philanthropy.org | 990 Resource | FAQ Verify yourself
Sign in

Construction Specifications Institute Foundation INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Brentwood, TN501(c)(3)Since 2003Housing EIN 75-3090752Revenue $20K in FY2023

On file with the IRScsiresources.org/institute/foundation5034 Thoroughbred Ln Ste A, 37027-4231 · Brentwood, TNTax-exempt since Sep 2003Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more)

What claiming does How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

The purpose of the Foundation is to conduct research and to provide education in the area of process improvement of the lifecycle of the building environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
22¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

Before you give

FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 23% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
22%
of spending
Concern: 22% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
253 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 252.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $17
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$517K
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$20K
-36% vs prior year
Spent
$26K
To programs
22%
Net assets
$370K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$20K
FY2023▼ -36%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$275K
FY2021$105K
FY2022$31K
FY2023$20K
FY2024$33K
FY2025$119K
Expenses
$26K
FY2023▼ -80%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$66K
FY2021$145K
FY2022$133K
FY2023$26K
FY2024$44K
FY2025$38K
Net assets
$370K
FY2023+0.2%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$509K
FY2021$490K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$370K
FY2024$365K
FY2025$452K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2023 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2003.

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

Where the money goes

22 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 22% · $6K Management & general 54% · $14K Fundraising 24% · $6K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
William Dubois
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Young
Treasurer, (from 7/2022)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Glenn Remler
Trustee, (from 7/2022)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Dorsey
Chief Executive Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Velma Hart
Chief Operating Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
See Construction Specifications Institute Foundation INC executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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

Improves building lifecycles through research and education.

Questions for Construction Specifications Institute Foundation INC

Tap to ask. Construction Specifications Institute Foundation INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Construction Specifications Institute Foundation INC answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $6K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Live and online continuing education, research and development, and special recognition and scholarship programs.

$6Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$17
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17
Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2021–2021
Let S Build Construction Camp INCPA · FY2021$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

Download 990
from philanthropy.org
1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$20K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$750
Money outPt IX
$26K
Ln 25
Programscol B$6K
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$370K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$552K
Total assetsLn 16$887K
LiabilitiesLn 26$517K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$750
Total revenueLn 12$20K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$411K
SavingsLn 2$141K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$552K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$146K
Other assetsLn 15$188K
Total assetsLn 16$887K
LiabilitiesLn 26$517K
Net assetsLn 32$370K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6350
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$531K$552K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$133K$146K
Total assetsLn 16$811K$887K
LiabilitiesLn 26$442K$517K
Net assetsLn 32$369K$370K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$106$106
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$437$437
TravelLn 17$634$634
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$26K$6K$14K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $119K$38K$81K$452K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 24, 2025 $33K$44K−$11K$365K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2024 $20K$26K−$6K$370K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $31K$133K−$101K$369K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $105K$145K−$40K$490K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2021 $275K$66K$208K$509K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $20,192 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $27,040$13,739
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,677$5,703
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $751$750
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $31,468$20,192
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,000$5,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,203$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $121,378$21,179
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $132,581$26,179
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$101,113−$5,987
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $20,192 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,739
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,739
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,703$5,703
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $750$750
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,453$20,192
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $26,179 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,500$2,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,500$2,500
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $106$106
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,099$8,099
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,602$1,602
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $6,370$6,370
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $437$437
IX-17 TravelPrograms $634$634
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $3,931$3,931
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,634 · Management $14,175 · Fundraising $6,370$26,179
Part X · Balance sheet $887,048 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $389,954$410,513
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $141,186$141,042
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $721$1,471
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $132,772$146,157
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $146,768$187,865
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $811,401$887,048
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $50,448$55,804
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $15,000$12,500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $376,923$448,934
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $442,371$517,238
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $87,320$77,729
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $281,710$292,081
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $369,030$369,810
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $811,401$887,048
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $369,810 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$20,192
XI-2 Total expenses$26,179
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,987
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$369,030
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,767
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$369,810

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.