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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BUILDING INDUSTRY LEGAL DEFENSE FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$377,663
Total expenses
$390,741
Contributions and grants received
$377,663
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$190,853
Total liabilities, end of year
$33,435
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$157,418
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$365,934
Management and general expenses
$24,807
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$365,934

Program services were 93.7% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $53,037

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $324,626

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $297,596 · program services $297,596

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $4,268 · program services $4,268

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $24,000 · program services $24,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,473 · program services $1,473

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $13,200 · program services $13,200

  • 24a · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

    total $49,614 · program services $24,807 · management and general $24,807

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $590 · program services $590

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $216,059 · end of year $188,259

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $23,686 · end of year $2,531

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $63

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,381 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $65,620 · end of year $33,435

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $5,010

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $170,496 · end of year $157,418

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE SPECIFIC PURPOSES OF THIS CORPORATION ARE TO BENEFIT AND PROMOTE THE BUILDING INDUSTRY AND ITS WORKERS AND CUSTOMERS AND TO (1)PROMOTE AND SUPPORT SOUND PRINCIPLES IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY, (2)BRING DEFENSE AGAINST OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN LEGAL ACTIONS IMPACTING THE BUILDING INDUSTRY, (3)PREPARE ANALYSES OF LEGISLATION AND BALLOT MEASURES WHICH MIGHT AFFECT THE BUILDING INDUSTRY AND MAKE SUCH ANALYSES AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING OTHER BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO BENEFIT AND PROMOTE THE BUILDING INDUSTRY AND ITS WORKERS AND CUSTOMERS.

  • THE BUILDING INDUSTRY LEGAL DEFENSE FOUNDATION (BILD) MONITORS AND PROVIDES EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY LEGAL REPRESENTATION SPECIFICALLY CONCERNING THE UNFOLDING LEGAL ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN CALIFORNIA, AND INTERVENES AS APPROPRIATE. BILD FOCUSES PARTICULARLY ON LITIGATION MATTERS WITH AN INDUSTRY-WIDE, REGIONAL OR STATEWIDE SIGNIFICANCE. BILD'S PORTFOLIO OF ISSUES EMPHASIZED REGIONAL LAND USE PLANNING ISSUES, LITIGATION SPECIFICALLY CONCERNING FUNDING FOR STORMWATER COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS, GREENHOUSE GAS REGULATION, AND THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. BILD WAS ALSO ACTIVE IN AGENCY PROCESSES REGARDING WATER QUALITY PERMITTING, WETLANDS REGULATION, AND POTENTIAL REFORM OF PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.

    Expenses $365,934

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • JEFF MONTEJANO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

  • DAVE BARTLETT

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • DAG WILKINSON

    SECRETARY / TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ADAM WOOD

    COORDINATING COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

  • CRAIG FOSTER

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/COO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523159349305327

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