Rebuilding Together INC

Tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 1988HousingEIN 52-1585880Revenue $11.5M in FY2024

On file with the IRSrebuildingtogether.org999 N Capitol St Ne Ste 330, 20002-9116 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Sep 1988Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Make essential repairs in partnership with our neighbors to support safe and healthy housing

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 24 volunteers and 39 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $599K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 78% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $24K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.7M
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.5M
-53% vs prior year
Spent
$16.3M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$8.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$11.5M
FY2024▼ -53%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.6M
FY2021$12.4M
FY2022$14.4M
FY2023$24.3M
FY2024$11.5M
Expenses
$16.3M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11.3M
FY2021$12.6M
FY2022$15.0M
FY2023$15.1M
FY2024$16.3M
Net assets
$8.9M
FY2024▼ -36%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$14.0M
FY2024$8.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1988.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $13.1M Management & general 14% · $2.2M Fundraising 5% · $868K

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

33 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President CEO
$301,125Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Offi
$202,950Pt VII · Sec A
Former CEO President
$201,583Pt VII · Sec A
VP Marketing Commun
$197,950Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Network Adv
$168,205Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director
$120,232Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maureen Carlson’s $301K as President CEO is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 676 $10–100M housing 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Caroline Blakely—$344,651$316,028$329,454$301,142
Maureen Carlson$301,125————
Chris Perry$202,950$162,741$147,942$144,234$131,667
Caroline Blakeley$201,583————
Max Gouttebroze$197,950$171,208$178,725$157,549$153,818
Michael Edmison$168,205$143,837$123,159——
Amanda Foster—$157,722$161,298$81,919—
Susan Hawfield———$132,961$149,398

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

Provides free home repairs and modifications for low-income homeowners, veterans, and military families to ensure safe, accessible, and healthy living conditions.

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3 programs · $12.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Safe and Healthy Housing/Affiliate Relations

The organization brings volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of low-income homeowners in need. The organization provides critical repairs, accessibility modifications, and energy efficient upgrades to low-income homes and community centers across the country.

$10.7Mprogram expense
02

Veterans Housing

The veterans housing initiatives primary goal is to assist veterans and military families with home modifications and repairs to improve safety, accessibility, and comfort in their homes.

$1.7Mprogram expense
03

Capacity Corps

Rebuilding together americorps members served essential roles in building the capacity of their host site organizations in important program areas such as: doing outreach to find homeowners to serve, building community partnerships and creating new programs.

$575Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$24K
Grants paid · 385 grants · $27.3M · 2020–2024
MinnesotaMN · FY2024$215,982
North TexasTX · FY2024$209,012
MiamidadeFL · FY2024$196,834
DcalexandriaDC · FY2024$189,333
Rebuilding Together Dayton INCOH · FY2024$188,400
Rebuilding Together AustinTX · FY2024$171,222
ColoradoCO · FY2024$155,976
Rt of the TriangleNC · FY2024$132,044
Rebuilding Together PittsburghPA · FY2024$121,058
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$441K
Money outPt IX
$16.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$13.1M
Managementcol C$2.2M
Fundraisingcol D$868K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$11.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
33
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$454K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$441K
Gains on assetsLn 7$42K
Total revenueLn 12$11.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.4M
Other assetsLn 15$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$11.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M
Net assetsLn 32$8.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 539
VolunteersI 624
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$769K$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.9M$7.4M
Total assetsLn 16$17.7M$11.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M$2.7M
Net assetsLn 32$14.0M$8.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5.8M$5.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$672K$168K$301K$203K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.6M$2.0M$93K$450K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$185K$94K$92K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$583K$297K$160K$126K
Payroll taxesLn 10$350K$167K$133K$50K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$420K$420K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$977K$810K$160K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$616K$102K$491K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$522K$293K$229K
Information technologyLn 14$61K$61K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$22K$5K
TravelLn 17$194K$176K$17K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$345K$318K$19K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$303K$243K$61K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.7M$2.7M
Total functional expensesLn 25$16.3M$13.1M$2.2M$868K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $11.5M$16.3M−$4.7M$8.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $24.3M$15.1M$9.2M$14.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $14.4M$15.0M−$604K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $12.4M$12.6M−$206K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $10.6M$11.3M−$677K$5.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $11,511,606 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $21,974,892$8,390,241
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,477,933$2,680,473
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$113,042$440,892
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $24,339,783$11,511,606
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,887,246$5,766,647
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,139,015$4,346,392
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $2,500$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,080,028$6,146,949
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $15,108,789$16,259,988
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,230,994−$4,748,382
Part VI · Governance 23 of 24 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members23
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 $11,511,606 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,363,255
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,026,986
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$454,207
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,390,241
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,680,473$2,680,473
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $399,073$399,073
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $41,819$41,819
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,680,473 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $440,892$11,511,606
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,259,988 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,766,647$5,766,647
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $168,205 · Management $301,125 · Fundraising $202,950$672,280
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,013,457 · Management $92,607 · Fundraising $449,617$2,555,681
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $93,793 · Management $91,509$185,302
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $296,779 · Management $160,452 · Fundraising $125,696$582,927
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $166,895 · Management $133,386 · Fundraising $49,921$350,202
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,288$3,288
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $419,677$419,677
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $809,508 · Management $160,103 · Fundraising $7,034$976,645
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $102,052 · Management $491,298 · Fundraising $22,753$616,103
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $292,930 · Management $228,879$521,809
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $61,111$61,111
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,684 · Management $5,142$26,826
IX-17 TravelPrograms $175,510 · Management $16,603 · Fundraising $1,609$193,722
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $318,083 · Management $18,819 · Fundraising $8,287$345,189
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $242,755 · Management $60,689$303,444
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,679,135$2,679,135
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $13,147,433 · Management $2,244,688 · Fundraising $867,867$16,259,988
Part X · Balance sheet $11,653,853 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $768,969$2,119,166
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,794,412$310,626
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $418,573$240,059
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $68,686$109,804
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,877,022$7,436,038
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,611,691$1,438,160
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,701,740$11,653,853
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $368,196$371,375
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $945,604$125,648
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $58,375$73,398
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,328,552$2,155,631
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,700,727$2,726,052
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,385,128$7,128,823
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,615,885$1,798,978
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,001,013$8,927,801
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,701,740$11,653,853
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,927,801 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,511,606
XI-2 Total expenses$16,259,988
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,748,382
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,001,013
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$324,830
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,927,801

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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