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.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$301K 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
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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
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$301K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$602K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.9M
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
63%
Net assets
$3.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.9M
FY2020
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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
$2.4M
FY2020
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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
$3.4M
FY2020
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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 FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1991.

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Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $1.5M Management & general 10% · $229K Fundraising 27% · $633K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $301K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$169,722Pt VII · Sec A
Chief People & Program Officer
$131,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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As a pioneer in education reform, breakthrough collaborative is more than an organization. We are a nationwide movement, tackling the achievement gap with a groundbreaking approach. Through our summer and school-year programs, we increase academic opportunity for highly motivated, underserved middle and high school students, putting them…

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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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$129K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$229K
Fundraisingcol D$633K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$614K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$602K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$81K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$31K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$374K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$129K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$563
Total revenueLn 12$3.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$598K
SavingsLn 2$16K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$614K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$163K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$602K
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$456K$614K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$533K$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$163K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$233K$602K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$3.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$193K$110K$19K$64K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$767K$67K$229K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$32K$28K$3K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$59K$36K$7K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$95K$67K$7K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$62K$62K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$139K$139K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$256K$154K$10K$93K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$18K$2K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$61K$45K$2K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$63K$47K$4K$12K
TravelLn 17$92K$52K$14K$26K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$40K$28K$12K$167
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$37K$37K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$11K$1K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$119K$94K$19K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$594$330$65$199
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$1.5M$229K$633K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $3.9M$2.4M$1.5M$3.4M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,899,358 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,658,264$3,797,863
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $141,000$129,417
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,680$15,742
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$46,671−$43,664
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,759,273$3,899,358
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 $1,140,858$1,442,963
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $58,431$139,156
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $691,535$771,589
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,890,824$2,353,708
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$131,551$1,545,650
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $3,899,358 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$373,745
VIII-1e Government grants$81,459
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,342,659
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$30,698
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,797,863
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $129,417$129,417
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,305$16,305
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$563−$563
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$49,134−$49,134
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,470$5,470
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $129,417 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$27,922$3,899,358
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,353,708 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $109,966 · Management $19,292 · Fundraising $63,665$192,923
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $767,204 · Management $66,921 · Fundraising $229,462$1,063,587
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $28,018 · Management $3,031 · Fundraising $1,364$32,413
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $36,163 · Management $7,493 · Fundraising $15,755$59,411
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $66,911 · Management $6,559 · Fundraising $21,159$94,629
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $61,681$61,681
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $139,156$139,156
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $153,773 · Management $9,900 · Fundraising $92,703$256,376
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,842 · Management $2,088 · Fundraising $5,572$25,502
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $44,735 · Management $1,660 · Fundraising $15,016$61,411
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,286 · Management $3,844 · Fundraising $12,335$63,465
IX-17 TravelPrograms $51,533 · Management $14,265 · Fundraising $25,707$91,505
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $27,895 · Management $11,817 · Fundraising $167$39,879
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $36,667$36,667
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,545 · Management $1,080 · Fundraising $3,466$15,091
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $93,577 · Management $19,048 · Fundraising $6,793$119,418
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $330 · Management $65 · Fundraising $199$594
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,492,445 · Management $228,744 · Fundraising $632,519$2,353,708
Part X · Balance sheet $4,032,262 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $440,107$598,170
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $15,961$15,966
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $971,301$1,997,980
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $69,307$29,540
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $86,784$50,763
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$163,333
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $533,251$1,176,510
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,116,711$4,032,262
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $187,858$170,551
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $45,500$221,083
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$210,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $233,358$601,634
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $996,720$2,936,024
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $886,633$494,604
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,883,353$3,430,628
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,116,711$4,032,262
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,430,628 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,899,358
XI-2 Total expenses$2,353,708
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,545,650
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,883,353
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,625
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,430,628

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