Building Resilient Communities

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Building Resilient Communities advocates for and provides resources, tools, and education to disadvantaged and vulnerable communities to prepare for and overcome disasters. We equip families and youth, community and faith-based organizations, small businesses and government.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-2844712) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $42K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
93% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
3.8 mo
of spending, in cash
3.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $66K
3 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
6% of total assets
Liabilities are 6% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$944K
+62% vs prior year
Spent
$735K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$243K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$944K
FY2025▲ +62%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$137K
FY2021$241K
FY2022$626K
FY2023$847K
FY2024$581K
FY2025$944K
Expenses
$735K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$245K
FY2022$609K
FY2023$818K
FY2024$623K
FY2025$735K
Net assets
$243K
FY2025▲ +603%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$37K
FY2021$34K
FY2022$51K
FY2023$104K
FY2024$35K
FY2025$243K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2014.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $687K Management & general 7% · $48K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$87,460Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/ Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Debra J Williams’s $87K as CEO is at the 83rd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Debra J Williams$87,460$67,760$83,200$74,488$57,368$30,996
Vincent McCoy———$2,880——

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

Equips communities with resources and education to prepare for and overcome disasters.

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1 program · $687K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Building Resilient Communities advocates for and provides resources, tools, and education to disadvantaged and vulnerable communities to prepare for and overcome disasters. We equip families and youth, community and faith-based organizations, small businesses and government. We had in-kind donations of supplies of $31,535.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-2844712) · Dispute this line
$687Kprogram 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
Iehp FoundationFY2024$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$66K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$944K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$944K
Money outPt IX
$735K
Ln 25
Programscol B$687K
Managementcol C$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$243K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$233K
Total assetsLn 16$260K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$944K
Government grantsLn 1e$285K
Total revenueLn 12$944K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$93K
SavingsLn 2$140K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$233K
Accounts receivableLn 4$17K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$324
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$7K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$260K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$243K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K$233K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$84K$260K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$35K$243K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$87K$79K$9K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$137K$137K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$20K$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$0$11K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$198$0$198$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$0$6K$0
OccupancyLn 16$17K$16K$2K$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$0$0
InterestLn 20$339$0$339$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$0$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$384K$381K$3K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$58K$47K$11K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$735K$687K$48K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 31, 2026 $944K$735K$209K$243K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 29, 2025 $581K$623K−$42K$35K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 25, 2024 $847K$818K$29K$104K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 8, 2023 $626K$609K$17K$51K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2022 $241K$245K−$4K$34K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 30, 2021 $137K$37K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $943,521 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $580,838$943,521
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $580,838$943,521
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $462,131$251,415
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $160,651$483,267
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $622,782$734,682
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$41,944$208,839
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $943,521 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$284,584
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$658,937
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$943,521
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$943,521
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $734,682 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $78,714 · Management $8,746 · Fundraising $0$87,460
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $136,940 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$136,940
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,115 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,115
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,710 · Management $2,190 · Fundraising $0$21,900
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $10,669 · Fundraising $0$10,669
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $198 · Fundraising $0$198
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $5,590 · Fundraising $0$5,590
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,660 · Management $1,740 · Fundraising $0$17,400
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,448 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,448
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $339 · Fundraising $0$339
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $4,268 · Fundraising $0$4,268
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $381,008 · Management $3,463 · Fundraising $0$384,471
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $47,071 · Management $10,813 · Fundraising $0$57,884
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $686,666 · Management $48,016 · Fundraising $0$734,682
Part X · Balance sheet $259,907 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $47,280$92,971
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $32,833$140,003
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $635$17,350
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $324$324
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $639$7,393
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,866$1,866
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $83,577$259,907
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $28,921$16,412
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $48,921$16,412
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $34,656$243,495
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $34,656$243,495
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $83,577$259,907
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $243,495 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$943,521
XI-2 Total expenses$734,682
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$208,839
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$34,656
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$243,495

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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