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← BUILDON INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BUILDON INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$24,558,130
Total expenses
$22,101,449
Contributions and grants received
$22,058,126
Grants paid
$23,596
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,976,333
Other revenue
$523,671
Total assets, end of year
$21,781,202
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,703,216
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$20,077,986
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$19,020,008
Management and general expenses
$1,187,301
Fundraising expenses
$1,894,140
Program service expenses (Part III)
$19,020,008

Program services were 86.1% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $726,147

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,616,991

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $18,714,988

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,419,227

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $230,932 · excluded $230,932

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,600,000 · other assets $5,235

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $4,859,834 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,740,166 · other assets $5,235

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,745,401 · related or exempt $5,235 · excluded $1,740,166

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $1,284,402

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $726,147

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $752,685

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $531,717 · excluded $531,717

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $2,348

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $2,348 · related or exempt $2,348

  • 11a · Other revenue: LOSS ON FOREIGN EXCHANGE

    total -$10,394 · excluded -$10,394

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    -$10,394

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $23,596 · program services $23,596

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,966,704 · program services $1,344,448 · management and general $140,652 · fundraising $481,604

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,023,014 · program services $6,843,238 · management and general $271,656 · fundraising $908,120

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $59,245 · program services $48,347 · management and general $2,493 · fundraising $8,405

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,640,703 · program services $1,490,765 · management and general $72,522 · fundraising $77,416

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $577,508 · program services $474,597 · management and general $23,334 · fundraising $79,577

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $66,869 · management and general $66,869

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $30,000 · management and general $30,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $788,276 · program services $706,958 · management and general $52,983 · fundraising $28,335

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $15,775 · program services $15,775

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $701,235 · program services $563,102 · management and general $46,445 · fundraising $91,688

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $259,105 · program services $505 · management and general $187,126 · fundraising $71,474

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $299,161 · program services $132,936 · management and general $165,906 · fundraising $319

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,172,447 · program services $1,062,988 · management and general $38,537 · fundraising $70,922

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $536,963 · program services $512,939 · management and general $6,360 · fundraising $17,664

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $139,138 · program services $135,855 · management and general $2,237 · fundraising $1,046

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $183,261 · program services $147,578 · management and general $6,943 · fundraising $28,740

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONSTRUCTION

    total $5,375,534 · program services $5,375,534

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $108,572 · program services $108,457 · fundraising $115

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF APPRECIATION

    total $61,464 · program services $21,827 · management and general $19,013 · fundraising $20,624

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $49,051 · management and general $49,051

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $23,828 · program services $10,563 · management and general $5,174 · fundraising $8,091

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $69,423 · end of year $11,157

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,746,131 · end of year $892,089

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,655,548 · end of year $13,255,845

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $72,929 · end of year $59,625

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,078,776

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $763,785

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $395,173 · end of year $314,991

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $10,165,194 · end of year $6,769,678

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $531,714 · end of year $477,817

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $603,760 · end of year $1,263,719

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $525,103 · end of year $439,497

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,514,997 · end of year $8,299,301

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,992,252 · end of year $11,778,685

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

BUILDON BREAKS THE CYCLE OF POVERTY, ILLITERACY AND LOW EXPECTATIONS THROUGH SERVICE AND EDUCATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • BUILDON GLOBAL - SINCE BUILDON, INC.'S INCEPTION, THE STUDENTS IT SERVES HAVE CONTRIBUTED 2,523,586 HOURS OF SERVICE IN THE U.S., AND HAVE HELPED BUILD 2,778 SCHOOLS, 240 OF WHICH WERE COMPLETED DURING 2024, IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: BOLIVIA (8), BRAZIL (2), BURKINA FASO (205), GUATEMALA (115), HAITI (205), INDIA (3), MALAWI (562), MALI (528), NEPAL (391), NICARAGUA (391), SENEGAL (430), AND THE UNITED STATES (1). THE MAJORITY OF BUILDON, INC.'S REVENEUES ARE GENERATED BY DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, AND FOUNDATIONS, WHICH ARE USED TO AID IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLHOUSES IN REMOTE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. OWNERSHIP OF THE SCHOOLS VESTS WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY ARE BUILT.

