Breaking the Barriers

Analysis

Breaking the Barriers is a registered charity in United States, based in Johnstown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 December 2023, Breaking the Barriers reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $379k to $1.7m (+349%), an average of +349% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 349%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Breaking the Barriers sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chatham Gardens Housing Corporation ($1.7m), Selk Housing Development Fund Company Inc ($1.7m) and Nation of Equality Alliance Corp ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $621k. At year end it held assets of $705k against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $690k. It reported 24 employees.