Break the Barriers Inc

Analysis

Break the Barriers Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fresno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Break the Barriers Inc reported income of $3.5m and spending of $2.4m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $3.5m (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Break the Barriers Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arc of Wabash County Inc ($3.5m), Partners for Potential Inc ($3.5m) and Field to Market ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $191k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $718k, net assets of $4.8m. It reported 115 employees.