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Rebuilding Blocks EIN 45-3585446

Rebuilding Blocks

EIN  45-3585446 Membership association Philadelphia, PA Founded 2011
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Revitalizes abandoned buildings and vacant lots to improve public health and safety.
Leadership
Gerald Macdonald · Board Member
Money in and out
$261K revenue, $261K expenses
Bottom line
0% operating surplus

Revitalizes abandoned buildings and vacant lots to improve public health and safety. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $261K in revenue, $261K in expenses, and $32K in net assets.Pt I

Membership & operating revenue · FY2024
Total revenue
$261K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$261K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$32K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.31
Operating surplus
0%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
100%
of revenue from program services & dues0% vs prior filing year
Program spending
69%
of expenses reach member services▲ +3% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$261K
FY2024▼ -32%
Expenses
$261K
FY2024▼ -32%
Total assets
$363K
FY2024▼ -16%
Total liabilities
$331K
FY2024▼ -17%
Total revenue
$261K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$261K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$32K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$363K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $180K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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New Act 135 Filings Property Date of Filing Property Type 1730 Wharton Street 7/30/2024 Mixed Commercial Use Pending Cases Filed Prior to 7/1/2024 Property Date of Filing Property Type 11804 Colman Road 6/24/2024 Residential 8617 Gillespie Street 3/14/2024 Residential 5106-5108 Germantown Avenue 10/18/2023 Mixed Commercial Use 3801-05…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRebuilding Blocks
EINHdr · item D45-3585446
Principal addressHdr · item CPhiladelphia, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jscioliturco.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2011
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Gerald Macdonald
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tanya Steinberg
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Keith Smith
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Beth Grossman
Managing Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carmen Paris
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Arlene Bell
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tanya Steinberg
Board Member
not listedPt VII · Sec A
Gerald Macdonald
Board Member
not listedPt VII · Sec A

Joel Palmer’s $12K as President is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1711 $100K–1M community development 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

NameFY2022FY2019
Joel Palmer$12,500$47,209

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue100%$261K
Total revenueLn 12$261K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.31
Program services69%$180K
Management & general31%$81K
Total functional expensesLn 25$261K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$11K
Total assetsLn 16$363K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$331K
Total net assetsLn 32$32K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $11K · Operating expenses/yr $261K
0.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $180K · Total expenses $261K
69%
Management & General
Management & general $81K · Total expenses $261K
31%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $261K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $261K
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $261K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $261K · Total revenue $261K
100%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $261K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $261K · Total expenses $261K
100%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $261K · Prior year $381K
-32%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $379K · FY2024 $261K
-7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $32K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $261K · Expenses $261K
0%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $363K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $32K · Total assets $363K
9%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $363K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gerald Macdonald · Reported title Board Member · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $261K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $261K
—
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 69%——
Overhead ratio 31%——
Revenue growth -32%——

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.

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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$381K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$627K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$220K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021not on file
FY2020$129K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$379K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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