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.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$265K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.1M a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$265K
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
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$1.1M
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
29
of 29 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.7M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$8.0M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$6.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.7M
FY2021▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.3M
FY2021$9.7M
FY2022$16.9M
FY2023$26.2M
FY2024$18.3M
FY2025$24.3M
Expenses
$8.0M
FY2021▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.4M
FY2021$8.0M
FY2022$10.4M
FY2023$16.0M
FY2024$20.2M
FY2025$25.2M
Net assets
$6.7M
FY2021▲ +46%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$6.7M
FY2022$13.2M
FY2023$23.4M
FY2024$21.5M
FY2025$20.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1969.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $6.3M Management & general 14% · $1.1M Fundraising 7% · $591K

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

31 people listed on the 990; $265K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$159,889Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$105,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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

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  • 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 · $6.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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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.

$6.3Mprogram expense

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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$21
Money outPt IX
$8.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.3M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$591K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
31
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a29
IndependentVI 1b29
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$729K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$711K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$21
Gains on assetsLn 7−$402K
Total revenueLn 12$9.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$586K
SavingsLn 2$4.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$921K
Total assetsLn 16$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$6.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5627
VolunteersI 6242
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$951K$921K
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$4.6M$6.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$38K$38K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$180K$63K$108K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.8M$3.7M$697K$363K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$468K$359K$69K$40K
Payroll taxesLn 10$414K$324K$61K$29K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K$650$263
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$16K$2K$755
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$60K$60K
Investment management feesLn 11f$16$16
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$766K$650K$83K$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$376K$331K$24K$21K
Information technologyLn 14$105K$90K$10K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$125K$107K$11K$7K
TravelLn 17$54K$45K$6K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$7K$792$621
InterestLn 20$16K$13K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$107K$107K
InsuranceLn 23$36K$23K$10K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$454K$411K$27K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.0M$6.3M$1.1M$591K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $24.3M$25.2M−$934K$20.5M 990 PDF
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 Viewing $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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $9,678,414 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,897,338$10,085,991
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,358$13,502
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $359,910−$401,566
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,804−$19,513
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,275,410$9,678,414
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $31,667$37,878
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,000,493$5,817,423
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$60,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,381,278$2,071,074
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,413,438$7,986,375
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,861,972$1,692,039
Part VI · Governance 29 of 29 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body29
VI-1b Independent voting members29
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,678,414 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$102,184
VIII-1c Fundraising events$711,085
VIII-1e Government grants$3,650,858
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,621,864
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$728,734
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,085,991
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,502$13,502
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21$21
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$401,587−$401,587
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$19,513−$19,513
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,502 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$421,079$9,678,414
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,986,375 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $37,878$37,878
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,904 · Management $107,836 · Fundraising $8,986$179,726
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,695,572 · Management $696,733 · Fundraising $363,488$4,755,793
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $359,239 · Management $69,203 · Fundraising $39,799$468,241
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $323,701 · Management $61,390 · Fundraising $28,572$413,663
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,587 · Management $650 · Fundraising $263$6,500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,999 · Management $1,861 · Fundraising $755$18,615
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $60,000$60,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $16$16
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $649,539 · Management $82,535 · Fundraising $33,461$765,535
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $330,703 · Management $24,173 · Fundraising $20,959$375,835
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $89,958 · Management $10,464 · Fundraising $4,242$104,664
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $107,325 · Management $10,836 · Fundraising $6,754$124,915
IX-17 TravelPrograms $44,566 · Management $6,416 · Fundraising $3,151$54,133
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,606 · Management $792 · Fundraising $621$8,019
IX-20 InterestPrograms $13,043 · Management $2,705$15,748
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $106,658$106,658
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,016 · Management $9,843 · Fundraising $3,488$36,347
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $410,521 · Management $27,153 · Fundraising $16,415$454,089
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,282,815 · Management $1,112,606 · Fundraising $590,954$7,986,375
Part X · Balance sheet $7,733,776 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $805,704$585,529
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,964,305$3,997,515
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,137,919$2,137,631
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $70,767$92,428
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $951,386$920,673
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,986,625$7,733,776
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $441,919$677,508
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $390,949$48,747
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,413,383$1,065,423
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,461,648$1,044,234
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,111,594$5,624,119
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,573,242$6,668,353
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,986,625$7,733,776
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,668,353 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,678,414
XI-2 Total expenses$7,986,375
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,692,039
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,573,242
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$403,072
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,668,353

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