    Expenses $13,024,958 · Grants $23,596

  • BUILDON US - IN LINE WITH THIS MISSION, BUILDON, INC. RUNS SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS IN UNDER RESOURCED URBAN HIGH SCHOOLS. IT EMPOWERS U.S. YOUTH TO CONTRIBUTE DIRECT SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES WORKING WITH SENIOR CITIZENS, THE HOMELESS, AND YOUNGER CHILDREN. THESE SAME STUDENTS HELP BUILD SCHOOLS IN SOME OF THE ECONOMICALLY POOREST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD. APPROXIMATELY 97% OF BUILDON, INC.'S STUDENTS IN THE U.S. NOT ONLY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, THEY GO ON TO COLLEGE. INTERNATIONALLY, BUILDON, INC. SCHOOLS PROVIDE ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR 359,832 CHILDREN, PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS EVERY DAY.

    Expenses $5,995,050

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • JIM ZIOLKOWSKI

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $631,849
    From this org
    $591,144
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,705
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $553,644
    Bonus
    $37,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,205
    Filer's total
    $631,849

  • MARC FRIEDMAN

    SECRETARY, CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $339,319
    From this org
    $322,063
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,256
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $322,063
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,756
    Filer's total
    $339,319

  • DARRYL ERVIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • SANJAY GUPTA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • RANDI HEDIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • SUZIE IVELICH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • DAN JANKI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • MARGARET KEANE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • ALAN MURRAY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • RASSAAN PARRIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • MEISHA ROSS PORTER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • JOHN SEIFERT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • KAREN SEITZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • HILARY SMITH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • ERIC STANDIFER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • FRANK ERTL

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $264,282
    From this org
    $224,898
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,384
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $224,898
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,884
    Filer's total
    $264,282

  • CARRIE PENA

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $256,154
    From this org
    $227,900
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,254
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $227,900
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,754
    Filer's total
    $256,154

  • ROSANN JAGER

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER - GLOBAL

    Total calculated
    $217,177
    From this org
    $201,564
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,613
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,564
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,113
    Filer's total
    $217,177

  • TRAVIS WELCOME

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER, US

    Total calculated
    $138,509
    From this org
    $123,278
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,231
    Hours/week
    45

  • DJIBRIL OUATTARA

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER, GLOBAL

    Total calculated
    $119,411
    From this org
    $91,649
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,762
    Hours/week
    45

  • TOM SILVERMAN

    SVP DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $174,920
    From this org
    $162,323
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,597
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,323
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,597
    Filer's total
    $174,920

  • ERIN HARTSOUGH

    VP COMMUNITY TEAMS

    Total calculated
    $188,534
    From this org
    $150,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,534
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,034
    Filer's total
    $188,534

  • ALED HOLLINGWORTH

    VP DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $185,924
    From this org
    $147,420
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,504
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,420
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,004
    Filer's total
    $185,924

  • MAURICE MUCHENE

    VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $159,962
    From this org
    $144,727
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,235
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,727
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,735
    Filer's total
    $159,962

  • ERIC DONLEY

    DIRECTOR OF DATA

    Total calculated
    $156,115
    From this org
    $140,880
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,235
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,880
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,735
    Filer's total
    $156,115

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE BOD HAVE APPROVED A $50,000 LIFE INSURANCE POLICY FOR THE CEO, WHICH IS COUNTED AS COMPENSATION. THE TAXES ON THAT PIECE OF HIS COMPENSATION ARE REIMBURSED VIA A TAX GROSS UP.
PART I, LINE 7
THE BOD APPROVED A $37,500 DISCRETIONARY BONUS FOR THE CEO THAT WAS BASED ON OVERALL PERFORMANCE IN 2024

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
7 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202532809349301508

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