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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: November 2024 Expires: November 2026

Breakthrough Louisville

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(502) 767-6663
902 South Shelby St
Louisville, KY, 40203
https://breakthroughlouisville.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Breakthrough Louisville meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
To prepare and support talented under-resourced middle school students for greater academic success and increased confidence while introducing college students to careers in teaching. The nonprofit’s main purpose is to empower students to stay in school, succeed academically, and pursue their dreams of college or career readiness. It also strives to introduce diverse and passionate college students to the teaching profession.

Year, State Incorporated:
2000, KY

Breakthrough Louisville (formerly Summerbridge) joined Breakthrough Collaborative in 2024 as the organization was poised to expand and its missions were perfectly synched: building academic confidence and success. Its model of preparing young, diverse college students to teach in small-sized classrooms, to students who are motivated but lack the skills to compete with their more privileged peers, has a proven record of success. As a new affiliate, it is excited about its ability to support and track students' academic path to college, careers, and prosperity. Breakthrough Louisville knows that the key to student success is the relationship between student and teacher, and more specifically the power of having a teacher from a similar background as an inspiring mentor. Minority students are proven to perform better on standardized tests, have improved attendance, and are suspended less frequently when they have at least one same-race teacher.  With its new affiliation, Breakthrough Louisville will have the ability to track students through high school and measure its metrics based on data and develop strategies based on these outcomes.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Breakthrough Louisville's program expenses were:

Program services $132,511
Total Program Expenses $132,511

Chief Executive
Kate Lindsay, Executive Director

Chair of the Board
Ms. Katherine Bell

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Attorney

Board Size
13

Paid Staff Size
20

Method(s) Used:
Grant proposals, Internet, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 10.41%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Breakthrough Louisville's IRS Form 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Contributions, gifts, grants $112,116
Total Income $112,116

Programs: 77% Fundraising: 7% Administrative: 17%

Total Income $112,116
Total expenses: $172,941
  Program expenses $132,511
  Fundraising expenses $11,667
  Administrative expenses $28,763
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-60,825
Beginning Net Assets $134,300
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $73,475
Total Liabilities $0
Total Assets $73,475
The above financial info is from both Breakthrough Louisville's 2023 990-EZ and internal financial statements.

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