BREAKING BARRIERS INTERNATIONAL
EIN 92-2847183 · Family Violence Shelters (P43)
What they do
BREAKING BARRIERS INTERNATIONAL is AN ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS to UPLIFT CHILDREN IN URBAN and IMPOVERISHED AREAS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA or VIOLENCE or LIVE AMONGST IT. WE AIM to SUPPORT CHILDREN IMPACTED BY TRAUMA and VIOLENCE WHILE IDENTIFYING THE ROOT CAUSES and BRINGING AWARENESS of THEIR EXPERIENCES and ENVIRONMENTS to OTHERS for GREATER UNDERSTANDING. WE PROVIDE SAFE SPACES and OPPORTUNITIES for CHILDREN to HEAL, GROW, and BE EXPOSED to NEW and POSITIVE EXPERIENCES, and ALLOW CHILDREN to EXPLORE THEIR UNTAPPED POTENTIAL. THE BUTTERFLY SYMBOLIZES TRANSFORMATION, HOPE, POWER of POSITIVE CHANGE, and THE BEGINNING of NEW LIFE-A GOAL for ALL of OUR CHILDREN.
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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
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They name their leaders6 people are listed in the latest report.
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (6)
BARBARA COOK-STRONGSECRETARY
DR TIFFANY GHOLSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
EARL MCDOWELL JRTREASURER
MARCIE HAWKINSPRESIDENT
MARVIN TEERBOARD MEMBER
ONDINE GROSSBOARD MEMBER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2023
- Location
- 1711 NANCY BETH DR, CHAMPAIGN, IL 61822-7391
- County
- St. Clair
- In care of
- % TIFFANY GHOLSON
- Primary officer
- TIFFANY GHOLSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA
- NTEE classification
- Family Violence Shelters (P43)
- IRS tax category
- Family Violence Shelters