Become A Monthly Donor
Join a growing community fueling opportunity year-round.
Every month, Breakthrough’s Friends of First Gen make it possible for hundreds of students and families to navigate their path to and through college. Their consistent support provides the stability we need to meet urgent needs, offer one-on-one advising, and invest in long-term student success.
$10
Provides snacks and meals for middle school students during Out of School Time Enrichment (After School Hours + Super Saturdays).
$20
Funds field trips and summer experiences for a middle schooler in Summer Academy
$50
Supports a high school student’s transition from high school to college — advising workshops, college visits, transportation, and celebrations.
$100
Provides College Persistence Support & Advising for first-generation college students, including tuition assistance and wraparound supports.
$150
Powers postsecondary persistence advising and career support.
$175
Provides a full year of Breakthrough programming for one student
Have questions about your gift or want to learn more about your impact?
Our Development Team would love to connect, reach out anytime at donations@breakthroughctx.org.
What if I want to change my gift?
Your recurring online donation is secure and flexible. You choose the amount you wish to give each month and the gifts are set up to be charged automatically, like a subscription. Your giving can be changed or canceled at any time by visiting Breakthrough’s Donor Portal or contacting us at donations@breakthroughctx.org
Will I receive a tax receipt?
Breakthrough provides a receipt for your first month’s gift, indicating the start of monthly payments. In each month that follows, you can expect an email confirmation of giving, but no separate receipt. At the beginning of each year, we will send you a full-year receipt to detail your total giving for tax purposes. If you’d like anything different, just let us know.
Breakthrough Central Texas is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 74-2991346), and your gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law.
Meet the community that’s changing lives.
Friends of First Gen is made up of generous, determined people—just like you. Together, our Breakthrough community has already helped more than 500 first-generation students walk the path to and through college—and thousands more are on the way. By standing with us, you’ll be part of the movement that’s opening doors, fueling dreams, and shaping brighter futures. You’re going to fit right in.
I support Breakthrough because it’s a tangible way to support educational equity, the belief that every child should receive what they need to develop to their full academic and social potential. Breakthrough works to ensure equally high outcomes for all students in our educational system; removing the predictability of success or failure that currently correlates with any social or cultural factor. This transformational work can only be done in community, in trusting partnerships with students and their families.
KAT KELLEY
High School English Teacher
Former Breakthrough Summer Teacher and Instructional Coach
As a Breakthrough alum I know first hand the significance of having a community of supporters invested in your success. From the selfless teachers who give their summers to prepare you for the following years’s curriculum, the staff who work tirelessly to turn the program’s lofty goals into reality, and the donors who’s contributions fuel the whole operation, everyone is working to support the individual student. Success on this scale is not possible without a community dedicated to empowering first generation college students.
ESTEBAN SERRANO
Capt Serrano USM
Breakthrough Alumni
Being a Professor now and having been a first-generation student previously, I feel honored to support Breakthrough’s work and their students. I believe Breakthrough has an important impact on the education of our community and is planting the seed for a brighter future in Texas.
XAVIER FONOLL ALMANSA
Assistant Professor, UT Austin | Dept. of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering