Organizations Filed Purposes:
Break the Barriers, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, celebrates the awareness and victories of individuals of varying abilities, ethnicities, ages, and socioeconomic statuses through exceptional programs, outreach, and inclusive education. Established in 1984, our mission is to serve both local and global communities in order for individuals to achieve optimal physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development. Break the Barriers strives to improve participants quality of life by helping individuals develop their full potential as well as overcome impeding physical and mental confinements.Locally, Break the Barriers primarily serves our community through our 39,000 square-foot Ability Center, which acts as the backdrop for our 27 inclusive programs. Over 3,000 individuals enter through our facilitys doors on a weekly basis, including Buddy students from Valley Schools and inner-city youth and a growing population of Veterans. Break the Barriers staff continually adapt our offered
Break the Barriers mission is to serve both local and global communities through inclusive sports, performing arts, workshops, outreach and education. Break the Barriers empowers individuals of all ages to achieve optimal, physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development.
Through foundation grants, fundraising events, individual and corporate donations, Break the Barriers serves 2,485 people with various abilities weekly in house and hundreds of thousands annually in our community and around the world. Break the Barriers is the largest recreation, education, and aftercare rehabilitation program in the nation for veterans and active duty members outside of the Veterans Administration. Break the Barriers serves underserved youth through recreation and literacy programs.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Jared Hergenrader | Executive Dir. | 50 | $74,964 |
Deby Hergenrader | Founder/COO | 45 | $74,844 |
Mike Hernandez | President | 5 | $0 |
Jason Howard | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
David Vonah | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
Tom Milne | Director | 1 | $0 |
Jill Carson | Director | 1 | $0 |
Tamera Wong | Director | 1 | $0 |
Kelly Kruger | Director | 1 | $0 |
Linda Hergenrader | Director | 1 | $0 |
Josh Watney | Director | 1 | $0 |
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