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.
50¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$45K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2020 · 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
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
50%
of spending
Concern: 50% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$45K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $21K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$225K
Spent
$225K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$225K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2021$283K
FY2022$302K
FY2023$301K
Expenses
$225K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$378K
FY2023$297K
Net assets
$0
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$32K
FY2023$15K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim
You’re viewing the FY2020 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2023) →

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

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $111K Management & general 10% · $23K Fundraising 40% · $91K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $45K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$44,836Pt 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.

See Build a Better US INC 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

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

Questions for Build a Better US INC

Tap to ask. Build a Better US INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Build a Better US INC answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $111K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Individual & marriage group life coaching sessions is the primary service. In 2020 the organization increased individual and couples served with our coaching & therapy services which increased by 50%

$111Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$225K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$115K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Money outPt IX
$225K
Ln 25
Programscol B$111K
Managementcol C$23K
Fundraisingcol D$91K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$115K
Total revenueLn 12$225K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Total assetsLn 16$0$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$170$170
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$4K$0$4K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$825$0$825$0
Management feesLn 11a$111K$106K$5K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$6K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$65K$0$0$65K
Office expensesLn 13$483$0$483$0
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$1K$0
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$941$249$692$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$0$5K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$0$0$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$225K$111K$23K$91K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $301K$297K$4K$15K 990 PDF
FY2022 $302K$378K−$76K$32K 990 PDF
FY2021 $283K$236K$46K$0 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $225K$225K$318$0 990 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $225,012 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$110,485
I-9 Program service revenue$114,527
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$225,012
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$170
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$4,625
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$219,899
I-18 Total expenses$224,694
I-19 Revenue less expenses$318
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $225,012 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$110,485
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$110,485
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$114,527
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $114,527 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$225,012
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $224,694 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $170$170
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $3,800 · Fundraising $0$3,800
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $825 · Fundraising $0$825
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $105,650 · Management $5,362 · Fundraising $0$111,012
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,797 · Fundraising $0$5,797
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $65,082$65,082
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $483 · Fundraising $0$483
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,145 · Management $1,066 · Fundraising $0$5,211
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,046 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,046
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $249 · Management $692 · Fundraising $0$941
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $4,876 · Fundraising $14,428$19,304
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $11,023$11,023
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $111,260 · Management $22,901 · Fundraising $90,533$224,694
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$225,012
XI-2 Total expenses$224,694
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$318
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 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.