philanthropy.org | 990 Resource | FAQ Verify yourself
Sign in

Building Futures FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Saint Louis, MO501(c)(3)Youth Development EIN 45-4670246Revenue $496K in FY2023

On file with the IRSbuilding-futures.orgPo Box 15195, 63110-0195 · Saint Louis, MOTax-exempt since Mar 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more)

What claiming does How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

Our foundation promotes education through design build classes and helps provide materials, tools and a computer to provide design build classes in city schools during the day and for adults in the evening

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

Before you give

FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $16K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$496K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$449K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$576K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$496K
FY2023▲ +26%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$262K
FY2022$395K
FY2023$496K
FY2024$705K
FY2025$427K
Expenses
$449K
FY2023▲ +9%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$263K
FY2022$412K
FY2023$449K
FY2024$552K
FY2025$481K
Net assets
$576K
FY2023▲ +9%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$546K
FY2022$529K
FY2023$576K
FY2024$737K
FY2025$675K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending May 2023) · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2023 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2015-10-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2013.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $295K Management & general 34% · $155K

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Jusean Archibald
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Susan Reid
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
See Building Futures executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches design-build skills in schools and for adults, providing materials and tools.

Questions for Building Futures

Tap to ask. Building Futures sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Building Futures answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $295K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Provide educational classes in schools and adult education classes

$295Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Hawthorn Leadership School FoundationFY2024$10K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$16K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

Download 990
from philanthropy.org
1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$496K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$289K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$207K
Investment incomeLn 3$325
Money outPt IX
$449K
Ln 25
Programscol B$295K
Managementcol C$155K
Owns and owesPt X
$576K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$82K
Total assetsLn 16$600K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$289K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$207K
Investment incomeLn 3$325
Total revenueLn 12$496K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$79K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$82K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$100
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$510K
Other assetsLn 15$200
Total assetsLn 16$600K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
Net assetsLn 32$576K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$42K$82K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$100$100
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$505K$510K
Total assetsLn 16$547K$600K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$24K
Net assetsLn 32$529K$576K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$257K$184K$73K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$13K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$288$288
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$277$209$68
Information technologyLn 14$18K$10K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$209$209
InterestLn 20$767$410$357
InsuranceLn 23$22K$7K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$10K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$68K$52K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$449K$295K$155K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $427K$481K−$54K$675K 990 PDF
FY2024 $705K$552K$152K$737K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $496K$449K$47K$576K 990 PDF
FY2022 $395K$412K−$17K$529K 990 PDF
FY2021 $262K$263K−$683$546K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $496,305 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $216,073$288,549
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $179,215$207,431
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13$325
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $140$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $395,441$496,305
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $249,516$300,042
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $162,910$149,161
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $412,426$449,203
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,985$47,102
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $496,305 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$288,549
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$288,549
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $207,431$207,431
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $325$325
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $207,756 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$496,305
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $449,203 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $183,997 · Management $72,511$256,508
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,373$18,373
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,190 · Management $11,971$25,161
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $288$288
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,610$8,610
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $209 · Management $68$277
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,746 · Management $8,086$17,832
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $16,225$16,225
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $209$209
IX-20 InterestPrograms $410 · Management $357$767
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,851 · Management $15,189$22,040
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,608 · Management $4,818$14,426
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $52,295 · Management $16,192$68,487
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $294,679 · Management $154,524 · Fundraising $0$449,203
Part X · Balance sheet $600,490 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,981$78,677
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,567$3,003
X-4 Accounts receivable$8,467
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $504,713$510,043
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $100$100
X-15 Other assets$200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $546,561$600,490
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,221$19,057
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,000$5,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,230$24,057
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $529,331$576,433
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $546,561$600,490
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $576,433 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$496,305
XI-2 Total expenses$449,203
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$47,102
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$529,331
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$576,433

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.