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The Build Program EIN 95-4488635

The Build Program FY2021 filing

EIN  95-4488635 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Los Angeles, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Develops children and young adults mentally and physically for responsible, constructive lives.
Leadership
Aquil Basheer · President · $20K
Money in and out
$580K revenue, $308K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency

Develops children and young adults mentally and physically for responsible, constructive lives. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $580K in revenue, $308K in expenses, and $596K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$580K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$308K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$596K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $273K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
23.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+47%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$580K
FY2021
Expenses
$308K
FY2021
Total assets
$596K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total revenue
$580K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$308K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$596K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$273K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$596K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $308K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Develop mentally & physically children & young adults to help prepare them to become responsible constructive membes of our society.

$308Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Build Program
EINHdr · item D95-4488635
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Angeles, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jbuildprogram.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I21)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1996

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Aquil Basheer
President
$20,000Pt VII · Sec A
Alicia Thompson
Board Member
$14,001Pt VII · Sec A
Saleem El Amin
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Charles Davis
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Durell
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gerald Durant
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Monte Buckner
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Benny Davenport
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aquil Basheer’s $35K as President is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1146 $1–10M crime & legal 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Alicia Thompson—$48,000$42,000$14,001
Aquil Basheer$35,000$28,000$24,000$20,000
Monte Buckner$1,000$2,000$1,000—

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$580K
Total revenueLn 12$580K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$308K
Total functional expensesLn 25$308K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$596K
Total assetsLn 16$596K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$596K
Months of cash on handcomputed23.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $596K · Operating expenses/yr $308K
23.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $308K · Total expenses $308K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $308K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $308K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $580K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $580K · Total revenue $580K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $580K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $580K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $580K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $308K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $580K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $596K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $580K · Expenses $308K
+47%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $596K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $596K · Total assets $596K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $596K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Aquil Basheer · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $20K · Total expenses $308K
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $34K · Total expenses $308K
11%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%——
Overhead ratio 0%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——

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
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund INCFY2024$41K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$41K

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$580K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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