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Empowers, engages, and educates BIPOC youth, their families, and communities. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $666K in revenue, $698K in expenses, and $103K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Youth Development
Location
Federal Way, WA
Filings
4 on file (2022–2025)
Revenue
$666KFY2025
Expenses
$698K
Net assets
$103K
People
1
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  84-5112432 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Federal Way, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers, engages, and educates BIPOC youth, their families, and communities.
Leadership
Jimmy Brown · President · $113K
Money in and out
$666K revenue, $698K expenses
Bottom line
66% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$666K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$698K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$103K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$31K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.25 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
66%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-5%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -1308% vs prior filing year
Donor-funded
100%
of revenue is gifts & grants0% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$666K
FY2025▲ +11%
Expenses
$698K
FY2025▲ +17%
Total assets
$103K
FY2025▼ -34%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Total revenue
$666K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$698K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$103K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$31K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$103K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B66%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 31
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBuild 2 Lead
EINHdr · item D84-5112432
Principal addressHdr · item CFederal Way, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a1
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$113,346Pt VII · Sec A

Jimmy Brown’s $113K as President is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1985 $100K–1M youth 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Jimmy Brown$113,346$86,076

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $464K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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List of Accomplishments for 2024

- Total youth served: 450 in the South King and Pierce County Areas- Total Hours of youth programming and mentorship: 500 hours- Program Outcomes: Provided Civic-Engagement Training for 30 youth, Workforce Development Pre-apprenticeship training for 25 youth, After school social and emotional programming for 22 youth and summer learning…

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$666K
Total revenueLn 12$666K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.25 Fundraising $0.08
Program services66%$464K
Management & general25%$175K
Fundraising8%$58K
Total functional expensesLn 25$698K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1
Total assetsLn 16$103K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$103K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves — · Operating expenses/yr $698K
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $464K · Total expenses $698K
66%
Management & General
Management & general $175K · Total expenses $698K
25%
Fundraising
Fundraising $58K · Total expenses $698K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $42K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $526K
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $666K · Total revenue $666K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $666K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $666K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $666K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $698K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $666K · Prior year $599K
+11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $103K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $666K · Expenses $698K
-5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $103K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $103K · Total assets $103K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $103K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jimmy Brown · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $113K · Total expenses $698K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $465K · Total expenses $698K
67%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 66%
Overhead ratio 25%
Fundraising cost ratio 9%
Revenue growth 11%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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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
FY2025 (Latest)$666K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$599K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$312K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$17K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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