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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BUILD CHANGE.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,704,086
Total expenses
$4,616,759
Contributions and grants received
$4,173,092
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$510,542
Investment income
$9,198
Other revenue
$11,254
Total assets, end of year
$3,288,311
Total liabilities, end of year
$660,181
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,628,130
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,511,961
Management and general expenses
$761,066
Fundraising expenses
$343,732
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,511,961

Program services were 76.1% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,173,092

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $9,826

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $510,542 · related or exempt $510,542 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $9,198 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $9,198

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: EXCHANGE RATE

    total $10,967 · related or exempt $10,967 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $287 · related or exempt $287 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $11,254

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $664,608 · program services $466,086 · management and general $127,807 · fundraising $70,715

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,834,745 · program services $1,286,694 · management and general $352,832 · fundraising $195,219

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $216,670 · program services $151,397 · management and general $45,939 · fundraising $19,334

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $177,303 · program services $109,217 · management and general $36,665 · fundraising $31,421

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,948 · program services $10,948

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,069 · program services $3,069

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $331,233 · program services $233,983 · management and general $94,225 · fundraising $3,025

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,697 · program services $5,451 · management and general $246

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $61,452 · program services $30,562 · management and general $26,215 · fundraising $4,675

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $91,989 · program services $68,426 · management and general $17,122 · fundraising $6,441

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $24,856 · program services $18,899 · management and general $4,321 · fundraising $1,636

  • 17 · Travel

    total $251,104 · program services $226,972 · management and general $12,866 · fundraising $11,266

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,270 · program services $7,716 · management and general $2,554

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $245,550 · program services $245,550

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $18,070 · program services $514 · management and general $17,556

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $642,377 · program services $642,299 · management and general $78 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $23,845 · program services $2,395 · management and general $21,450 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,973 · program services $1,783 · management and general $1,190

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,336,718 · end of year $2,952,204

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $67,851

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $22,895 · end of year $165,246

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $59,249 · end of year $61,466

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

    $839,068

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

    $736,755

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $347,863 · end of year $102,313

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $7,031 · end of year $7,082

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $723

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $290,469 · end of year $345,717

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $12,507 · end of year $314,464

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,844,247 · end of year $1,833,887

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $695,107 · end of year $794,243

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO GREATLY REDUCE DEATHS, INJURIES, AND ECONOMIC LOSSES CAUSED BY HOUSING AND SCHOOL COLLAPSES DUE TO EARTHQUAKES, EXTREME WEATHER AND FIRES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO GREATLY REDUCE DEATHS, INJURIES, AND ECONOMIC LOSSES CAUSED BY HOUSING AND SCHOOL COLLAPSES DUE TO EARTHQUAKES, EXTREME WEATHER, AND FIRES. BUILD CHANGE LEAVES IN PLACE PERMANENT CHANGE IN CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE BY BUILDING LOCAL SKILLS AND STIMULATING LOCAL DEMAND.

  • ASIA PACIFIC: IN THE PHILIPPINES, BUILD CHANGE IS WORKING WITH LOCAL MICROFINANCE PARTNERS TO INCENTIVIZE PREVENTATIVE HOME STRENGTHENING FOR WOMEN-LED LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. BUILD CHANGE IS PARTNERING WITH HOLCIM TO EXTEND CREDIT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CLIMATE-RESILIENT HOUSING, AND EXPLORE THE LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS FOR THE USE OF LOWER-CARBON CEMENT. BUILD CHANGE RELEASED AN ANIMATED VIDEO ON THE POWER OF HOUSING INVESTMENT IN THE HANDS OF WOMEN. IN INDONESIA, BUILD CHANGE RETROFITTED SCHOOL CLASSROOMS AND PARTNERED WITH THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND THE GOVERNMENT OF INDONESIA TO DELIVER TRAINING AND PRODUCE RESILIENT CONSTRUCTION MANUALS. IN NEPAL, BUILD CHANGE IS PARTNERING WITH NPDRRM.

    Expenses $934,266 · Revenue $89,304

  • LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN: EXPONENTIAL PROGRESS IN COLOMBIA HAS LED TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF OVER 110,000 HOMES NATIONALLY TO DATE. IN 2023, COLOMBIA'S MINISTER OF HOUSING SIGNED AIS410-23, THE FIRST OFFICIALLY ENDORSED REGULATION FOR STRENGTHENING EXISTING HOUSING IN INFORMAL NEIGHBORHOODS. IN 2023, THE FIRST PHASE OF BUILD CHANGE-SUPPORTED PLAN TERRAZAS, BOGOTA'S SECOND-STORY EXPANSION AND STRUCTURAL STRENGTHENING PROGRAM, WAS COMPLETED. IN HONDURAS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HONDURAN RED CROSS, BUILD CHANGE COMPLETED SECOND-STORY EXPANSIONS FOR FAMILIES IN FLOOD-PRONE SULA VALLEY. IN HAITI, BUILD CHANGE COMPLETED ADDITIONAL HOME REPAIRS AND RETROFITS. IN MEXICO, BUILD CHANGE IS SUPPORTING DISASTER-RESILIENT HOUSING PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CONAVI.

    Expenses $914,330 · Revenue $97,441

  • INNOVATIONS: BUILD CHANGE RELEASED A SEMINAL COMPILATION OF CASE HISTORIES, "SAVING EMBODIED CARBON THROUGH RETROFITTING EXISTING HOUSING", WHICH DOCUMENTS THE EMBODIED CARBON SAVINGS FROM RETROFITTING EXISTING HOUSING. FOR THE SAME EMBODIED CARBON NEEDED TO BUILD A NEW HOUSE, WE CAN RETROFIT THREE EXISTING HOUSES. THIS ANALYSIS CONCLUDES THAT 4.8 GIGATONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS COULD BE SAVED WHILE ADDRESSING MORE THAN 268 MILLION INADEQUATE HOUSES GLOBALLY. BUILD CHANGE CONTINUES TO IMPLEMENT THE BUILD CHANGE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PLATFORM (BCTAP) WITH MULTIPLE CLIENTS AND PARTNERS WORLDWIDE. BUILD CHANGE CONTINUES ITS POSITIONING AS TRUSTED ADVISOR TO GOVERNMENTS, LENDERS, AND NGOS.

    Expenses $581,947

  • AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST AND OTHER RELATED PROGRAMS: BUILD CHANGE IS SCALING UP POST-DISASTER RECONSTRUCTION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN TURKIYE, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE, AND COMOROS.

    Expenses $1,081,418 · Revenue $323,796

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Elizabeth Hausler

    FOUNDER AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $215,763
    From this org
    $196,763
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,000
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,763
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,000
    Filer's total
    $215,763
  • Diane S Datteri

    KEY EMPLOYEE

    Total calculated
    $135,425
    From this org
    $128,524
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,901
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,524
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,901
    Filer's total
    $135,425
  • Mary Collins

    CHIEF OF ENGINEERING, CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $129,937
    From this org
    $123,010
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,927
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,010
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,927
    Filer's total
    $129,937
  • Monica D Schroeder

    KEY EMPLOYEE

    Total calculated
    $114,350
    From this org
    $111,019
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,331
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $111,019
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,331
    Filer's total
    $114,350
  • Noll Tufani

    KEY EMPLOYEE

    Total calculated
    $105,290
    From this org
    $105,290
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $105,290
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $105,290
  • Martin Fisher

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Grace Hanson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Hemant Shah

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Erin Bradner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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 · Written employment contract
  • 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202433169349304108

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