Breakthrough Houston

Analysis

Breakthrough Houston is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending July 2023, Breakthrough Houston reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.8m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from July 2020 to July 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.1m (+0.6%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Breakthrough Houston sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Legion September 11 Memorial Scholarship TR Fund ($2.1m), The Summit Preparatory School of Southwest Missouri ($2.1m) and Christ Church School Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $136k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $904k. It paid $8,550 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $174k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 83 employees.