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Building Lives by Building Structure

Tax-deductible

Hoopa, CA501(c)(3)Since 2020HousingEIN 85-1498224

Our mission is to train community workforce to build affordable housing, other structures, and other products.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$40K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
How much reaches the programs?
99%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$40K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
1
named funder · $15K
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$0
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
0
independent of 6 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$348K
Spent
$183K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$166K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CBuilding Lives by Building Structure
EINHdr · item D85-1498224
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2020
Year of formationHdr · item L2020
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CHoopa, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHousing (L20)

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.00 Fundraising $0.01
Program services99%$180K
Management & general$75
Fundraising1%$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$183K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
99%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
10.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+48%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$166K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$166K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B99%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$166K
Total assetsLn 16$166K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$166K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.9

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$331K · 95%
Program service revenue$17K · 5%
Contributions & grants95%$331K
Program service revenue5%$17K
Investment income$50
Total revenueLn 12$348K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $166K · Operating expenses/yr $183K
10.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $180K · Total expenses $183K
99%
Management & General
Management & general $75 · Total expenses $183K
0.04%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2K · Total expenses $183K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $2K · Solicited contributions $331K
$0.01 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $331K · Total revenue $348K
95%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $348K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $17K · Total revenue $348K
5%
Investment reliance
Investment income $50 · Total revenue $348K
+0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $17K · Total expenses $183K
9%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $348K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $166K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $348K · Expenses $183K
+48%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $166K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $166K · Total assets $166K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $166K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Frank Richards · Reported title TRAINING COORDINATOR · Highest reported compensation $35K · Total expenses $183K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $80K · Total expenses $183K
44%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 99%——
Overhead ratio 0.04%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0.8%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Frank Richards
Training Coordinator
$35,154Pt VII · Sec A
Venice Celtic
Secretary
$5,250Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Harold Jones
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Frank Richards’s $35K as Training Coordinator is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 852 $100K–1M housing 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.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 6Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • –Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Building Lives by Building Structure is a housing nonprofit based in Hoopa, CA, formed in 2020.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $180K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Train community workforce to build affordable housing, other structures, and other products.

$180Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2022
Humboldt Health FoundationFY2022$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $348K$183K 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

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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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