The Build Program FY2024 filing

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Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 1994Crime & LegalEIN 95-4488635Revenue $1.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRS1409 W Vernon Ave, 90062-1815 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Jul 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To cultivate the psychological, cultural, educational, economical & moral aspects of character building by utilizing our 10 point program of refinment. We work mainly with youth but will also help adults who are dysfunctional We work mainly with youth but will also help adults who are dysfunctional

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$36K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $107K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $41K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$978K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$580K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$990K
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +45%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$308K
FY2022$773K
FY2023$945K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$978K
FY2024+0.4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$596K
FY2022$914K
FY2023$974K
FY2024$978K
FY2025$857K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1996.

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% · $1.4M

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

9 people listed on the 990; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$35,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$1,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aquil Basheer’s $41K as President is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Alicia Thompson——$48,000$42,000$14,001
Aquil Basheer$40,541$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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops children and young adults mentally and physically for responsible, constructive lives.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Develop mentally & physically children & young adults to help prepare them to become responsible constructive membes of our society.

$1.4Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$41K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$978K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$978K
Total assetsLn 16$978K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$978K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$978K
Total assetsLn 16$978K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$978K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$974K$978K
Total assetsLn 16$974K$978K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$974K$978K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$36K$36K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$531K$531K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$400$400
Office expensesLn 13$28K$28K
OccupancyLn 16$128K$128K
TravelLn 17$58K$58K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$42K$42K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$35K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$495K$495K
All other expensesLn 24e$671$671
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.4M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $990K$1.1M−$121K$857K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.4M$1.4M$4K$978K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$945K$61K$974K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$773K$318K$914K 990 PDF
FY2021 $580K$308K$273K$596K 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 $1,377,078 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,005,893$1,377,078
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,005,893$1,377,078
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $78,000$36,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $867,331$1,337,418
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $945,331$1,373,418
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $60,562$3,660
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,377,078 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,377,078
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,377,078
VIII-12 Total revenue$1,377,078
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,373,418 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,000$36,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $18,631$18,631
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $531,475$531,475
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $400$400
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,586$27,586
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $128,045$128,045
IX-17 TravelPrograms $58,114$58,114
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $42,383$42,383
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $35,424$35,424
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $494,689$494,689
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $671$671
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,373,418 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,373,418
Part X · Balance sheet $977,903 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $974,243$977,903
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $974,243$977,903
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $974,243$977,903
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $974,243$977,903
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $977,903 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,377,078
XI-2 Total expenses$1,373,418
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,660
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$974,243
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$977,903

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

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