Project BUILD is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering at risk youth and young adults to be responsible, productive members of their families and communities. Our mission is to make a positive impact through the efforts of a dedicated mentoring team, working in partnership with youth agencies, local communities, employer partners and families to educate participants in three key areas of modern life: Mentoring, Financial Literacy, and Workforce Development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2022 · 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $146K a year · 24% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$471K
Spent
$0
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$471K
FY2022
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$471K
FY2023$427K
FY2024$625K
FY2025$878K
Expenses
$0
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$0
FY2023$510K
FY2024$528K
FY2025$781K
Net assets
$0
FY2022
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$156K
FY2025$242K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2020.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
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Executive Sercretary
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President
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Aram Wheatley’s $150K as CEO/Founder is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Aram Wheatley$150,000$120,000
Jennifer Fernandez$110,000—

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No

Programs and updates

Mentors guide homeless and foster youth toward brighter futures.

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4 programs · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

We were able to complete and become accredited for the NCCER program to begin teaching the homeless/foster youth carpentry trade, giving them the tools needed to succeed when aged out.

Pt IX · col B
02

We were able to complete and become accredited for the NCCER program to begin teaching the homeless/foster youth carpentry trade, giving them the tools needed to succeed when aged out.

Pt IX · col B
03

We were able to complete and become accredited for the NCCER program to begin teaching the homeless/foster youth carpentry trade, giving them the tools needed to succeed when aged out.

Pt IX · col B
04

We were able to acquire two vehicles to safely transports youth to and from schools and/or shelters, as well as transport to activities for wellness and other life skills.

Pt IX · col B

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$471K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$444K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27K
Money outPt IX
$0
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$444K
Total revenueLn 12$471K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $878K$781K$97K$242K 990 PDF
FY2024 $625K$528K$98K$156K 990 PDF
FY2023 $427K$510K−$83K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $471K$0$471K$0 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

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