BREAKTHROUGH GREATER BOSTON INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: BREAKTHROUGH GREATER BOSTON INC (EIN 04-3307783)
Tax period: 2021-10-01 to 2022-09-30
Filed: 2023-05-03
IRS object ID: 202301239349303025
Schema version: 2021v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-05-03T20:09:01-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	872525370	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	290 W MT PLEASANT AVENUE 3310	AddressLine1Txt
City	LIVINGSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	07039	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	043307783	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BREAKTHROUGH GREATER BOSTON INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BREA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6173496647	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 381486	AddressLine1Txt
City	CAMBRIDGE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02238	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ELISSA SPELMAN	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6173496647	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-04-30	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	ELISSA	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	SPELMAN	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	PAULA VUKSIC	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00360739	PTIN
Phone	9732180500	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-04-30	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ELISSA SPELMAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 381486	AddressLine1Txt
City	CAMBRIDGE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02238	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$5,397,223	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.BREAKTHROUGHGREATERBOSTON.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1992	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO INSPIRE EXCITEMENT FOR LEARNING, CREATE PATHS TO COLLEGE AND PROMOTE CAREERS IN EDUCATION..	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	19	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	18	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	164	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	50	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,333,761	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$5,059,373	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$247,109	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$229,408	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,092	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$5,894	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,581,962	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$5,294,675	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,079,490	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,216,990	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$299,719	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$390,614	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$765,018	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,470,104	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,982,008	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,111,858	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,312,667	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,257,464	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$8,607,800	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$45,920	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$80,996	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,211,544	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$8,526,804	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO INSPIRE EXCITEMENT FOR LEARNING, CREATE PATHS TO COLLEGE AND PROMOTE CAREERS IN EDUCATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,477,508	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$229,408	RevenueAmt
Desc	BREAKTHROUGH GREATER BOSTON, INC. OFFERS ACADEMICALLY INTENSIVE OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME SERVICES TO HIGHLY MOTIVATED UNDERSERVED MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GREATER BOSTON.BREAKTHROUGH GREATER BOSTON INC. ALSO OFFERS A TRAINING PROGRAM TO HIGH-ACHIEVING HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS TO TEACH IN THE SUMMER AND SCHOOL-YEAR SESSIONS	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,477,508	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	9	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	164	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	19	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	18	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ELISSA SPELMAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6173496647	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 381486	AddressLine1Txt
City	CAMBRIDGE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02238	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JEFF DAVIS
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MELANIE GOINS
BOARD CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
YOLANDA KODRZYCKI
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELISSA SPELMAN
BOARD PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	43.33	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$150,000	$0	$17,454
CAROLINE CARMICHAEL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHELLA DENNERY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CLARA ARROYAVE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KARA BIXBY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANNE GOLDENHEIM
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LISA FIERING
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARTIN HAYES
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANITA HASTIR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EDWIN JOHNSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LILI PALACIOS-BALDWIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RUTHERFORD PASCAL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN PISKOROWSKI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TERRY SANZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRED TUNG
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TRUDI VELDMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENNIE MCDONALD-BROWN
SOMERVILLE SITE DIRECTOR	43.33			$110,100	$0	$16,492	Yes (X)
EMMA SAMLER
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT &	43.33			$110,000	$0	$4,417	Yes (X)
AMEE NAIK
EMPLOYEE	43.33			$106,900	$0	$15,332	Yes (X)
JENNIFER STANGE
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	43.33			$106,350	$0	$12,144	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$583,350	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$65,839	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$383,344	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$4,676,029	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$122,557	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$5,059,373	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SERVICE FEE	Desc
Business	611710	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$229,408	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$229,408	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$229,408	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,440	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,440	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,454	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,454	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,454	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,454	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$102,548	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$383,344	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$102,548	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,294,675	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$229,408	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$5,894	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$152,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$126,937	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,715	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,348	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,697,821	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,417,866	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$63,838	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$216,117	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,856	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,660	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,305	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,891	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$129,960	TotalAmt
Program Services	$98,613	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,132	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,215	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$178,353	TotalAmt
Program Services	$151,552	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,981	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,820	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,009	TotalAmt
Management And General	$64,009	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,502	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,408	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$272	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,822	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$145,826	TotalAmt
