Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$378,260

Total expenses

$446,383

Contributions and grants received

$358,248

Grants paid

$399

Program service revenue

$20,000

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$12

Total assets, end of year

$36,040

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$36,040

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$230,556

Management and general expenses

$121,148

Fundraising expenses

$94,679

Program service expenses (Part III)

$230,556

Program services were 51.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2022

• OUR MISSION STATEMENT IS: "TO FACILITATE THE COLLABORATION OF ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE STL REGION'S BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN CREATING INCLUSIVE, ROBUST EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH."THE ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO BE A "ROOM WITHOUT WALLS" WHERE THE ENTIRE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CAN PARTICIPATE IN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND WORKING ON ISSUES LARGE & SMALL. WE BELIEVE THAT WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER TO NETWORK, DISCUSS IDEAS, AND SHARE INFORMATION WE ARE ALL BETTER FOR IT.THE ORGANIZATION ENCOURAGES THE FORGING OF RELATIONSHIPS AND THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS IN A COMMUNAL SETTING BY SCHEDULING AND ORGANIZING PLANNED EDUCATIONAL QUARTERLY EVENTS. THESE EVENTS FUNCTION AS BOTH NETWORKING AND SPEAKER EVENTS IN ORDER TO BRING THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND THE GREATER COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO DISCUSS CURRENT EVENTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE LOCAL CONSTRUCTION LANDSCAPE, CULTIVATE FORWARD-THINKING INDUSTRY IDEAS, AND RESOLVE TOUGH ISSUES LIKE DIVERSITY, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, CONTRACT ENVIRONMENT, AND LABOR PROBLEMS. SINCE THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY MEMBERS AND THERE IS NO COST TO ATTENDEES, THERE ARE NO LIMITATIONS AS TO WHO CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE FORUM'S PROGRAMMING. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES AND MAINTAINS TWO WEBSITES, WWW.CONSTRUCTFORSTL.ORG AND WWW.YEAHIBUILTHAT.ORG. OUR WWW.CONSTRUCTFORSTL.ORG WEBSITE IS DESIGNED TO AGGREGATE BOTH ORIGINAL CONTENT AND CONTENT FROM OTHER SOURCES TO DISSEMINATE RELEVANT INFORMATION AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE LOCAL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. THE WEBSITE ALSO INCLUDES A MODERATED COMMENT/REPLY OPTION THAT ANYONE IS ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN. THIS WEBSITE IS STRICTLY MODERATED BY THE ORGANIZATION TO ENSURE THAT AN UNBIASED ENVIRONMENT IS PRESENTED AND NO POLITICAL OR ADVOCACY ACTIVITY IS PROMOTED THROUGH THE WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION PLANS TO GROW THE SCOPE OF THE WEBSITE BY INCLUDING VIDEOS OF THE SCHEDULED EVENTS, INTERVIEWS, AND SPECIAL PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE THAT BUILD A MORE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE CONVERSATION IN ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A WELCOMING WORK ENVIRONMENT. THE WWW.YEAHIBUILTTHAT.ORG WEBSITE WAS DESIGNED TO ATTRACT THE EDUCATORS, LEARNERS, PARENTS, SKILLED APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING CENTERS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRY LEADERS AS A "GO TO" FOR STEPS TO TAKE AND RESORUCES AVAILABLE TO GET INVOLVED AND LEARN ABOUT THE INDUSTRY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PRODUCES A BIWEEKLY NEWSLETTER TO SHARE RECENT CONSTRUCTION NEWS, CURRENT JOB LISTINGS, AND UPCOMING INDUSTRY EVENTS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS NEWSLETTER IS TO FURTHER THE SPREAD OF VITAL INDUSTRY-RELATED KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION TO THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY TO ENCOURAGE FURTHER DISCUSSION. ANYONE CAN JOIN THE MAILING LIST FOR THIS NEWSLETTER FREE OF CHARGE.CONSTRUCTION FORUM IS A "MEMBER-LESS ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES AS A CONVENER, COLLABORATION BUILDER, AND COMMUNICATION CHANNEL, ENABLING PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND FOCUSED ACTION ON ISSUES RELATED TO DIVERSITY/INCLUSION, WORKFORCE, REGIONALISM, AND COLLABORATION. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO AGENDA, SAVE INFORMATION AND CIVIL DISCOURSE, AND SO SUPPORTS NO POLITICAL AGENDAS, BY INTENT. THE ORGANIZATION HAS IMPACTED AREAS AS DIVERSE AS REGIONAL COLLABORATION, OPIOIDS IN THE WORKFORCE, CAREERS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS FROM AT-RISK BACKGROUNDS, AND IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES. IT HAS RECEIVED LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE AND AWARDS FOR WORK IN REGIONALISM, DIVERSITY/INCLUSION, PUBLIC POLICY, IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES, AND OPIOIDS IN THE WORKPLACE.

  Expenses $230,556 · Grants $399 · Revenue $20,012

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• CONSTRUCTION FORUM STL

  501(C)(4) · SOCIAL WELFARE ORG FOR BUIDLING ENTITIES · MO

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

14 November 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202343199349309764

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