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Uncommon Construction INC FY2020 filing

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New Orleans, LA501(c)(3)Youth Development EIN 47-3623284Revenue $420K in FY2020

On file with the IRSuncommonconstruction.orgPo Box 791438, 70179-1438 · New Orleans, LATax-exempt since Aug 2015Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Uncommon Construction uses the build process to empower youth to lead the workforce after high school or college

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
51¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $333K a year · 24% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
51%
of spending
Worth a look: 51% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $26K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$164K
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$420K
Spent
$374K
To programs
51%
Net assets
$227K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$420K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$420K
FY2021$269K
FY2022$774K
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$2.5M
Expenses
$374K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$374K
FY2021$385K
FY2022$547K
FY2023$863K
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$2.7M
Net assets
$227K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$227K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$372K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending May 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2015.

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

Where the money goes

51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 51% · $192K Management & general 33% · $122K Fundraising 16% · $60K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Aaron Frumin
Executive Director
$62,208Pt VII · Sec A
Erin Hardy
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Pointer
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Stimpfel
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rick Yelton
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kelli Perkins
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aaron Frumin’s $130K as Secretary, Chief Executive Officer, Board Member is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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
Aaron Frumin$129,669$92,554$83,705$69,882$63,053$62,208
Mary Bliss McCrossen$126,620—————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Builds homes with youth to prepare them for construction careers.

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3 programs · $192K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Apprenticeship Program

Through uncommons selective apprenticeship program, students from different high schools across the city apply to join a diverse team to earn hourly pay and school credit for building a house together.

$147Kprogram expense
02

Pipeline Development

Uccs pipeline development program involves all aspects of the active recruitment and selection of high school students prior to their enrollment in the apprenticeship program. Each semester, at each of our six partnering schools, ucc hosts at least two recruitment events such as information sessions, during school career fairs, back to…

$38Kprogram expense
03

Hire Uncommon

This program allows schools, businesses, and residents of new orleans to hire out uncommon construction apprentices. The program was not active in 2020 but incurred some expenses and shall resume next year.

$8Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Greater Twin Cities United WayFY2025$26K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$26K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$420K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$426K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Money outPt IX
$374K
Ln 25
Programscol B$192K
Managementcol C$122K
Fundraisingcol D$60K
Owns and owesPt X
$227K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$207K
Total assetsLn 16$392K
LiabilitiesLn 26$164K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$426K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Total revenueLn 12$420K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$207K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$207K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K
Total assetsLn 16$392K
LiabilitiesLn 26$164K
Net assetsLn 32$227K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 545
VolunteersI 6250
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K$207K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$90K$40K
Total assetsLn 16$462K$392K
LiabilitiesLn 26$273K$164K
Net assetsLn 32$189K$227K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$68K$34K$34K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$123K$123K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$12K$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$824$824
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$937$937
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$724$176$548
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$58K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$374K$192K$122K$60K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.5M$2.7M−$215K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.8M$1.6M$1.3M$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$863K$800K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $774K$547K$227K$372K 990 PDF
FY2021 $269K$385K−$115K$144K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $420K$374K$46K$227K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $420,295 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $280,365$425,716
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $42,731$20,300
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $33,465−$25,721
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $356,561$420,295
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $162,157$209,881
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $207,496$164,416
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $369,653$374,297
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,092$45,998
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $420,295 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$25,721 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$425,716
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$425,716
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,300$20,300
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$5,421 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$420,295
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $374,297 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $33,981 · Fundraising $33,981$67,962
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $122,771$122,771
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,800 · Management $3,674 · Fundraising $3,674$19,148
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $824$824
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,074$29,074
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,175$2,175
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $21,411$21,411
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $937 · Fundraising $937$1,874
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,961$2,961
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,865$4,865
IX-17 TravelManagement $5,353$5,353
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $4,366$4,366
IX-20 InterestManagement $6,885$6,885
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $7,894$7,894
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $176 · Management $548$724
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,747 · Management $18,263$76,010
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $192,494 · Management $121,800 · Fundraising $60,003$374,297
Part X · Balance sheet $391,686 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $65,217$206,824
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $75,404$6,960
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $226,462$137,209
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,435$615
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $89,716$40,078
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $462,234$391,686
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,233$13,561
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $157,764$1,772
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,373$132,432
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $273,344$164,441
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $188,890$227,245
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $188,890$227,245
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $462,234$391,686
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $227,245 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$420,295
XI-2 Total expenses$374,297
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$45,998
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$188,890
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$7,643
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$227,245

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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