Building the Future Foundation

East Brunswick, NJUnknown exempt organization EIN 46-5195149Revenue $20K in FY2025Latest return filed Mar 6, 2026

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To achieve sound legislation and public policies with respect to Building infrastructure, economic development and employment opportunities and economic security for working families.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-5195149) · Dispute this line
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $132K a year · 661% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
97% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
9.8 mo
of spending, in cash
9.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
2% of total assets
Liabilities are 2% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
3 of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$20K
-80% vs prior year
Spent
$339K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$270K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$20K
FY2025▼ -80%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$100K
FY2025$20K
Expenses
$339K
FY2025▲ +63%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$39K
FY2021$22K
FY2022$36K
FY2023$269K
FY2024$208K
FY2025$339K
Net assets
$270K
FY2025▼ -54%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$966K
FY2023$697K
FY2024$589K
FY2025$270K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $328K Management & general 3% · $11K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Advocates for laws and policies promoting building, economic growth, jobs, and financial security for working families.

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1 program · $328K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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To achieve sound legislation and public policies with respect to building infrastructure, economic development and employment opportunities and economic security for working families.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-5195149) · Dispute this line
$328Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $600K · 2022–2025
Building the Future NY INCFY2025$250,000
Voters ProjectFY2025$50,000
NJ Leading TogetherFY2024$25,000
Stronger Fairer ForwardNJ · FY2023$100,000
NJ Leading TogetherFY2023$100,000
Moving NJ Together (nj)NJ · FY2023$50,000
Razom INCNY · FY2022$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$20K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20K
Money outPt IX
$339K
Ln 25
Programscol B$328K
Managementcol C$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$270K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$276K
Total assetsLn 16$276K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20K
Total revenueLn 12$20K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$276K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$276K
Total assetsLn 16$276K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$270K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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$594K$276K
Total assetsLn 16$594K$276K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$589K$270K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$300K$300K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$248$248
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$339K$328K$11K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 6, 2026 $20K$339K−$319K$270K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 28, 2025 $100K$208K−$108K$589K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 12, 2024 $0$269K−$269K$697K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 23, 2023 $0$36K−$36K$966K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 3, 2022 $0$22K−$22K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 13, 2021 $0$39K−$39K$1.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $20,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $100,000$20,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $100,000$20,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $40,000$300,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $168,226$38,599
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $208,226$338,599
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$108,226−$318,599
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $20,000 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$20,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$20,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$20,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $338,599 across 7 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $300,000$300,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,821$2,821
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,650$5,650
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,496$2,496
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $25,122$25,122
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $248$248
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,262$2,262
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $327,618 · Management $10,981 · Fundraising $0$338,599
Part X · Balance sheet $275,726 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $594,075$275,726
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $594,075$275,726
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,250$5,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,250$5,500
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $588,825$270,226
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $588,825$270,226
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $594,075$275,726
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $270,226 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$20,000
XI-2 Total expenses$338,599
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$318,599
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$588,825
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$270,226

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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