The Builder Foundation EIN 47-0844890

The Builder Foundation

EIN  47-0844890 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Omaha, NE
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Trains young people for construction careers through education and hands-on experience.
Leadership
Mark Bowder · Executive Director
Money in and out
$348K revenue, $289K expenses
Bottom line
68% program efficiency

Trains young people for construction careers through education and hands-on experience. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $348K in revenue, $289K in expenses, and $987K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$348K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$289K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$987K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $59K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
68%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ ×21 vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+17%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +274% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$348K
FY2025▲ +72%
Expenses
$289K
FY2025▲ +30%
Total assets
$987K
FY2025▲ +5%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Total revenue
$348K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$289K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$987K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$59K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$987K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B68%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $198K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The builder foundation sponsors high school students at a local community college in the construction courses as well as providing scholarships to those young individuals who are seeking degrees in the construction industry

$198Kprogram expense
02

The board has developed 48 affordable rental units which produced developer fees and potentially an ongoing income stream from rental agreements in an effort to support and expand the mission of the builder foundation to help assist individuals entering into the construction trade.

Pt IX · col B
03

The builder foundation provides grants to instructors who provide training to high school students with interest in the construction industry

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Builder Foundation
EINHdr · item D47-0844890
Principal addressHdr · item COmaha, NE
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thebuilderfoundation.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNE
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2002

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past-President/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Co-Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$338K · 97%
Other revenue$9K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$338K
Other revenue3%$9K
Program service revenue$650
Total revenueLn 12$348K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.02
Program services68%$198K
Management & general30%$86K
Fundraising2%$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$289K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$51K
Total assetsLn 16$987K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$987K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $51K · Operating expenses/yr $289K
2.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $198K · Total expenses $289K
68%
Management & General
Management & general $86K · Total expenses $289K
30%
Fundraising
Fundraising $5K · Total expenses $289K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $15K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $215K
$0.07 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $338K · Total revenue $348K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $348K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $650 · Total revenue $348K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $348K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $650 · Total expenses $289K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $348K · Prior year $202K
+72%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $96K · FY2024 $348K
+29%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $987K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $348K · Expenses $289K
+17%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $987K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $987K · Total assets $987K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $987K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mark Bowder · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $289K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $289K
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 68%
Overhead ratio 30%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 72%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $88K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$31,406
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$35,610
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,500

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$348K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$202K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$137K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$189K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$109K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$96K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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