NonprofitsOperation Breakthrough Inc

Education

Operation Breakthrough Inc

KANSAS CITY, MO

Total revenue

$19.5M

Total expenses

$17.7M

Net assets

$37.0M

Grants received

$24.0M

484 grants

EIN

430971560

Tax year

2023

Mission

To provide a safe, loving and educational environment for children and families living in poverty

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$15.1M
Program service revenue$3.9M
Investment income$418K
Other revenue$130K
Total revenue$19.5M

Expenses

Grants paid$576K
Salaries & benefits$11.8M
Fundraising$828K
Other expenses$5.4M
Total expenses$17.7M
Total assets$45.2M
Net assets$37.0M

People

26 listed

NameRoleCompensation

MARY ESSELMAN

CEO

Board

$199K

60 hrs/wk

KEVIN BOYER

CFO/COO/ TREASURER

Board

$62K

12 hrs/wk

KATHRYN HARVEL

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

SMITH HOLLAND

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DEBBIE HOUSH

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

BRIDGETTE JONES

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JOLIE JUSTUS

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ERIC KELLER

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JAMEY BERTRAM

CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SHERRI LATHROP

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JON OTTO

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

SABINA SAFDER

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

BETH SOUKUP

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

TANNER WYCOFF

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

KRISTA KLAUS

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

WENDY HILL

VICE-CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

RICHARD WINSTON

SECRETARY

Board

1 hrs/wk

NATHAN BENJAMIN

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

LESLEY ELWELL

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

CHRIS GOODE

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

SPENCER HARDWICK

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

BERTA SAILER

FOUNDER

Staff

$281K

4 hrs/wk

MARY MULKEY

DIR OF EDUCATION

Staff

$120K

50 hrs/wk

KIMMIKKA BROWN

DIR OF HEALTH/QUALITY

Staff

$115K

40 hrs/wk

PATRICIA THOMPSON

FACILITIES MANAGER

Staff

$110K

40 hrs/wk

JANIE BISHOP-DEEGAN

SCHOOL AGE PROGRAMMING

Staff

$101K

50 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

KC ALL PRO

CLEANING

$209K

MARRIOTT HOTEL

ANNUAL EVENT

$136K

Grants received

Showing 200 of 484

FromAmountPurposeYear
$1M
GIFT TO ENDOWMENT IN HONOR OF SISTERS BERTA AND CORITA
2024
$500K
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
2024
$333K
CHILDREN AND YOUTH COLLABORATIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
2024
$300K
Provide a safe, loving and educational environment for children in poverty and empower families through advocacy, emergency aid and education
2024
$300K
TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$250K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT FROM THE TAYLOR SWIFT CHARITABLE FUND.
2024
$247K
SOCIAL BENEFIT
2024
$186K
TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
2024
$160K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2024
$133K
TO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR PURCHASE OF NEW BUILDING & FUNDING OF GENERAL OPERATIONS.
2024
$102K
BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY
2024
$100K
SUPPORT FOR 2024 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES. 202405-15152
2024
$75K
PREVENTION AND PROMOTIONAL SERVICES FOR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING
2024
$48K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$46K
DISTRIBUTION TO THE NEEDY
2024
$45K
EXPANDING ACCESS TO CARE - SPEECH/ OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
2024
$40K
ENGAGING STUDENTS IN HEALTHCARE CAREER PATHWAYS
2024
$30K
SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM
2024
$30K
PROGRAM SERVICE
2024
$30K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2024
$29K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$28K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$26K
LEAD4CHANGE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT
2024
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$25K
DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE IN NEED DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON
2024
$25K
UNRESTRICTED
2024
$21K
Human Services
2024
$20K
YOUTH SERVICES
2024
$20K
EXPANDED QUALITY EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS IN KANSAS CITY
2024
$15K
SOCIAL SERVS - CHILD CARE FOR L.I.F
2024
$15K
IGNITION LAB/ENTREPRENEURSHIP:ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT COACH
2024
$15K
HELP CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY LIVE TO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL BY PROVIDING A SAFE, LOVING AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.
2024
$15K
HELPING URBAN TEENS EARN
2024
$14K
Early Childhood Mental Health Partnership Project
2024
$12K
PROVIDING A SAFE, LOVING, AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT TO CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY
