Buildon INC EIN 22-3128648 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Buildon INC FY2020 filing

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Empowers urban high school students through service-learning, building schools internationally, and fostering community engagement with vulnerable populations. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $15.8M in revenue, $15.1M in expenses, and $17.6M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1991
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · International
Location
Stamford, CT
Website
www.buildon.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$15.8MFY2020
Expenses
$15.1M
Net assets
$17.6M
People
27
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  22-3128648 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Stamford, CT Founded 1991
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Empowers urban high school students through service-learning, building schools internationally, and fostering community engagement with vulnerable populations.
Leadership
Jim Ziolkowski · Chairman and CEO · $371K
Money in and out
$15.8M revenue, $15.1M expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$15.8M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$15.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$17.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $766K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
12.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$15.8M
FY2020
Expenses
$15.1M
FY2020
Total assets
$18.3M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$615K
FY2020
Total revenue
$15.8M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$15.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$17.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$766K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$18.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBuildon INC
EINHdr · item D22-3128648
Principal addressHdr · item CStamford, CT
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.buildon.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1991
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q300)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1992

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman and CEO
$371,074Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Revenue Officer/Secretary
$248,040Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$180,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Experience Officer
$176,573Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$167,467Pt VII · Sec A
VP Community Teams
$124,800Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Philanthropy
$124,308Pt VII · Sec A
VP Business Development
$123,724Pt VII · Sec A

Jim Ziolkowski’s $591K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 344 $10–100M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jim Ziolkowski$591,144$555,651$403,039$385,929$371,074
Marc Friedman$322,063$303,833$281,327$263,594$248,040
Carrie Pena$227,900$215,000$204,156$187,646$176,573
Frank Ertl$224,898$220,488$204,235$191,288$180,000
Rosann Jager$201,564$195,693$188,167$176,469$167,467
Thomas Silverman$175,000$161,042
Tom Silverman$162,323
Erin Hartsough$150,000$150,000$143,713$129,272$124,800

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $12.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Buildon Global

Since 1991, buildon has mobilized rural villages in some of the poorest countries in the world, to build more than 1,804 schools (with 190 built in 2020) in the following locations: burkina faso (115), haiti (180), malawi (362), mali (351), nepal (275), nicaragua (259), senegal (226), and guatemala (22).

$8.9Mprogram expense
02

Buildon US

Buildon's service learning programs are confronting the education crisis in the united states by addressing indicators, such as truancy, graduation rates, school participation, and civic engagement.

$3.7Mprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$14.5M · 92%
Other revenue$921K · 6%
Investment income$352K · 2%
Contributions & grants92%$14.5M
Other revenue6%$921K
Investment income2%$352K
— government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Total revenueLn 12$15.8M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.10
Program services84%$12.6M
Management & general6%$955K
Fundraising10%$1.5M
Total functional expensesLn 25$15.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$18.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$615K
Total net assetsLn 32$17.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed3.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $14.0M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $15.1M · Less non-cash grants $1.2M · Cash operating expenses/yr $13.9M
12.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $12.6M · Total expenses $15.1M
84%
Management & General
Management & general $955K · Total expenses $15.1M
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1.5M · Total expenses $15.1M
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $1.5M · Solicited contributions $13.3M
$0.11 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $14.5M · Total revenue $15.8M
92%
Government reliance
Government grants $1.3M · Total revenue $15.8M
8%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $15.8M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $352K · Total revenue $15.8M
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $15.1M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $15.8M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $17.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $15.8M · Expenses $15.1M
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $18.3M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $17.6M · Total assets $18.3M
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $9.8M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $18.3M
54%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jim Ziolkowski · Reported title CHAIRMAN AND CEO · Highest reported compensation $371K · Total expenses $15.1M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $8.4M · Total expenses $15.1M
56%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Investment management fee ratio 0.1%
Legal fee ratio 0.03%
Accounting fee ratio 0.5%
Fundraising fee ratio 0.01%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Futures ProjectFY2025$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$45K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$24.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$22.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$18.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$16.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$15.8M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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