Washington · Nonprofit
BREAKING BARRIERS FOUNDATION
BREAKING BARRIERS FOUNDATION (Washington) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $52,000 to it, the largest being HAZEL MILLER FOUNDATION ($42,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $55k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $52k
- Net assets
- $756
What Breaking Barriers Foundation does
Mission
Breaking Barriers Foundation is dedicated to advancing educational equity for Black students in Washington by providing scholarships, mentorship, and community outreach programs focused on careers in STEM and nursing.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Program
In 2024, Breaking Barriers Foundation awarded six scholarships to African students pursuing STEM and nursing degrees, launched a mentorship program connecting students to professionals in their fields, and hosted community outreach events to raise awareness about educational opportunities. The organization also collaborated with local colleges, including Edmonds and Everett Community College, to introduce underrepresented students to informatics and healthcare career paths. These efforts supported our mission of advancing educational equity for African and Black students in Washington.
$40,000 spentof which $8,985 as grants100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $40,000.
Leadership and staff
Board chair
Violet Gleny Parks
Chairperson
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of BREAKING BARRIERS FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BREAKING BARRIERS FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 81% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of BREAKING BARRIERS FOUNDATION's grant income comes from Washington funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
BREAKING BARRIERS FOUNDATION receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $52k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,859 education nonprofits under $100k, FY2024
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In Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BREAKING BARRIERS FOUNDATION?
- BREAKING BARRIERS FOUNDATION (Washington) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $52,000 to it, the largest being HAZEL MILLER FOUNDATION ($42,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BREAKING BARRIERS FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $52,000 in grants to BREAKING BARRIERS FOUNDATION.
- Who is the largest funder of BREAKING BARRIERS FOUNDATION?
- HAZEL MILLER FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $42,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BREAKING BARRIERS FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing