Rebuilding Blocks FY2022 filing

Not tax-deductible

Philadelphia, PA501(c)(4)Since 2011Community DevelopmentEIN 45-3585446

Rehabilitates derelict properties.Organizations mission is to promote the health and safety of the general public within the City and County of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by alleviating the conditions that constitute blight in abandoned structures and vacant lots.

92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$12K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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 $25K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$12K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$375K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$220K
+71% vs prior year
Spent
$220K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$535K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$220K
FY2022▲ +71%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$379K
FY2020$129K
FY2022$220K
FY2023$627K
FY2024$381K
FY2024$261K
Expenses
$220K
FY2022▼ -22%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$99K
FY2020$282K
FY2022$220K
FY2023$627K
FY2024$381K
FY2024$261K
Net assets
$535K
FY2022▲ +0.7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$684K
FY2020$531K
FY2022$535K
FY2023$32K
FY2024$32K
FY2024$32K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2014.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $203K Management & general 8% · $17K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $12K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$12,500Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joel Palmer’s $12K as President is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $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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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Revitalizes abandoned buildings and vacant lots to improve public health and safety.

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1 program service account for $203K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Rehabilitates Derelict Properties. Summary of Accomplishments

Act 135 Petitions filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas: --Pending Cases Filed Prior to 1/1/2022-6/30/2022:401-403-405 E. Girard Avenue Commercial Property;712 S. 23rd Street Residential Property;901 Spring Garden Street Train Station (demolished) Pending in federal court;3421R Warden Drive Residential Property;5110 Germantown…

$203Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$220K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$220K
Money outPt IX
$220K
Ln 25
Programscol B$203K
Managementcol C$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$535K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18K
Total assetsLn 16$910K
LiabilitiesLn 26$375K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$220K
Total revenueLn 12$220K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$18K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$18K
Total assetsLn 16$910K
LiabilitiesLn 26$375K
Net assetsLn 32$535K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$957$18K
Total assetsLn 16$673K$910K
LiabilitiesLn 26$138K$375K
Net assetsLn 32$535K$535K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$12K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$9K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$183K$182K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$220K$203K$17K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $381K$381K$0$32K 990 PDF
FY2023 $627K$627K$0$32K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $220K$220K$0$535K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $129K$282K−$153K$531K 990 PDF
FY2019 $379K$99K$279K$684K 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 FY2022 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $220,044 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $220,044$220,044
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $220,044 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$220,044
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $220,044 across 4 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $12,500$12,500
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $12,042$12,042
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,356 · Management $3,189$12,545
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $181,763 · Management $1,194$182,957
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $203,161 · Management $16,883 · Fundraising $0$220,044
Part X · Balance sheet $909,542 assets, 8 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $957$17,613
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $671,886$891,929
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $672,843$909,542
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $137,948$374,647
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $137,948$374,647
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $534,895$534,895
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $534,895$534,895
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $672,843$909,542
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $534,895 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$220,044
XI-2 Total expenses$220,044
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$0
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$534,895
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$534,895

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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