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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CIVIC BUILDERS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,569,482
Total expenses
$10,146,727
Contributions and grants received
$2,188,533
Grants paid
$440,085
Program service revenue
$7,200,539
Investment income
$1,180,410
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$117,678,555
Total liabilities, end of year
$55,436,692
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$62,241,863
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,196,719
Management and general expenses
$1,593,666
Fundraising expenses
$356,342
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,196,719

Program services were 80.8% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,188,533

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $3,661,191 · related or exempt $3,661,191

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONSULTING INCOME

    total $3,174,348 · related or exempt $3,174,348

  • 2c · Program service revenue: DEVELOPMENT FEES

    total $365,000 · related or exempt $365,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,180,410 · excluded $1,180,410

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $440,085 · program services $440,085

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,713,617 · program services $1,147,548 · management and general $406,152 · fundraising $159,917

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,593,082 · program services $1,142,469 · management and general $372,209 · fundraising $78,404

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $108,262 · program services $74,976 · management and general $25,483 · fundraising $7,803

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $217,385 · program services $150,547 · management and general $51,171 · fundraising $15,667

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $224,395 · program services $155,402 · management and general $52,820 · fundraising $16,173

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $19,317 · management and general $19,317

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $668,894 · program services $262,568 · management and general $406,326

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $42,204 · program services $20,436 · fundraising $21,768

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $221,745 · program services $151,211 · management and general $54,798 · fundraising $15,736

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,552,466 · program services $2,404,017 · management and general $113,652 · fundraising $34,797

  • 17 · Travel

    total $103,589 · program services $58,395 · management and general $39,117 · fundraising $6,077

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,303,257 · program services $1,303,257

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $546,699 · program services $525,864 · management and general $20,835

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $225,045 · program services $193,259 · management and general $31,786

  • 24a · Other expenses: NON RECOVERABLE PREDEVE

    total $144,275 · program services $144,275

  • 24b · Other expenses: LOAN LOSS PROVISION

    total $14,632 · program services $14,632

  • 24c · Other expenses: LETTER OF CREDIT FEES

    total $7,778 · program services $7,778

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,199,108 · end of year $8,172,090

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $15,700,815 · end of year $4,416,261

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $956,914 · end of year $1,322,280

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $846,493 · end of year $1,108,331

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $19,233,100 · end of year $23,921,543

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $199,835 · end of year $204,486

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

    $25,256,245

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

    $3,561,610

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,092,809 · end of year $21,694,635

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $18,178,005 · end of year $24,386,651

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $13,464,254 · end of year $6,955,305

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $844,804 · end of year $25,496,973

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $250,978 · end of year $642,285

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $79,167

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $25,231,368 · end of year $29,854,765

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,804,093 · end of year $24,939,642

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $39,648,378 · end of year $42,106,133

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,702,153 · end of year $20,135,730

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

CIVIC BUILDERS, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT FACILITIES DEVELOPER AND LENDER THAT PROVIDES TURN-KEY SOLUTIONS FOR CHARTER SCHOOL REAL ESTATE NEEDS. THE ORGANIZATION HELPS CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ATTRACTS NEW GOVERNMENT, PHILANTHROPIC, AND COMMERCIAL FUNDS FOR THE CREATION OF NEW CHARTER SCHOOL REAL ESTATE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SINCE 2002, CIVIC BUILDERS, INC. (CIVIC) HAS WORKED TO OVERCOME THE MAJOR (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) HURDLE OF AFFORDABLE, LONG TERM FACILITY REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS. CIVIC BUILDS AND LENDS TO CHARTER SCHOOLS WHICH PROVIDE IMMEDIATE AND MUCH NEEDED ACADEMIC OPTIONS IN SOME OF THE POOREST NEIGHBORHOODS. 2022 HAS BEEN A VERY PRODUCTIVE YEAR FOR CIVIC. CIVIC COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION FOR THE HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II CHARTER SCHOOL BUILDING. CIVIC CONTINUED CONSTRUCTION OF THE ACHIEVEMENT FIRST LINDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL BUILDING. CIVIC ALSO ACQUIRED THE LAND AND COMMENCED DESIGN OF THE URBAN ASSEMBLY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE BUILDING.

  • IN 2022, CIVIC BEGAN CONSTRUCTION ON A PROJECT THAT WILL CREATE 42,400 SQUARE FEET FOR 360 CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NEW YORK CITY.IN 2018, CIVIC PARTNERED WITH A FOUNDATION AND A BANK TO LAUNCH A NATIONAL LENDING PROGRAM CALLED THE FACILITIES INVESTMENT FUND. IN 2022, THE FUND COMMITTED OVER $63 MILLION DOLLARS TO 6 PROJECTS WHICH WILL SERVE 2,967 CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS NATIONWIDE.