Program Services	$103,723	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,091	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,012	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,346	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,354	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,663	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$329	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$209,331	TotalAmt
Program Services	$209,331	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,163	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,098	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$362	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$703	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,656	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,920	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$3,736	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM SUPPLIES	$179,742	$179,742
DEVELOPMENT AND TRAININ	$79,443	$72,304	$6,413	$726

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,982,008	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,477,508	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$204,781	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$299,719	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$173,325	BOYAmt
EOY	$274,430	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,849,269	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,901,575	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,522,502	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,696,922	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$151	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,964	BOYAmt
EOY	$63,923	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$162,460	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$127,365	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,289	BOYAmt
EOY	$35,095	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,630,964	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,629,867	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,988	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,257,464	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,607,800	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,920	BOYAmt
EOY	$80,996	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,920	BOYAmt
EOY	$80,996	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,719,125	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,942,568	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,492,419	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,584,236	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,211,544	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,526,804	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,257,464	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,607,800	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$2,312,667	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$2,593	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,583,739	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,079,578	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,052,822	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,333,758	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,036,133	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,086,030	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,583,739	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,079,578	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,052,822	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,333,758	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,036,133	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,086,030	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$16,086,030	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$19,908	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$30,858	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$17,166	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,092	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,440	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$72,464	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$19,908	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$30,858	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$17,166	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,092	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,440	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$72,464	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,603,647	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,110,436	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,069,988	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,334,850	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,039,573	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,158,494	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.99550	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.99420	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00450	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00580	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$124,066	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$115,940	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$8,126	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$38,394	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$11,425	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$26,969	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$35,095	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,499,715	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$2,593	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$1,202,447	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$1,205,040	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$5,294,675	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$5,294,675	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,184,455	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$1,202,447	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$1,202,447	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,982,008	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,982,008	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	BTGB IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") AND ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN RCORDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. BTGB IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, IF ANY. BTGB FILES INFORMATIONAL TAX RETURNS AS REQUIRED BY THE IRC. BTGB ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FASB ASC TOPIC INCOME TAXES. THE TOPIC PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MESAUREMENT PROCESS FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE TOPIC ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON RECOGNITION, DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT BTBG HAS NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$432,714	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$383,344	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$49,370	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$102,548	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	BINE	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$49,658	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$49,658	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$3,520	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$3,520	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$485,892	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$383,344	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$102,548	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$102,548	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$102,548	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$0	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ELISSA SPELMAN	PersonNm
Title	BOARD PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$150,000	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$4,500	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$12,954	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$167,454	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE J, PART I LINE 3	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ORGANIZATION SETS THE COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND OFFICERS BY RECEIVING APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$99,317	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	FURNITURE	Desc
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$23,240	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	PART VI, LINE 11B : THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR AND MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE 990 AND PRESENTS TO THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	PART VI, LINE 12C : BTGB COLLECTS AND REVIEWS COI POLICIES ANNUALLY FROM THE BOD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	PART VI, LINE 15A : BTGB USES EDGILITY CONSULTING TO RECRUIT, SCREEN, HIRE AND ASSIST IN DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES FINAL COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UTILIZING DATA FROM EDGILITY CONSULTING COMPARABILITY INFORMATION. PART VI, LINE 15B : BTGB USES EDGILITY CONSULTING TO RECRUIT, SCREEN, HIRE AND ASSIST IN DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES FINAL COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UTILIZING DATA FROM EDGILITY CONSULTING COMPARABILITY INFORMATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS'S WEBSITE AND GUIDESTAR. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	BREAKTHROUGH GREATER BOSTON, INC. HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT REVIEWS THE AUDIT.