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Operation Breakthrough

EIN 43-0971560Human Services Missouri Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Help build our future . . .one child at a time

The mission of Operation Breakthrough is to help children who are living in poverty develop to their fullest potential by providing them a safe, loving and educational environment. Operation Breakthrough also strives to support and empower the children's families through advocacy, referral services and emergency aid. The program began in 1971 with 50 infants, toddlers and preschoolers at 31st and Paseo. In 1976, it expanded to include before- and after-school care. The Center moved to its current location at 31st and Troost in 1981. Since that time, it has added a broad range of social services to meet the needs of the children and their families and in 2006 completed a $13 million facility expansion that increased our licensed capacity. Today, we serve 290 children (0-5 years) in our Early Childhood Education program; 140 school-age children (5 - 13 years) in Before/After-School and Summer programming; and the children's 250+ parents through a broad range of support services.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.72Overall score
out of 100

93.96Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$15,926,558

Total expenses · USD$8,616,112

Program expenses

$6,815,344.59 recorded amount

79.1%

Fundraising expenses

$551,431.17 recorded amount

6.4%

Administrative expenses

$1,232,104.02 recorded amount

14.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Mary Esselman
Recorded compensation: $156,075.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.81%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Operation Breakthrough
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The mission of Operation Breakthrough is to help children who are living in poverty develop to their fullest potential by providing them a safe, loving and educational environment. Operation Breakthrough also strives to support and empower the children's families through advocacy, referral services and emergency aid. The program began in 1971 with 50 infants, toddlers and preschoolers at 31st and Paseo. In 1976, it expanded to include before- and after-school care. The Center moved to its current location at 31st and Troost in 1981. Since that time, it has added a broad range of social services to meet the needs of the children and their families and in 2006 completed a $13 million facility expansion that increased our licensed capacity. Today, we serve 290 children (0-5 years) in our Early Childhood Education program; 140 school-age children (5 - 13 years) in Before/After-School and Summer programming; and the children's 250+ parents through a broad range of support services.
`ein` EIN	43-0971560
`tot_exp` Total expenses	8616112.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.14300000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.064
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7909999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	93.96
`leader` Recorded leader	Mary Esselman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	156075.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0181
`motto` Tagline	Help build our future . . .one child at a time
`name` Charity name	Operation Breakthrough
`tot_rev` Total revenue	15926558.0
`score` Overall score	95.72
`state` State code	MO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Children's and Family Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6815344.591999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	551431.1680000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1232104.016

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 43-0971560
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Children's and Family Services
Recorded location: Missouri (MO)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.