Mission
BREAKTHROUGH COLLABORATIVE WORKS WITH MOTIVATED, TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS AND EMPOWERS ASPIRING LEADERS TO BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF EDUCATORS AND ADVOCATES.
Public Charity
THE BREAKTHROUGH COLLABORATIVE
THE BREAKTHROUGH COLLABORATIVE is a Public Charity headquartered in SAN FRANCISCO, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.4M revenue, $7.3M expenses, $5.3M total assets. 76 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $8.9M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 943140620
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Educational Services
NTEE: B90
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.4M
Total Expenses$7.3M
Total Assets$5.3M
Grant Records76
Funding Total$8.9M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at The Breakthrough Collaborative
How The Breakthrough Collaborative divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$62
Programs
the work itself
$18
Management
running the organization
$20
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $62 for programs
$62
We serve our constituencies across a collaborative network of 24 affiliates throughout the united states, reaching an average of 8,000 students and nearly 1,000 teaching fellows each of…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT
$600,000
ASSISTING DISADVANTAGED, DISABLED, AND AT-RISK FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
$100,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$95,000
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$75,000
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$65,000
Showing up to 5 of 76 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TRUSTEE
Abby Zanarini
TREASURER
Aditya Kaddu
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Alex Serna
TRUSTEE
Allan Dowiak
DIR. OF INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
Ambler Ochstein
MANAGING DIR. OF MARKETING & COMM.
Andrea Giles
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.4M | $7.3M | $5.3M |
| 2024 | $6.3M | $5.9M | $8.1M |
| 2023 | $7.9M | $5.4M | $7.8M |
| 2022 | $3.0M | $3.9M | $4.8M |
| 2021 | $4.7M | $2.8M | $5.6M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $4.7M to $4.4M (-7%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.3M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.