B U I L D Incorporated

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Since 1969EIN 23-7022085

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Build's mission is to inspire hope and offer opportunities so youth facing systemic obstacles can achieve positive futures. Build focuses on hard-to-serve youth in some of chicago's most challenging neighborhoods. Build does this through expertise in youth development, violence prevention/intervention and coalition building.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 242 volunteers and 627 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.9M a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$863K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8.0M
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
29
of 29 voting members
Looks good: 29 of 29 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$24.3M
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$25.2M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$20.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$24.3M
FY2024▲ +33%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.3M
FY2021$9.7M
FY2022$16.9M
FY2023$26.2M
FY2024$18.3M
FY2024$24.3M
Expenses
$25.2M
FY2024▲ +25%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.4M
FY2021$8.0M
FY2022$10.4M
FY2023$16.0M
FY2024$20.2M
FY2024$25.2M
Net assets
$20.5M
FY2024▼ -4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$6.7M
FY2022$13.2M
FY2023$23.4M
FY2024$21.5M
FY2024$20.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1969.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $17.8M Management & general 26% · $6.4M Fundraising 4% · $967K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

34 people listed on the 990; $863K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$233,934Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$136,190Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operations Officer
$131,441Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$124,647Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$122,848Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Community Officer
$113,469Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Adam Alonso$233,934$253,736$197,239$168,939$159,889$152,389
Christopher Campbell$136,190$131,469————
Andres Alvear$131,441$108,441$121,736———
Monique Draper$124,647—————
Kirsten Mallik$122,848$101,768$107,860$108,871$105,000—
Michael J Friedman——$120,619———
Bradly Johnson$113,469—————
Jill Bradley—————$109,938

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers at-risk youth to resist violence, develop life skills, resolve conflicts, and plan for postsecondary education and future careers through school-based programs.

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1 program service account for $17.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Promote positive youth development by equipping youth with life skills necessary to resist the lure of street gangs, violence and drugs. Engage youth in in-school sessions AND/OR after school activities in order to identify issues, seek solutions and mediate disputes.

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 22 grants · $7.4M · 2019–2024
Covenant House Illinois INCIL · FY2024$1,678,096
Maafa Redemption ProjectIL · FY2024$400,097
Unitemized GrantFY2024$134,938
United for Better Living INCIL · FY2024$131,235
Blocks TogetherIL · FY2024$105,933
Maafa Redemption ProjectIL · FY2023$874,500
Covenant House Illinois INCIL · FY2023$732,095
Blocks TogetherIL · FY2023$428,405
United for Better Living INCIL · FY2023$420,163
Unitemized GrantFY2023$85,754
Covenant House Illinois INCIL · FY2022$979,241
Maafa Redemption ProjectIL · FY2022$637,868
Blocks TogetherIL · FY2022$324,810
United for Better Living INCIL · FY2022$318,685
Unitemized GrantFY2022$40,589
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,998
Unitemized GrantFY2021$59,420
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,893
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$24.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$200K
Money outPt IX
$25.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$17.8M
Managementcol C$6.4M
Fundraisingcol D$967K
Owns and owesPt X
$20.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M
Total assetsLn 16$28.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
34
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a29
IndependentVI 1b29
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$14.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$630K
Investment incomeLn 3$200K
Total revenueLn 12$24.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
SavingsLn 2$3.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.2M
Other assetsLn 15$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$28.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.0M
Net assetsLn 32$20.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5627
VolunteersI 6242
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.9M$4.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.3M$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$29.3M$28.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.9M$8.0M
Net assetsLn 32$21.5M$20.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.3M$2.3M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$135K$135K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$263K$190K$60K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$11.5M$8.3M$2.6M$594K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.7M$1.3M$378K$55K
Payroll taxesLn 10$858K$623K$190K$45K
Management feesLn 11a$123K$123K
Accounting feesLn 11c$35K$35K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$60K$60K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$28K$28K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$816K$566K$224K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$104K$38K$41K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$1.4M$1.3M$77K$59K
OccupancyLn 16$1.1M$7K$1.1M$10K
TravelLn 17$404K$391K$13K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$211K$111K$97K$4K
InterestLn 20$299K$201K$99K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$282K$263K$11K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$164K$164K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.7M$2.0M$710K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$738K$203K$519K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$25.2M$17.8M$6.4M$967K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $18.3M$20.2M−$1.9M$21.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $26.2M$16.0M$10.2M$23.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $16.9M$10.4M$6.5M$13.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.7M$8.0M$1.7M$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.3M$6.4M$2.9M$4.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $24,310,298 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$629,970
VIII-1e Government grants$14,297,511
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,265,663
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$24,193,144
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $199,773$199,773
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$266,981−$266,981
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $184,362$184,362
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $184,362 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$67,208$24,310,298
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $25,244,126 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,315,361$2,315,361
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $134,938$134,938
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $190,405 · Management $59,555 · Fundraising $13,022$262,982
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,305,641 · Management $2,610,401 · Fundraising $594,298$11,510,340
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,257,336 · Management $378,383 · Fundraising $54,949$1,690,668
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $622,570 · Management $190,350 · Fundraising $45,007$857,927
IX-11a Management feesManagement $123,278$123,278
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $35,015$35,015
IX-11d Lobbying feesFundraising $60,000$60,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $28,000$28,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $565,576 · Management $224,335 · Fundraising $25,818$815,729
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $38,203 · Management $40,539 · Fundraising $24,938$103,680
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,270,803 · Management $77,065 · Fundraising $58,811$1,406,679
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,184 · Management $1,091,662 · Fundraising $10,322$1,109,168
IX-17 TravelPrograms $391,445 · Management $12,656$404,101
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $110,527 · Management $96,929 · Fundraising $3,950$211,406
IX-20 InterestPrograms $200,514 · Management $98,760$299,274
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $262,524 · Management $11,288 · Fundraising $8,468$282,280
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $163,987$163,987
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,958,362 · Management $710,254 · Fundraising $23,146$2,691,762
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $202,555 · Management $518,993 · Fundraising $16,003$737,551
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $17,833,944 · Management $6,443,450 · Fundraising $966,732$25,244,126
Part X · Balance sheet $28,537,915 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $15,815,312; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $495,994$1,397,422
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,360,441$3,016,462
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,779,819$3,684,249
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $227,051$129,126
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,349,954$3,221,353
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,317,938$1,273,991
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $29,346,509$28,537,915
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,026,786$1,321,348
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,072,171$41,684
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,881,858$8,007,092
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,535,800$13,589,862
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,928,851$6,940,961
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $21,464,651$20,530,823
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $29,346,509$28,537,915
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,530,823 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$24,310,298
XI-2 Total expenses$25,244,126
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$933,828
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$21,464,651
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,530,823

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