2024
$10K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$10K
RECREATIONAL SPORTS
2024
$10K
EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL & OTHER ORGANIZATIONS (SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT)
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
FINCL SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE ORG.
2024
$10K
EDUCATION - YOUTH
2024
$9K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$9K
FUNDING SUPPORTS GENERAL OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING.
2024
$8K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$8K
Provide a safe educational environment
2024
$8K
EXPANDED ARTS PROGRAMMING FOR KANSAS CITY'S URBAN YOUTH
2024
$5K
GRANT FOR YOUTH SPORTS
2024
$5K
ORGANIZATIONS PURPOSE
2024
$4K
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2024
$3K
GENERAL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2024
$3K
OPERATING FUND FOR OTHER PUBLIC CHARITY
2024
$2K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$2K
UNRESTRICTED GIFT
2024
$500
CHARITABLE
2024
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$50
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2024
$50
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2024
$50
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2024
$344K
CHILDREN AND YOUTH COLLABORATIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
2023
$300K
Provide services to those in need
2023
$300K
TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$225K
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
2023
$200K
SUPPORT FOR QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION SERVICES TO PREPARE CHILDREN IN THE KANSAS CITY METRO FOR KINDERGARTEN. 202204-12341
2023
$196K
Program Funding and Designagtions
2023
$183K
TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
2023
$160K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2023
$150K
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR TEEN PROGRAMMING OVER 2 YEARS
2023
$150K
Entrepreneurial Pathways and Workforce Development
2023
$133K
TO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR PURCHASE OF NEW BUILDING & FUNDING OF GENERAL OPERATIONS.
2023
$124K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$100K
SUPPORT TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, STEM PROGRAMMING, AND TEACHER PREPARATIONS FOR 400 K-8TH GRADERS ANNUALLY THROUGH THE MAKERCITY PROGRAM. 202208-13008
2023
$75K
CHARITABLE
2023
$55K
CULTURAL DIVISESTIY TRAINING
2023
$55K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$50K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$50K
BUILDING SOCIAL EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE IN YOUNG CHILDREN THROUGH A 3-TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORT
2023
$50K
ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2023
$44K
SUPPORTING SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND OCCUPATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PRESCHOOL STUDENTS
2023
$40K
GRANT: IGNITION LAB INTERN PRGM
2023
$30K
SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM
2023
$30K
LEAD4CHANGE COMMUNITY SERVIVE PROJECT
2023
$30K
SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE
2023
$26K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$25K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$24K
DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE IN NEED DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON
2023
$22K
DISTRIBUTION TO THE NEEDY
2023
$20K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$20K
YOUTH SERVICES
2023
$20K
SUPPORT THE ADDITION OF TWO PRE-K CLASSROOMS IN AUGUST 2023. OUR WAITLIST IS LONG FOR HIGH NEED CHILDREN.
2023
$16K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$15K
PROGRAM SERVICE
2023
$15K
TO FURTHER THE SCIENTIFIC, ARTISTIC,RELIGIOUS,OR LITERARY PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
2023
$15K
Support Services for Low Income Children Parent Empowerment Programs
2023
$14K
HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$13K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$12K
SOCIAL SERVS - CHILD CARE FOR L.I.F
2023
$10K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$10K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$10K
HELP CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY LIVE TO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL BY PROVIDING A SAFE, LOVING AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.
2023
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$10K
Provide a safe educational environment
2023
$10K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$10K
FINCL SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE ORG.
2023
$10K
EDUCATION - YOUTH
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$9K
FUNDING SUPPORTS GENERAL OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING.
2023
$9K
EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL & OTHER ORGANIZATIONS (SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT)
2023
$6K
USED AT DISCRETION OF BOARD
2023
$6K
SEE PART IV
2023
$5K
PROVIDING A SAFE, LOVING, AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT TO CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY
