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Buildings for Babies INC EIN 27-0049020

Buildings for Babies INC

EIN  27-0049020 Private foundation / grantmaker Thayer, MO
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
A private foundation based in Thayer, MO. It reported about $760K in revenue for 2025.
Leadership
V Dale Schamel · Chief Financial Officer
Money in and out
$760K revenue, $671K expenses
Bottom line
—

A private foundation based in Thayer, MO. It reported about $760K in revenue for 2025. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $760K in revenue, $671K in expenses, and $3.4M in net assets.Pt I

Grants paid & assets · FY2025
Total revenue
$760K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$671K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $89K
Total assets
5.0M
deployed as grants and operations
Grants paid
240K
in FY2025
Grants made
20grants
total in period
Payout rate
5%
of assets (5% rule)

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 20 grants · $240K · 2025–2025
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Vision Books INCFY2025$44,000
Word of Life TabernacleFY2025$22,252
Hickory Bible TabernacleFY2025$20,000
True Word TabernacleFY2025$10,000
Cosmin StephanFY2025$7,500
New Life OutreachFY2025$6,250
St Jude Children's Research Hospitall69FY2025$6,000
Tonkunbo ThompsonFY2025$5,000
Bible Tabernacle ChurchFY2025$5,000
Apostolic TabernacleFY2025$5,000
House of FellowshipFY2025$5,000
Church of the Open DoorFY2025$5,000
Grace TabernacleFY2025$2,883
Forrest FarmerFY2025$2,500
Active Existance Initiative LtdFY2025$2,500
Steadfast Still INCFY2025$2,270
Heather CrewsFY2025$508
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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$12K
Median grantPart XV$5K
Largest grantPart XV$87K

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990-PF
Revenue
$760K
FY2025▲ +81%
Expenses
$671K
FY2025▲ +14%
Total assets
$5.0M
FY2025▲ +2%
Total liabilities
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +1%
Total revenue
$760K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$671K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Total assetsPt II$5.0M

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBuildings for Babies INC
EINHdr · item D27-0049020
Principal addressHdr · item CThayer, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.buildingsforbabies.org
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1apending
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12a—
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13—
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14—
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a—
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2—

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
V Dale Schamel
Chief Financial Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$458K · 60%
Other revenue$230K · 30%
Investment income$72K · 9%
Contributions & grants60%$458K
Other revenue30%$230K
Investment income9%$72K
Total revenueLn 12$760K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Grants & contributions paid $0.36 Operating & administrative $0.64
Grants & contributions paid36%$240K
Operating & administrative64%$432K
Total functional expensesLn 25$671K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Total net assetsLn 32$3.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed29.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Payout rate
Grants paid $0 · Total assets $5.0M
0%
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants — · Total revenue $760K
—
Government reliance
not reported
Earned-income share
not reported
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $760K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
not reported
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $760K · Prior year $419K
+81%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $265K · FY2025 $760K
+23%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $3.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $760K · Expenses $671K
+12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $5.0M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $3.4M · Total assets $5.0M
68%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual V Dale Schamel · Reported title Chief Financial Officer · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $671K
0%
Personnel share
not reported
Peer comparison

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Revenue growth 81%——

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$760K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$419K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$744K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$563K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$428K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$265K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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