    Expenses $8,196,719 · Grants $440,085 · Revenue $7,200,539

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

Listed in Part VII

  • DAVID UMANSKY

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $580,608
    From this org
    $543,355
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,253
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $376,355
    Bonus
    $167,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,053
    Filer's total
    $580,608
  • BRAHM CRAMER

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • EBEN ELLERTSON

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DAVID LOO

    VICE CHAIR AND TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KHARY BARNES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RON BEIT

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SIMONE BRODY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • GENGER CHARLES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KEITH RAND

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • J DAVID SWEENY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • VIPUL TANDON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SUSIE MILLER CARELLO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RYAN ALEXANDER

    SVP CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $309,075
    From this org
    $246,938
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,137
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,583
    Bonus
    $60,355
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,462
    Nontaxable benefits
    $51,675
    Filer's total
    $309,075
  • FRANK BUCCOLA

    VP ACCOUNTING

    Total calculated
    $260,709
    From this org
    $238,525
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,184
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $193,038
    Bonus
    $40,150
    Other
    $5,337
    Deferred
    $9,849
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,335
    Filer's total
    $260,709
  • LEONARD DYMOND

    VP CONSTRUCTION

    Total calculated
    $263,980
    From this org
    $214,992
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,988
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,534
    Bonus
    $28,458
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,727
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,261
    Filer's total
    $263,980
  • ANGELA GUERRERO

    VP CAPITAL SOLUTIONS

    Total calculated
    $277,230
    From this org
    $236,292
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,938
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,292
    Bonus
    $46,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,840
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,098
    Filer's total
    $277,230
  • ELLEN MCBURNEY

    VP STRATEGY

    Total calculated
    $202,868
    From this org
    $193,756
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,112
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,089
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $9,667
    Deferred
    $7,787
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,325
    Filer's total
    $202,868

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

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • 1818 CIVIC LLC

    TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF CIVIC BUILDERS, INC. · NY · income $2,222,845 · assets $24,784,410

    Directly controlled by CIVIC BUILDERS INC

  • 35 W 124TH STREET LLC

    TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF CIVIC BUILDERS, INC. · NY · assets $277,644

    Directly controlled by CIVIC BUILDERS INC

  • CIVIC 732 HENRY LLC

    TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF CIVIC BUILDERS, INC. · NY · assets $137,782

    Directly controlled by CIVIC BUILDERS INC

  • CIVIC ST NICHOLAS LLC

    TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF CIVIC BUILDERS, INC. · NY · assets $387,510

    Directly controlled by CIVIC BUILDERS INC

  • CIVIC LAFAYETTE AVE LLC

    TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF CIVIC BUILDERS, INC. · NY · assets $6,733

    Directly controlled by CIVIC BUILDERS INC

  • CIVIC GW LLC

    TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF CIVIC BUILDERS, INC. · NY · assets $137,951

    Directly controlled by CIVIC BUILDERS INC

  • CIVIC RI PRI FUND LLC

    TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF CIVIC BUILDERS, INC. · NY

    Directly controlled by CIVIC BUILDERS INC

  • CIVIC FUND MANAGER LLC

    TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF CIVIC BUILDERS, INC. · NY · income $231,750 · assets $38,011

    Directly controlled by CIVIC BUILDERS INC

  • CIVIC FUND MANAGER II LLC

    TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF CIVIC BUILDERS, INC. · NY · income $503,155 · assets $184,430

    Directly controlled by CIVIC BUILDERS INC

  • CIVIC FUND MANAGER 3 LLC

    TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF CIVIC BUILDERS, INC. · NY · income $1,688,943 · assets $78,763

    Directly controlled by CIVIC BUILDERS INC

  • CIVIC QB LLC

    TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF CIVIC BUILDERS, INC. · NY · assets $12,386

    Directly controlled by CIVIC BUILDERS INC

  • CIVIC SARATOGA LLC

    TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF CIVIC BUILDERS, INC. · NY · income $2,874,019 · assets $13,830,616

    Directly controlled by CIVIC BUILDERS INC

  • SV-B CIVIC LENDER LLC

    TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF CIVIC BUILDERS, INC. · NY · income $846,536 · assets $13,945,512

    Directly controlled by CIVIC BUILDERS INC

  • CIVIC SB LLC

    TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF CIVIC BUILDERS, INC. · NY · assets $7,348,685

    Directly controlled by CIVIC BUILDERS INC

  • CIVIC GO INVESTMENT FUND LLC

    TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF CIVIC BUILDERS, INC. · NY · income $7,707 · assets $5,271,843

    Directly controlled by CIVIC BUILDERS INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
14 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202313189349319651

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