Totals
- Total revenue
- $508,437
- Total expenses
- $511,803
- Contributions and grants received
- $145,487
- Grants paid
- $36,000
- Program service revenue
- $362,950
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $21,948
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $84,817
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- -$62,869
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $0
- Management and general expenses
- $0
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $462,608
Program services were 0.0% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$145,487
-
2a · Program service revenue: Membership Dues & Assessments
total $362,950 · related or exempt $362,950
-
3 · Investment income
total $0
-
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $36,000
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $0
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $0
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $0
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $7,407
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $12,030
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $0
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $16,829
-
13 · Office expenses
total $0
-
14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $0
-
17 · Travel
total $210
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $49,192
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
-
23 · Insurance
total $3,800
-
24a · Other expenses: Founders Day
total $233,756
-
24b · Other expenses: AEC Workforce Dev.
total $47,015
-
24c · Other expenses: Pre and Post-award Support
total $46,536
-
24d · Other expenses: Sponsorship of Allied Firms
total $12,862
-
24e · All other expenses
total $46,166
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $95 · end of year $21,948
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
end of year $0
-
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $59,598 · end of year $84,817
-
31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year -$59,503 · end of year -$62,869
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
ADVOCATES FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES AND OUR ALLIES, AT EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS. CONVENES A CROSS SECTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION/A&E BUSINESS COMMUNITY, AND ALLIES, SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES AND WINNING COMPETITIVELY BID CONTRACTS IN THREE DISTINCT AREAS: 1) CONNECTING HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES/CERTIFIED FIRMS, AND ALLIES, WITH KEY DECISION MAKERS WITHIN THE PROCUREMENT PIPELINE WHO ARE BUILDING WINNING TEAMS FOR CONTRACT PURSUITS AND THE APPROPRIATE ENTITIES WHO ARE ISSUING CONTRACTS FOR BIDDING; 2) ADVOCATING FOR ECONOMIC IMPACT PROGRAMMING AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS AS IT RELATES TO HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES, AND ALLIES, IN THE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INDUSTRIES; AND 3) PROVIDING RELEVANT, CUSTOMIZED, ONE-ON-ONE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SO THAT HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES, AND ALLIES, CAN MORE EFFECTIVELY COMPETE FOR CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES (PRE-AWARD) AND THEN ENSURE THAT ONCE SUCCESSFUL, THE FIRM HAS THE SUPPOR
Activities or mission (Part I)
ADVOCATES FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES AND OUR ALLIES, AT EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS
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Connected historically underutilized businesses/certified firms, and allies, with key decision makers within the procurement pipeline who are building winning teams for contract pursuits and the appropriate entities who are issuing contracts for bidding. Hosted the largest conference for Historically Underutilized Businesses/Allied firms in the global built community with over 1,000 guests/attendees. Hosted over 23 golden pitches highlighting Historically Underutilized Businesses/Allied firms who showcased their qualification and capacity. Interacted with over 47 A&E/construction industry associations on a global level.
Expenses $403,557 · Revenue $145,487
-
Provided customized, one-on-one technical assistance so that historically underutilized businesses, and our allies can more effectively compete for contract opportunities (pre-award) and then ensure that once successful, the firm has the support it needs (post-award) to successfully deliver the contract while building economic vitality, job creation and profitability. Have now actively engaged with 7,307 professionals and entrepreneurs and communicate with each on a weekly basis.
Expenses $46,536
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Continued advocacy with Economic Impact Programming for the California Public Utilities Commission within the pre-established aspirational utilization goal for historically underutilized certified firms in 2024. Organized aspirational collaborations with key government agencies at the local, state and federal levels.
Expenses $12,515
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
Paul Pendergast
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 18.75
-
Rick Hobbs Seeley
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
-
Sandra Escalante
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 14.5
-
Tom Baker
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3.5
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
-
$10,000
Workforce dev. and educ. training
-
$10,000
Supplier diversity educ/training
-
$8,500
Outreach and education program
-
$7,500
Outreach and education.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 13 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513179349311861
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