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Breakthrough New York Inc

To get high-potential, low-income students to and through four-year colleges.

Education New York, NY EIN: 270628927 (IRS) Sign up to see website
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Integrity Assessment
Strong transparency
90/100 · methodology

About

Inspiring students. Developing teachers. Together, we Breakthrough.

Mission

To get high-potential, low-income students to and through four-year colleges.

Founder story
Not yet on file. The organization can add how and why it was founded by claiming this profile. Registered with the IRS since November 2009.

Focus & reach

Category
Causes
Education
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Verification & registration

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IRS
Exempt Organizations · EIN 270628927
Tax-deductible (Pub 78)
501(c)(03)
Federal tax-exempt subsection
Since 2009

Verified certifications

Confirmed against the issuing authority - not self-reported.

IRS Tax-Deductible since 2009

Integrity assessment

A 0-100 measure of public-data transparency - registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and recency. It does not measure programme impact.

Registration 16/20
('Government registration ID on record', 8)
('Sourced from official registry', 4)
('Cross-referenced (2+ sources)', 4)
('Profile not yet claimed by organization', 0)
Financial Transparency 24/30
('No financial documents found on website', 0)
('Financial filing on record', 8)
('Revenue figure disclosed', 6)
('Spending figure disclosed', 6)
('Detailed financial breakdown disclosed', 4)
Governance 20/20
('At least 1 officer disclosed', 5)
('3+ officers disclosed', 3)
('Officer titles disclosed', 2)
('Executive compensation disclosed', 4)
('Mission / description on file', 3)
('Founding date on file', 3)
Contact Availability 10/10
('Website', 3)
('Email', 3)
('Phone', 2)
('Physical address', 2)
Data Recency 15/20
('Updated within 1 year', 15)
('Newer data needed for full score', 0)
Red flags 0
Transparency checklist
Official registration on file
Financial disclosure published
Website on record
Contact details available
Leadership disclosed
Mission or description published

GiveRadar Analysis

Original analysis from GiveRadar's dataset of comparable organizations

Based on the records currently verified by GiveRadar, Breakthrough New York Inc has a complete profile, cross-referenced across 4 independent sources including the IRS.

  • GiveRadar has verified more about this organization than about 98% of the 195,586 education charities in the United States it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its financial disclosures and its governance. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
  • GiveRadar holds 6 years of financial filings for this organization, the most recent for fiscal year 2025 - a deeper filing history than 89% of the 90,222 education charities in the United States with filings on record. See the filings
  • It has more complete contact information than nearly all comparable charities, with a verified website, email, phone and address on record. See national comparisons
GiveRadar has verified
  • government registration
  • financial records (6 filed years)
  • disclosed leadership
  • a website
  • a contact email
  • a donation page
Not yet verified by GiveRadar
  • an owner-submitted profile claim

Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-08-24. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.

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Financials

From irs 990 (fy2025) · FY2025
Annual revenue
$1M-$10M
Reporting year
2025
To programmes
88%
Revenue, FY2020-FY2025
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Where money goes
Program88%

Leadership & board

Disclosed in official filings
AL
Alisa M•••
Director
AN
Anne B••••
Director
BE
Beth E O•••••
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BO
Bonnie L•••
Director

How it stacks up against peers

· vs. 8 similar education in United States
Program spending This charity: 88%
Peer average: 82%
CEO comp as % of revenue This charity: 5.30%
Peer average: 0.48%
Integrity Assessment This charity: 90
Peer average: 90

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Annual revenue
$1M-$10M
88% to programs
Source: IRS 990 (FY2025) why this matters
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Filing history

6 years on file from IRS 990 (FY2025): revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.

Years on record: FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020.
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Taxes

Tax-deductibility for donors

Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of United States under local rules. Confirm with the charity directly.

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Staff & volunteers

From filings and published profiles

Employees
156

Leadership

From FY2025 filing

DA
David S••••••
Board Chair

Officers & trustees (25)

Source: Public filings

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Latest news

From global news sources

6 articles found

From news sources and the organization. Shown for transparency; news never affects the integrity score.

