Construction Forum EIN 81-1254809

Construction Forum

EIN  81-1254809 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Saint Louis, MO
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Facilitates collaboration among St. Louis construction stakeholders to foster inclusive employment and economic growth in the built environment.
Leadership
Thomas Finan · Secretary · $135K
Money in and out
$489K revenue, $507K expenses
Bottom line
47% program efficiency

Facilitates collaboration among St. Louis construction stakeholders to foster inclusive employment and economic growth in the built environment. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $489K in revenue, $507K in expenses, and $48K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$489K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$507K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$48K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$19K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.47 Management & general $0.31 Fundraising $0.22
Program efficiency
47%
of spending reaches programs▼ -8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -29% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -163% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$489K
FY2024▼ -3%
Expenses
$507K
FY2024▲ +7%
Total assets
$48K
FY2024▼ -28%
Total liabilities
$249
FY2024▲ +11%
Total revenue
$489K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$507K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$48K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$19K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$48K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B47%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 322
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 422
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $241K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

To facilitate the collaboration of all the stakeholders in the STL region's built environment in creating inclusive, robust employment and economic GROWTH."THE organization strives to be a "room without walls" where the entireconstruction industry can participate in building relationships andworking on issues large & small.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CConstruction Forum
EINHdr · item D81-1254809
Principal addressHdr · item CSaint Louis, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.constructforstl.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P80)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a22
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b22
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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
Secretary
$135,000Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Executive Director
$127,500Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Finan’s $135K as Secretary is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Thomas Finan$135,000
Tom Finan$135,000$135,000$135,000$9,615
Diana Wilhold$127,500

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$387K · 79%
Other revenue$54K · 11%
Program service revenue$49K · 10%
Contributions & grants79%$387K
Other revenue11%$54K
Program service revenue10%$49K
Total revenueLn 12$489K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.47 Management & general $0.31 Fundraising $0.22
Program services47%$241K
Management & general31%$156K
Fundraising22%$111K
Total functional expensesLn 25$507K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$23K
Total assetsLn 16$48K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$249
Total net assetsLn 32$48K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $23K · Operating expenses/yr $507K
0.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $241K · Total expenses $507K
47%
Management & General
Management & general $156K · Total expenses $507K
31%
Fundraising
Fundraising $111K · Total expenses $507K
22%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $100K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $395K
$0.25 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $387K · Total revenue $489K
79%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $489K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $49K · Total revenue $489K
10%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $489K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $49K · Total expenses $507K
10%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $489K · Prior year $505K
-3%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $210K · FY2024 $489K
+23%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $48K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $489K · Expenses $507K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $48K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $48K · Total assets $48K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $48K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Thomas Finan · Reported title SECRETARY · Highest reported compensation $135K · Total expenses $507K
27%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $429K · Total expenses $507K
84%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 47%
Overhead ratio 31%
Fundraising cost ratio 29%
Revenue growth -3%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $6K · 2020–2020
Missouri S&t - University AdvancementFY2020$5,750

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$489K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$505K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$378K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$473K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$210K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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