2019-01-15T08:06:07-08:00 2018-08-31 770314847 Borchardt Corona Faeth & Zakarian 1180 E Shaw Ave Ste 110 Fresno CA 93710 990 2017-09-01 770106437 Break the Barriers Inc BREA 5594326292 8555 N Cedar Avenue Fresno CA 93720 Deby Hergenrader Executive Director 2019-01-15 true Christina Zakarian P01380110 5592256891 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z 1696480 false false X www.breakthebarriers.org X 1985 CA Break the Barriers, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, celebrates the awareness and victories of individuals of varying abilities, ethnicities, ages, and socioeconomic statuses through exceptional programs, outreach, and inclusive education. Established in 1984, our mission is to serve both local and global communities in order for individuals to achieve optimal physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development. Break the Barriers strives to improve participants quality of life by helping individuals develop their full potential as well as overcome impeding physical and mental confinements.Locally, Break the Barriers primarily serves our community through our 39,000 square-foot Ability Center, which acts as the backdrop for our 27 inclusive programs. Over 3,000 individuals enter through our facilitys doors on a weekly basis, including students from multiple school districts and inner-city outreach in addition to a growing population of Veterans. 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Break the Barriers strives to improve participants quality of life by helping individuals develop their full potential as well as overcome impeding physical and mental confinements.Locally, Break the Barriers primarily serves our community through our 39,000 square-foot Ability Center, which acts as the backdrop for our 27 inclusive programs. Over 3,000 individuals enter through our facilitys doors on a weekly basis, including students from multiple school districts and inner-city outreach in addition to a growing population of Veterans. Break the Barriers staff members co false false 1378675 Through foundation grants, individual and corporate donations, and fundraising events, Break the Barriers has aided 2,485 underserved youth and youth experiencing disabilityas well as 702 Veteransthrough our following programs: 889 Buddy students, 162 mentoring kids, 17 disabled children in literacy, 28 children in Autism Spectrum Gymnastics classes and 141 in Spectrum Swim, and 37 in American Sign Language (3 with Autism), 140 in Martial Arts (10 with physical & special needs, 36 with Autism), 38 in Aerial Silks, 30 in HOPE (all with physical needs), 63 in Archery (23 students with physical & special needs), 168 in Dance (6 with Autism), and 799 in Gymnastics (68 physical & special needs). In addition, 209 students received Secret Pockets scholarships to fund their classes.Within the past few years, Break the Barriers demonstrated inclusion through 5 major events:A Nutcracker Like No Other (2017) 4 shows with 1,954 in attendance, featuring 150 Buddy students and 50 underserved youth in 2017 as well as 232 performers in 2018.Take Me to The Movies (2018) 3 performances with 836 in attendance, featuring 160 dance students and 50 Special Olympic kids . A new aerial silks program served approximately 100 students and 15 students with various abilities, which was showcased in the performance.Around the Globe with Break the Barriers (2017) Our annual fundraising event, which hosted 420 guests.BTB R100, Worlds Largest 3D Archery Tournament (2018) Our event is one of the largest archery tournaments in the nation, which hosted over 600 archers. 1378675 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 true 96 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 12 9 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true false false X X JoAnn Johnson 5594326292 8555 N Cedar Avenue Fresno CA 93720 David VonAh Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kelly Kruger Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tamera Wong Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Steve Hergenrader Cheif of Assets 50.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jared Hergenrader COO 50.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Milne Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alan Perry Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Deby Hergenrader Executive Dir. 50.00 0.00 X 86445 0 0 Jill Carson MD President 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew Cameron Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jason Howard Secretary 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mike Hernandez Vice President 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rob Bausman Vice President 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 86445 0 true false false 0 471999 471999 Membership Dues & Assessments 711190 1015197 1015197 1015197 916 916 0 0 1730 1730 1730 1730 17500 4397 13103 13103 13103 166320 116866 49454 49454 0 22818 24666 -1848 -1848 0 1550551 1029216 -1848 51184 0 0 0 0 86445 86445 0 865870 740590 23717 101563 0 112401 102345 10056 80728 73867 3058 3803 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20216 2241 9978 7997 13739 12604 1135 0 0 0 0 0 0 23741 23741 0 105248 105248 39761 37050 2711 Program Travel (Stmt of Func E 106554 106554 Contract Labor (Stmt of Func E 69643 68756 887 Utilities and Facility Maint ( 65787 57372 8415 Miscellaneous (Stmt of Func Ex 31366 26020 5346 93289 64831 27664 794 1714788 1378675 221956 114157 517317 369971 21887 22667 0 2500 0 0 0 5819 5455 12436 6503 3459421 1466347 1992112 1993074 27140 42420 0 0 0 0 2576711 2442590 3862 5715 79920 115588 538762 527437 69274 60754 691818 709494 X 1608403 1556815 276490 176281 1884893 1733096 2576711 2442590 -164237 12440 X false true X false false X 875668 1459207 1554882 1561344 1487196 6938297 24711 25752 22073 20127 22818 115481 0 0 0 900379 1484959 1576955 1581471 1510014 7053778 0 0 7053778 2495 500 2995 0 2495 500 2995 0 60818 133487 141725 155817 168049 659896 963692 1618946 1718680 1737288 1678063 7716669 0.91410 0.92700 0.00040 0.00040 X 513440 513440 2182095 815253 1366842 370276 272469 97807 393610 378625 14985 1993074 Accrued Liabilities (Stmt of Fin Pos) 60754 60754 false Annual Fundraising Dinner 79697 79697 40666 Recital 65899 65899 40451 1 13972 13972 26225 159568 159568 107342 107342 52226 false false false false false false false false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Form 990 is emailed to the Treasurer for review and revision/approval. The final version is prepared and a copy of the 990 is presented to the Board by the Treasurer. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Signed conflict of interest policies are received by Board Members on an annual basis and are maintained and updated by the Secretary of the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The Executive committee, minus the Executive Director, reviews the work of the Executive Director, documents the process for determining appropriate compensation and makes a recommendation to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors then votes on the reccommendation. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Information is made available upon written request to provide the public with governing documents, details of organizational policies and financial information that is not already provided on the organization's website.