BREAKTHROUGH: New York Jets Trust Garrett Wilson, Rookies Omar Cooper & Kenyon Sadiq To DELIVER Big - firstcoastnews.com

www.firstcoastnews.com ·

Google's quantum computer makes breakthrough, New York Times reports - CBS News

www.cbsnews.com ·

Breakthrough New York Names Nikki Thompson Executive Director - citybiz

www.citybiz.co ·

Confident Zverev ready to make grand slam breakthrough - New York Daily News

www.nydailynews.com ·

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights and The Broadway Breakthrough - newyorktheater.me

newyorktheater.me ·

Ascendant women’s tennis star Sloane Stephens poised for major breakthrough - New York Daily News

www.nydailynews.com ·

Activity timeline

Filings and press mentions, merged

BREAKTHROUGH: New York Jets Trust Garrett Wilson, Rookies Omar Cooper & Kenyon Sadiq To DELIVER Big - firstcoastnews.com
Jun 2026
www.firstcoastnews.com
Form filed
$3.1M revenue
FY2025
IRS 990
Google's quantum computer makes breakthrough, New York Times reports - CBS News
Oct 2025
www.cbsnews.com
Form filed
$2.6M revenue
FY2024
IRS 990
Breakthrough New York Names Nikki Thompson Executive Director - citybiz
May 2024
www.citybiz.co
Form filed
$2.5M revenue
FY2023
IRS 990
Form filed
$3.0M revenue
FY2022
IRS 990
Form filed
$2.9M revenue
FY2021
IRS 990
Form filed
$2.6M revenue
FY2020
IRS 990
Confident Zverev ready to make grand slam breakthrough - New York Daily News
Aug 2017
www.nydailynews.com
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights and The Broadway Breakthrough - newyorktheater.me
Mar 2016
newyorktheater.me
Ascendant women’s tennis star Sloane Stephens poised for major breakthrough - New York Daily News
Aug 2013
www.nydailynews.com

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Cause areas in United States

How many charities work in each area, with this charity's area highlighted.

Human Services 322,683
Education this charity 195,586
Arts & Culture 133,130
Advocacy & Civil Rights 128,026
Religion 114,636
Health 98,863
Community Development 56,086
Youth Development 53,450
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Most common causes in United States

Causes charities work on most, with this charity's causes ticked.

Community Development 235,146
Education 159,016
Religion 103,741
Arts & Culture 101,203
Human Rights 76,926
Health 65,250
Youth Development 47,775
Animal Welfare 32,425
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Sources and verification

Registration and legal identity
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search
Financial filings
IRS Form 990 filings - Fiscal year 2025 most recent on file.
Officers and trustees
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search - 114 disclosed in the public registry.
News and media coverage
GDELT Project + Google News
Supplementary verification
Charity Navigator

Data freshness

Last updated
Aug 3, 2026
Registry checked
Aug 3, 2026
Profile completeness
100%

What we know and don't know

Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.

On record · 10
  • Financial data · FY2025 on record
  • Named leadership · 114 officers on file
  • Executive pay · Disclosed
  • Government registration · Registered with an official registry
  • Mission statement · Published
  • Official website · On record
  • Headquarters address · On file
  • Direct contact · Email or phone published
  • Tax-deductibility · Verified
  • Founding date · 2009
Not available · 1
  • Programs & activities
    No named programs listed by the charity

Methodology

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Quick facts about Breakthrough New York Inc

What is Breakthrough New York Inc?
Breakthrough New York Inc is a education publicly-supported charity (509(a)(2)) based in New York, United States. Inspiring students. Developing teachers. Together, we Breakthrough.
When was Breakthrough New York Inc founded?
Breakthrough New York Inc was founded in 2009.
Who leads Breakthrough New York Inc?
David Sherman serves as Board Chair.
Where is Breakthrough New York Inc located?
Headquartered in New York, NY, United States.
What is Breakthrough New York Inc's annual budget?
Annual revenue for fiscal year 2025 is approximately $1M-$10M. 88% of expenses go to program services.
Is Breakthrough New York Inc trustworthy?
Breakthrough New York Inc has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 90 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
What is Breakthrough New York Inc's registration number?
IRS EIN: 270628927.
What is Breakthrough New York Inc's website?
http://www.btny.org