Breakthrough Silicon Valley
Donations deductibleBreakthrough Silicon Valley's network
17 people5 organisationsi17 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
17 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 17 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griselda Panozo Chair | Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Allison Railo | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Antonio Romero | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Bianca Fischli | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Carol Tinsley | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Christina LAI | Vice President | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Diane LU | Vice President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ellen Lintz Dempsey (also filed as Ellen Dempsey) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jocelyne Cardona | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Liza Smyth | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Michele Wyman | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Minh Virasak | Vice Chair | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Neeraj Goel | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ramon Garcia Gomez | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Rita Chen | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Roneeta Guha | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Suchitra Subrahmanyan | Vice President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Ariel Morris Spector | Director | 2019 |
| Courtney Monk | Company secretary | 2020 |
| Daniel Shaw | Treasurer | 2020 |
| Deandra Hicks | Director | 2020 |
| John Hiester | Executive Dir. | since 2019 |
| KIT YIP Fong | Senior Director of Programs & Instruction | since 2021 |
| Mark Asher | Treasurer | 2020 |
| Tamaya Garcia | Vice President of Development | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 May 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hiester | Executive Director | 40 | $168k | $28k | |
| Tamaya Garcia | Vice President of Developm | 40 | $156k | $26k | |
| Kit Yip Fong | Senior Director of Program | 40 | $120k | $12k | |
| Bianca Fischli | Secretary | 3 | $0 | ||
| Griselda Panozo | Chair | 3 | $0 | ||
| Ramon Garcia Gomez | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Jocelyne Cardona | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Rita Chen | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Ellen Lintz Dempsey | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Neeraj Goel | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Roneeta Guha | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Christina Lai | Vice President | 3 | $0 | ||
| Diane Lu | Vice President | 3 | $0 | ||
| Liza Smyth | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Allison Railo | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Antonio Romero | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Suchitra Subrahmanyan | Vice President | 3 | $0 | ||
| Carol Tinsley | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Minh Virasak | Vice Chair | 3 | $0 | ||
| Michele Wyman | Director | 3 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Breakthrough Silicon Valley
- EIN
- 262168102
- Address
- 1635 Park Ave, San Jose, CA, 95126-2123
- State
- California
- Mission
- Breakthrough silicon valley prepares highly-motivated students to become first-generation college graduates and inspires emerging leaders to be the next generation of educators and advocates for equity. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B90 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2007
- Principal officer
- Ramon Garcia-Gomez (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 2009
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsAllison Railo
≥6years on the filingsEllen Lintz Dempsey
≥6years on the filingsRita Chen
≥6years on the filingsSuchitra Subrahmanyan
Latest return
year to 31 May 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 May 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.2m
- Total liabilities
- $180k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.7m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $22k
- Employees
- 44
- Volunteers
- 298
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.8m | $3.2m | Deficit $396k |
| 2023 | $2.2m | $2.9m | Deficit $678k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.