2023
$5K
CLIENT ASSISTANCE
2023
$5K
THE IGNITION LAB'S FINE ARTS & FIBER ZONES
2023
$5K
Program Support
2023
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$5K
SOCIAL BENEFIT
2023
$5K
ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES IN POVERTY
2023
$5K
GRANTS TO 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL CARE AND DAILY ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2023
$4K
SUPPORT FOR 25TH ANNUAL BIG DREAMS, BRIGHT FUTURES IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, JUNE 15, 2023. 202304-13809
2023
$4K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2023
$3K
SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$3K
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2023
$3K
MATCHING GIFTS
2023
$3K
Helps Children in Poverty
2023
$3K
SOCIAL WELFARE
2023
$2K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$2K
USED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES AS THEY SEE FIT FOR OPERATING THEIR ORGANIZATION
2023
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$1K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$1K
GENERAL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2023
$1K
UNRESTRICTED GIFT
2023
$1K
FINCL SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE ORG.
2023
$611
LENEXA SANTA PARTY: COLD WEATHER GEAR FOR OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH
2023
$500
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
2023
$500
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY
2023
$350
CHARITABLE
2023
$225
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2023
$39
LENEXA SANTA PARTY: COLD WEATHER GEAR FOR OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH
2023
$433K
TO FUND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR PURCHASE OF NEW BUILDING & FUNDING OF GENERAL OPERATIONS.
2022
$306K
COLLABORATIVE FAMILY SERVICES TO SUPPORT CHILD MENTAL HEALTH
2022
$260K
Provide services for children in poverty
2022
$250K
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR TEEN PROGRAMMING OVER 2 YEARS
2022
$200K
SUPPORT FOR QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION SERVICES TO PREPARE CHILDREN IN THE KANSAS CITY METRO FOR KINDERGARTEN. 202204-12341
2022
$199K
TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
2022
$160K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2022
$114K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$100K
SUPPORT TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, STEM PROGRAMMING, AND TEACHER PREPARATIONS FOR 400 K-8TH GRADERS ANNUALLY THROUGH THE MAKERCITY PROGRAM. 202208-13008
2022
$100K
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION.
2022
$85K
2022 HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FUNDING
2022
$80K
SOCIAL BENEFIT
2022
$75K
CHARITABLE
2022
$75K
SUPPORT TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO EARN MARKET VALUE ASSETS THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN A PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THAT PREPARES THEM FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAYS. 202204-12276
2022
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$50K
ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2022
$50K
Workforce Development and Entrepreneurship
2022
$48K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$42K
DISTRIBUTION TO THE NEEDY
2022
$40K
GRANT: IGNITION LABL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
2022
$33K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$30K
SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE
2022
$30K
SOCIAL SERVICES FOR HOMELESS/NEAR HOMELESS CHILDREN & FAMILIES OVER 3 YEARS
2022
$27K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$25K
DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE IN NEED DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON
2022
$25K
AUGMENTED REALITY WELDING
2022
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - EDUCATION
2022
$25K
IGNITION LAB
2022
$20K
DISCRETIONARY AWARD
2022
$20K
SCIENTIFIC, ARTISTIC,RELIGIOUS,OR LITERARY PURPOSES
2022
$20K
GENERAL PURPOSE GRANTS
2022
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$20K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$20K
Social Services - Child Care for LowIncome Families
2022
$17K
HUMAN SERVICES
2022
$16K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$15K
PROGRAM SERVICE
2022
$15K
IGNITION LAB OPPORTUNITY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
2022

Funded by

$24.0M from 182 funders · 484 grants · 2017–2024

The Stowers Foundation

$3.6M · 9 grants · 2018–2024

Jackson County Community Children's

$1.5M · 7 grants · 2020–2024

The Sunderland Foundation

$1.4M · 1 grant · 2020

United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc

$1.3M · 5 grants · 2017–2023

The Sherman Family Foundation

$1.2M · 6 grants · 2018–2024

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

$1.0M · 9 grants · 2020–2024

Partners People In Progress Inc

$1.0M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN430971560
NTEE codeB20
Subsection03
Ruling date1975-02
Formed1971
Employees277
Volunteers150
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