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Build from Within Alliance FY2023 filing

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St Paul, MN501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 87-4231864Revenue $536K in FY2023

On file with the IRSbfwalliance.org625 University Ave, 55104-4867 · St Paul, MNTax-exempt since Oct 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To reverse systemic disinvestment by building community capacity that supports low-income resident entrepreneurs as drivers of economic and social change.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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 $273K a year · 27% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $850K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$34K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$536K
-59% vs prior year
Spent
$745K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$486K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$536K
FY2023▼ -59%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$536K
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$745K
FY2023▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$613K
FY2023$745K
FY2024$835K
Net assets
$486K
FY2023▼ -30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$695K
FY2023$486K
FY2024$818K

From the FY2023 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 Oct 2022.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $607K Management & general 15% · $115K Fundraising 3% · $23K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Gabler
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mihailo Temali’s $135K as Senior Advisor is at the 39th 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.

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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

Empowers low-income residents to start businesses, driving economic and social change.

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1 program · $607K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Build from within alliance (bfwa) is a national network of community development organizations supporting local entrepreneurship in neighborhoods across the country. The network consists of 16 members in 50 different neighborhoods.

$607Kprogram 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
Target FoundationFY2024$250K
Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationFY2024$225K
Truist Foundation Fka Suntrust FoundationFY2024$205K
The McKnight FoundationFY2024$100K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$50K
The Kresge FoundationFY2024$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$850K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$536K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$497K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Money outPt IX
$745K
Ln 25
Programscol B$607K
Managementcol C$115K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$486K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$516K
Total assetsLn 16$521K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$497K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Total revenueLn 12$536K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$516K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$516K
Total assetsLn 16$521K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
Net assetsLn 32$486K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$651K$516K
Total assetsLn 16$786K$521K
LiabilitiesLn 26$91K$34K
Net assetsLn 32$695K$486K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$101K$101K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$501K$394K$86K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$11K$2K$591
TravelLn 17$84K$84K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$422$23
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$14K$3K$774
Total functional expensesLn 25$745K$607K$115K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.2M$835K$331K$818K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $536K$745K−$208K$486K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$613K$695K$695K 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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Part I · Summary $536,422 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,307,900$497,018
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$39,404
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,307,900$536,422
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $29,000$101,050
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $584,289$643,544
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $613,289$744,594
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $694,611−$208,172
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $536,422 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$30,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$467,018
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$497,018
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $39,404$39,404
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,404 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$536,422
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $744,594 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $101,050$101,050
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,420$1,420
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,000$22,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $394,362 · Management $85,538 · Fundraising $21,386$501,286
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,902 · Management $2,365 · Fundraising $591$13,858
IX-17 TravelPrograms $83,773$83,773
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,584 · Management $422 · Fundraising $23$3,029
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,281 · Management $3,123 · Fundraising $774$18,178
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $606,952 · Management $114,868 · Fundraising $22,774$744,594
Part X · Balance sheet $520,614 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $650,893$516,285
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $126,360$4,075
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,818$254
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $786,071$520,614
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $87,005$34,175
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,455$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $91,460$34,175
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $590,641$486,439
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $103,970$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $694,611$486,439
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $786,071$520,614
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $486,439 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$536,422
XI-2 Total expenses$744,594
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$208,172
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$694,611
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$486,439

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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