–2024
Breakthrough ManchesterNH · FY2024$25,000
San Francisco Day SchoolCA · FY2024$25,000
The Norfolk AcademyVA · FY2024$25,000
Breakthrough New York INCNY · FY2024$25,000
Breakthrough Silicon ValleyCA · FY2024$25,000
Santa Fe Preparatory SchoolNM · FY2024$25,000
Breakthrough HoustonTX · FY2024$25,000
Breakthrough SacramentoCA · FY2024$25,000
Mary C Wheeler School INCRI · FY2024$25,000
Breakthrough New OrleansLA · FY2024$25,000
Breakthrough Atlanta INCGA · FY2024$25,000
Breakthrough Twin CitiesMN · FY2024$25,000
Breakthrough Louisville INCKY · FY2024$25,000
Breakthrough Cincinnati INCOH · FY2024$25,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$307K
Investment incomeLn 3$159K
Money outPt IX
$7.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.0M
Managementcol C$2.0M
Fundraisingcol D$1.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$4.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$952K
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$714K
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$673K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$116K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$307K
Investment incomeLn 3$159K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1K
Total revenueLn 12$4.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$950K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$952K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$382
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$714K
Net assetsLn 32$4.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 628
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$408K$952K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.1M$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$382
Total assetsLn 16$8.1M$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$584K$714K
Net assetsLn 32$7.5M$4.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$425K$425K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$296K$177K$30K$89K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.0M$1.7M$580K$631K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$118K$52K$53K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$358K$198K$127K$33K
Payroll taxesLn 10$253K$142K$59K$52K
Legal feesLn 11b$42K$42K
Accounting feesLn 11c$203K$203K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$817K$217K$458K$141K
Office expensesLn 13$39K$5K$33K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$190K$72K$89K$29K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
TravelLn 17$210K$37K$129K$44K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$285K$50K$175K$60K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$33K$33K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$38K$18K$11K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$811K$793K$13K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$197K$18K$7K$172K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.3M$4.0M$2.0M$1.3M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.4M$7.3M−$3.0M$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.3M$5.9M$462K$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.9M$5.4M$2.6M$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.0M$3.9M−$847K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.7M$2.8M$1.8M$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.9M$2.4M$1.5M$3.4M 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
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Part I · Summary $4,356,807 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,917,013$3,885,267
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $192,333$306,971
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $211,098$159,451
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,121$5,118
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,344,565$4,356,807
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $165,000$425,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,472,194$3,978,391
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $11,506$24,104
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,233,598$2,881,181
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,882,298$7,308,676
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $462,267−$2,951,869
Part VI · Governance 23 of 24 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members23
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 $4,356,807 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$673,144
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,212,123
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$115,940
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,885,267
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $306,971$306,971
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $160,478$160,478
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,027−$1,027
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,118$5,118
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $306,971 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $164,569$4,356,807
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,308,676 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $425,000$425,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $177,483 · Management $29,581 · Fundraising $88,742$295,806
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,741,740 · Management $580,080 · Fundraising $631,442$2,953,262
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $51,719 · Management $53,159 · Fundraising $12,626$117,504
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $198,111 · Management $126,953 · Fundraising $33,293$358,357
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $142,400 · Management $58,989 · Fundraising $52,073$253,462
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $42,361$42,361
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $203,124$203,124
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $24,104$24,104
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $217,388 · Management $458,057 · Fundraising $141,164$816,609
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,096 · Management $32,693 · Fundraising $1,410$39,199
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $71,757 · Management $88,827 · Fundraising $28,958$189,542
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,096$11,096
IX-17 TravelPrograms $37,176 · Management $129,084 · Fundraising $43,991$210,251
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $50,360 · Management $174,864 · Fundraising $59,593$284,817
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $33,333$33,333
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,377$5,377
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,826 · Management $10,543 · Fundraising $9,433$37,802
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $792,621 · Management $13,136 · Fundraising $4,828$810,585
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,832 · Management $7,180 · Fundraising $172,073$197,085
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,990,938 · Management $2,014,008 · Fundraising $1,303,730$7,308,676
Part X · Balance sheet $5,265,274 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $400,343$949,895
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,384$2,385
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,145,929$1,569,494
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $398,376$528,786
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $66,593$74,373
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,759$382
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,050,957$2,139,959
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,166$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,081,507$5,265,274
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $465,620$596,731
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $111,917$83,750
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,315$33,333
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $583,852$713,814
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,015,125$2,368,882
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,482,530$2,182,578
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,497,655$4,551,460
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,081,507$5,265,274
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,551,460 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,356,807
XI-2 Total expenses$7,308,676
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,951,869
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,497,655
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,377
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$4,297
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,551,460

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