Build a Better US INC

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Germantown, TN501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 45-4785740Revenue $301K in FY2023

On file with the IRS1779 Kirby Pkwy, 38138-3666 · Germantown, TNTax-exempt since Feb 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To inspire and holistically nuture couples families and individuals. To be a viable resource to enable and develop individuals and couples to become Better through life coaching, therapy and personal development

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2023 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$51K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 53% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $21K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$301K
-0.3% vs prior year
Spent
$297K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$15K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$301K
FY2023-0.3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2021$283K
FY2022$302K
FY2023$301K
Expenses
$297K
FY2023▼ -21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$378K
FY2023$297K
Net assets
$15K
FY2023▼ -51%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$32K
FY2023$15K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Feb 2014.

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

Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $175K Management & general 34% · $102K Fundraising 7% · $20K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $51K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Director
$51,121Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bradley Thompson’s $51K as President/Director is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shayna Wildermuth—$58,879——
Bradley Thompson$51,121$56,211$29,712$44,836

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Nurtures individuals, couples, and families through life coaching, therapy, and personal development.

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1 program · $175K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Provided continuous coaching to people by setting and reaching personal and health goals.Provided ongoing philanthropic support to help maintain orphanage overseas.

$175Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$21K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$301K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$215K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$86K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1
Money outPt IX
$297K
Ln 25
Programscol B$175K
Managementcol C$102K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$15K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15K
Total assetsLn 16$15K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$215K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$86K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1
Total revenueLn 12$301K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$15K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$15K
Total assetsLn 16$15K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$15K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$32K$15K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$32K$15K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$878$878
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$32K$32K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$128K$102K$26K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$0$14K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$0$0$18K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$0$18K$0
Information technologyLn 14$14K$11K$2K$567
TravelLn 17$22K$22K$238$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$46K$3K$42K$723
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$0$968
Total functional expensesLn 25$297K$175K$102K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $301K$297K$4K$15K 990 PDF
FY2022 $302K$378K−$76K$32K 990 PDF
FY2021 $283K$236K$46K$0 990 PDF
FY2020 $225K$225K$318$0 990 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $300,794 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $219,096$214,844
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $86,589$85,949
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,914$1
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $301,771$300,794
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $21,723$878
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $64,341$33,129
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $291,666$262,654
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $377,730$296,661
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$75,959$4,133
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $300,794 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$214,844
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$214,844
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$85,949
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $85,949 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1$300,794
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $296,661 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $878$878
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $32,006 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$32,006
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,123 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,123
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $102,198 · Management $25,531 · Fundraising $0$127,729
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $14,247 · Fundraising $0$14,247
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $17,554$17,554
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $17,876 · Fundraising $0$17,876
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,382 · Management $1,584 · Fundraising $567$13,533
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,144 · Management $238 · Fundraising $0$22,382
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,106 · Management $42,146 · Fundraising $723$45,975
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,390 · Management $0 · Fundraising $968$3,358
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $175,227 · Management $101,622 · Fundraising $19,812$296,661
Part X · Balance sheet $15,430 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,669$15,430
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $31,669$15,430
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $31,669$15,430
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,669$15,430
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $31,669$15,430
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,430 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$300,794
XI-2 Total expenses$296,661
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,133
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,669
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$20,372
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,430

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

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