Environmental stewardship and community resilience by creating a sustainable Lifecycle for the built enviroment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$68K 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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FY2020 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $384K a year · 27% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $35K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$827K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
Spent
$883K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$889K
Expenses
$883K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$883K
FY2021$961K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2014-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $664K Management & general 6% · $51K Fundraising 19% · $168K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$68,427Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shannon Goodman’s $85K as Executive Director is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shannon Goodman$85,000$71,000$73,458$68,427

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

Promotes environmental stewardship and community resilience by creating sustainable lifecycles for the built environment.

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3 programs · $654K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Lifecycle building centers material reuse center provides affordable, reclaimed building materials, with priority given to residents, businesses and nonprofits in low-income communities near LBCS facility in southwest atlanta.

$421Kprogram expense
02

Assist with deconstruction services to maximize the amt. Of usable building materials recovered for reuse as an alternative to demolition. Deconstruction is the practice of disassembling a buildings components so that the building materials can be reused.

$122Kprogram expense
03

Provide assistance to qualifying non profits, schools and houses of faith through in-kind building material donations to lower the cost of their construction projects. LBC has awarded 353 building material grants to 236 non profit organizations since 2011.

$111Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$883K
Ln 25
Programscol B$664K
Managementcol C$51K
Fundraisingcol D$168K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$827K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$99K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$416K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$827K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$411K$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$959K$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$852K$827K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$68K$55K$4K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$341K$289K$16K$36K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$474$398$24$52
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$25K$1K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$5K$2K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$200K$66K$26K$108K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$10K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$219$204$4$11
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$94$235
InterestLn 20$30K$30K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$29K
InsuranceLn 23$90K$89K$897
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$57K$486$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K$80$200
Total functional expensesLn 25$883K$664K$51K$168K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $889K$1.1M−$164K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.3M−$214K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.1M$632K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$961K$767K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.8M$883K$898K$2.0M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,781,033 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,512,608$1,774,316
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,333$3,816
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $682$2,901
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$11,138$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,508,485$1,781,033
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $473,844$439,690
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $637,005$443,488
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,110,849$883,178
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $397,636$897,855
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $1,781,033 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$98,688
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,675,628
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$415,570
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,774,316
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,816$3,816
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,597$1,597
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,304$1,304
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,120 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,597$1,781,033
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $883,178 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,425 · Management $4,106 · Fundraising $8,896$68,427
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $288,736 · Management $16,380 · Fundraising $36,173$341,289
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $398 · Management $24 · Fundraising $52$474
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,780 · Management $1,475 · Fundraising $3,245$29,500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,694 · Management $1,849 · Fundraising $7,682$14,225
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $65,932 · Management $25,973 · Fundraising $107,890$199,795
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,734 · Fundraising $2,433$12,167
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $204 · Management $4 · Fundraising $11$219
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,365 · Management $94 · Fundraising $235$4,694
IX-20 InterestPrograms $30,270$30,270
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $29,474$29,474
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $88,841 · Management $897$89,738
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,205 · Management $486 · Fundraising $1,215$58,906
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,720 · Management $80 · Fundraising $200$4,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $663,778 · Management $51,368 · Fundraising $168,032$883,178
Part X · Balance sheet $2,821,610 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $411,160$1,331,271
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $299,798$169,815
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $210,116$231,873
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,613$12,041
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $958,501$1,076,610
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,948,188$2,821,610
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $61,650$36,003
X-25 Other liabilities$2,885
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $851,602$827,170
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $672,805$914,587
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $423,781$1,079,853
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,096,586$1,994,440
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,948,188$2,821,610
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,994,440 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,781,033
XI-2 Total expenses$883,178
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$897,855
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,096,586
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$14,241
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$14,242
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,994,440

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