Bay Area Builders Exchange

Not tax-deductible

San Leandro, CA501(c)(6)Since 1932EIN 94-0348020

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Providing members access to construction plans for both public and private construction projects.

$137K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $185K a year · 36% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$137K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$280K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$585K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$819K
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$585K
FY2025▼ -8%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$524K
FY2021$532K
FY2022$434K
FY2023$397K
FY2024$638K
FY2025$585K
Expenses
$819K
FY2025▲ +13%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$698K
FY2021$637K
FY2022$695K
FY2023$643K
FY2024$727K
FY2025$819K
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2025▼ -7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.1M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$3.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1959.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $137K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$137,156Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Scott Leary———$126,084$145,156
Scott Leary$137,156$142,956$125,731——

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers members access to public and private construction project plans.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Providing members access to construction plans for both public and private construction projects.

Pt IX · col B

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 1 grant · $6K · 2025–2025
Babx FoundationCA · FY2025$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$585K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$364K
Investment incomeLn 3$142K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55K
Money outPt IX
$819K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$280K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$364K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55K
Investment incomeLn 3$142K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Total revenueLn 12$585K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$28K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$952K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$280K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K$28K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$952K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$171K$280K
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M$3.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$137K$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$240K$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$72K$0$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$13K$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$48K$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$42K$0$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$33K$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$24K$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$24K$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$55K$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$12K$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$18K$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$819K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $585K$819K−$233K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $638K$727K−$89K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $397K$643K−$246K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $434K$695K−$260K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $532K$637K−$105K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $524K$698K−$175K$5.1M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $585,467 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$363,617
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$363,617
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$55,172
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $142,092$142,092
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $24,586$24,586
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $55,172 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $166,678$585,467
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $818,731 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$6,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$137,156
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$239,923
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,111
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$33,219
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$30,338
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,911
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$72,266
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,292
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$48,260
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$42,045
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$33,046
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$24,480
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$23,851
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$54,876
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,486
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,686
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,785
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$818,731
Part X · Balance sheet $3,421,379 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $29,317$27,791
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,572$13,625
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,305$3,171
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,100,903$952,244
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,399,485$2,424,548
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,538,582$3,421,379
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,876$104,497
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $150,913$175,093
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $170,789$279,590
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,367,793$3,141,789
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,367,793$3,141,789
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,538,582$3,421,379
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,141,789 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$585,467
XI-2 Total expenses$818,731
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$233,264
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,367,793
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$7,260
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,141,789

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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