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Cleveland Builds

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Independence, OH501(c)(3)EducationEIN 85-0910086Revenue $942K in FY2024

On file with the IRS950 Keynote Circle, 44131-1880 · Independence, OHTax-exempt since Feb 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to connect motivated individuals in the greater Cleveland area with career opportunities in construction.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 6% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$942K
+94% vs prior year
Spent
$830K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$302K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$942K
FY2024▲ +94%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$153K
FY2022$165K
FY2023$486K
FY2024$942K
Expenses
$830K
FY2024▲ +75%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2022$189K
FY2023$476K
FY2024$830K
Net assets
$302K
FY2024▲ +59%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2022$180K
FY2023$191K
FY2024$302K

From the FY2024 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 2022.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $830K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tim Linville
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Finley
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kenny Torres
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shawn Gray
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Connects Cleveland residents with construction career opportunities.

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1 program · $830K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Development of a successful model of pre-employement education and training for job seekers working to qualify for family-sustaining jobs in the construction trades.

$830Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Construction Industry Service ProgramFY2024$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$942K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$899K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Money outPt IX
$830K
Ln 25
Programscol B$830K
Owns and owesPt X
$302K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$269K
Total assetsLn 16$315K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$899K
Government grantsLn 1e$539K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Total revenueLn 12$942K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$269K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$269K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K
Total assetsLn 16$315K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$302K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$152K$269K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48K$44K
Total assetsLn 16$202K$315K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$191K$302K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$391K$391K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$85K$85K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$56K$56K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$51K$51K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$18K
OccupancyLn 16$36K$36K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$140K$140K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$830K$830K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $942K$830K$112K$302K 990 PDF
FY2023 $486K$476K$11K$191K 990 PDF
FY2022 $165K$189K−$24K$180K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $153K$84K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $941,946 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $407,647$898,758
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $78,597$43,188
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $486,244$941,946
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $114,796$493,455
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $360,943$336,777
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $475,739$830,232
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,505$111,714
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $941,946 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$538,898
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$359,860
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$898,758
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $43,188$43,188
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $43,188$941,946
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $830,232 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $390,563$390,563
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $85,188$85,188
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,704$17,704
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $56,282$56,282
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $50,893$50,893
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,595$17,595
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,600$35,600
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,169$9,169
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,839$4,839
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,898$3,898
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,170$7,170
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $140,372$140,372
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,959$10,959
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $830,232 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$830,232
Part X · Balance sheet $314,918 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $151,817$268,641
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,585$2,585
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $47,590$43,692
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $201,992$314,918
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,414$12,626
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,414$12,626
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $190,578$302,292
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $190,578$302,292
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $201,992$314,918
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $302,292 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$941,946
XI-2 Total expenses$830,232
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$111,714
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$190,578
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$302,292

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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