To serve as a catalyst for transforming the design and Construction industry to deliver value using Lean principles and practices.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$707K 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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $336K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$707K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$693K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
64%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$4.9M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$5.2M
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$4.8M

From the FY2020 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 Feb 2001.

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Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $1.5M Management & general 36% · $856K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $707K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec. Dir/Se
$260,255Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Ed
$178,036Pt VII · Sec A
Program Deve
$151,934Pt VII · Sec A
Community of
$116,775Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dan Heinemeier’s $294K as Executive Di is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dan Heinemeier$294,075$291,252$274,523$257,501$260,255
Kristin Hill—$161,142$173,140$165,622$178,036
Joan Piccariello$177,292$173,651$166,107$158,680$151,934
Tamara McConaughy$158,581————
Denise Erminger$121,207$119,179$113,945$109,223$116,775
Maryann Fiala$115,007$100,859———
Ilene Goldberg$106,726$103,446———
Julia Shellhouse$102,826————

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

Transforms the design and construction industry using lean principles to deliver better value.

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3 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Educational research meetings and forums organized to explore innovations in lean construction tools and techniques related to efficient project design and delivery.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Educational and training programs offered to share knowledge and address questions and methods derived from elements of the lean project delivery system. Also e-learning is a series of coursework which organized to offer and develop as online learning programs.

$278Kprogram expense
03

Educational meetings organized to enable a collection of industry leaders in the community to present topics that broaden the understanding of lean construction to members of that community.

$99Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$208K
Investment incomeLn 3$49K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$856K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$910K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$693K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$208K
Government grantsLn 1e$152K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$49K
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$910K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$910K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$693K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6285
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$726K$910K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.6M$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$736K$693K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M$3.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$688K$387K$302K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$356K$284K$73K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$14K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$64K$45K$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$112K$112K
Investment management feesLn 11f$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$128K$128K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$164K$164K
Office expensesLn 13$54K$6K$48K
Information technologyLn 14$73K$42K$31K
OccupancyLn 16$37K$37K
TravelLn 17$39K$20K$19K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$167K$143K$24K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$436K$426K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$1.5M$856K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.9M$5.2M−$298K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.5M$4.2M$308K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.4M$4.0M$377K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.0M$2.9M$1.1M$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.6M$2.4M$242K$3.2M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,646,691 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $48,878$207,741
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,263,822$2,342,757
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $74,636$49,043
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $54,171$47,150
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,441,507$2,646,691
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $105,500$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,081,819$1,143,015
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,897,215$1,261,507
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,084,534$2,404,522
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $356,973$242,169
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,646,691 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $17,410 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$151,700
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$56,041
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$207,741
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,342,757$2,342,757
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $47,196$47,196
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $20,237$20,237
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,847$1,847
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,503$9,503
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,369,670 · Excluded from tax $69,280$2,646,691
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,404,522 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $386,738 · Management $301,552$688,290
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $283,750 · Management $72,506$356,256
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,170 · Management $2,138$16,308
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,800$17,800
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,481 · Management $18,880$64,361
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,702$8,702
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $112,275$112,275
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $19,092$19,092
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $128,138$128,138
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $163,951$163,951
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,981 · Management $48,451$54,432
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $42,236 · Management $31,074$73,310
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $37,440$37,440
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,537 · Management $18,994$38,531
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $143,199 · Management $23,983$167,182
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $17,613$17,613
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,189$5,189
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $425,666 · Management $9,986$435,652
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,548,509 · Management $856,013 · Fundraising $0$2,404,522
Part X · Balance sheet $3,929,156 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $725,502$910,251
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $24,855$75
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $24,973$27,040
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $35,538$50,115
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,401$4,481
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,612,792$2,857,404
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $58,894$66,366
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $19,664$13,424
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,508,619$3,929,156
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $128,440$62,810
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $607,871$630,219
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $736,311$693,029
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,758,558$3,222,377
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,750$13,750
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,772,308$3,236,127
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,508,619$3,929,156
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,236,127 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,646,691
XI-2 Total expenses$2,404,522
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$242,169
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,772,308
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$214,662
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$6,988
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,236,127

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