Alabama · Nonprofit
BREAKTHROUGH BIRMINGHAM
BREAKTHROUGH BIRMINGHAM (Alabama) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $701,000 to it, the largest being THE ARLINGTON FOUNDATION ($200,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $540k
- Funders on record
- 13
- Grants received
- $701k
- Net assets
- $282k
What Breakthrough Birmingham does
Mission
Breakthrough Birmingham works with highly motivated, traditionally underrepresented students in Alabama to achieve post-secondary success while empowering aspiring leaders to become the next generation of educators and advocates.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Breakthrough Birmingham's Scholars Program provides middle and high school students with free, year-round academic enrichment, leadership development, and exposure opportunities designed to help them thrive in school and beyond. The Summer Program combines rigorous academics, electives, mentorship, and relationship-building in a joyful learning environment, while the School Year Program provides ongoing academic support, advising, college and career exposure, and community-building throughout the year. ExploreU expands scholars' access to new experiences, campuses, careers, and perspectives through hands-on learning opportunities, trips, and exposure-based programming that helps students envision broader possibilities for their futures.
$161,760 spent$319,113 earned by the program82% of program spendingBreakthrough Birmingham's Thrive Teacher Coaching Program is a 10-month professional development experience designed to support early-career teachers through individualized coaching, skill-building workshops, and a strong professional support network. Teachers work alongside veteran educators to strengthen classroom practice, leadership, confidence, and long-term sustainability in the profession. Participants are compensated for their time and commitment throughout the program.
$35,547 spent$35,000 earned by the program18% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $197,307.
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Mariohn Michel
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 5 funders, grant income rose $25k → $98k.
From the IRS filings of BREAKTHROUGH BIRMINGHAM’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
BREAKTHROUGH BIRMINGHAM leans on a few funders — its largest provides 29% of grant income and the top three 70%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 51% · 2021 35% · 2022 44% · 2023 33% — diversifying over time.
“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.
How long its funders stay
75% of BREAKTHROUGH BIRMINGHAM's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 38% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
98% of BREAKTHROUGH BIRMINGHAM's grant income comes from Alabama funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
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
BREAKTHROUGH BIRMINGHAM runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 17,450 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,450 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In Alabama
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
77% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BREAKTHROUGH BIRMINGHAM?
- BREAKTHROUGH BIRMINGHAM (Alabama) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $701,000 to it, the largest being THE ARLINGTON FOUNDATION ($200,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BREAKTHROUGH BIRMINGHAM have?
- IRS filings report 13 organizations giving $701,000 in grants to BREAKTHROUGH BIRMINGHAM, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BREAKTHROUGH BIRMINGHAM?
- THE ARLINGTON FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $200,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BREAKTHROUGH BIRMINGHAM find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Alabama. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 13 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing