Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024
Filed by BUILDING DIGNITY AND RESPECT STANDARDS COUNCIL.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $144,000
- Total expenses
- $103,118
- Contributions and grants received
- $144,000
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Membership dues (line 3)
- $0
- Investment income (line 4)
- $0
- Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
- $0
- Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
- $0
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- $0
- Other revenue (line 8)
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $266,904
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $266,904
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $75,947
Program services were 73.7% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2024
Primary exempt purpose
THE MISSION OF BUILDING DIGNITY AND RESPECT STANDARDS COUNCIL (BDC) IS TO SET THE STANDARDS FOR AND MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TWIN CITIES CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY THAT ADVANCES THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY THE INDUSTRY THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BUILDING DIGNITY AND RESPECT PROGRAM (BDR).
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o WHEN SOCIALLY-RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPERS JOIN THE BUILDING DIGNITY AND RESPECT PROGRAM, THEY WILL AGREE TO ENSURE THAT ALL CONTRACTORS AT EVERY TIER OF A PROJECT ABIDE BY HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED, ETHICAL STANDARDS WHICH ADDRESS FORCED LABOR, WAGE THEFT AND OTHER EXPLOITATIVE CONDITIONS. THE MONITORING OF CONDITIONS IMPACTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF LOW-INCOME CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WILL PRINCIPALLY BE CARRIED OUT THROUGH REGULAR AUDITING AGREED TO BY PARTICIPATING DEVELOPERS AND CONTRACTORS AS WELL AS THE OPERATION OF A 24/7 WORKER SUPPORT LINE. AS PART OF THE MONITORING PROGRAM, BDC WILL EDUCATE WORKERS ON THE LAWS AND HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED STANDARDS PROMOTED BY THE PROGRAM. IN 2024, CONTINUED THE DEVELOPMENT OF WORKER EDUCATION TOOLS THAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO ALL WORKERS IN THE PROGRAM; DEVELOPED THE PRE-AUDIT, AUDIT, REPORTING AND COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION TOOLS FOR THE PROGRAM; PARTNERED WITH MUNICIPAL LEADERS AND COMMUNITY ALLIES AROUND STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION OF WAGE THEFT AND WORKER EXPLOITATION; CONTINUED WORK WITH A COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD THE RISE UP CONSTRUCTION INITIATIVE, FOCUSED ON CREATING GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKERS TO CONNECT WITH APPRENTICESHIPS AND CAREERS IN THE BUILDING TRADES; CONTINUED MEETING WITH DEVELOPERS ABOUT APPROPRIATE RESPONSES TO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES RENDERED UNDER ETHICALLY UNACCEPTABLE CONDITIONS; ORGANIZED A CONVENING OF NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS TO DISCUSS HIGHER LABOR STANDARDS AND BDR PROGRAM PARTICIPATION; ANNOUNCED AGREEMENT WITH TWO NON-PROFIT DEVELOPERS TO PARTICIPATE WITH BDC IN FUTURE PROJECTS; BEGAN CONVERSATION WITH VERMONT-BASED COMMERCIAL DEVELOPER TO PARTICIPATE WITH BDC IN FUTURE PROJECTS; HIRED CONSULTANT TO FACILITATE INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPER NEGOTIATIONS TOWARDS PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS
Expenses $75,947
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part IV
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Rafaela Rodriguez
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Merle Payne
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Eduardo Cardenas
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Brittany Scott
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Scott Nova
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Rod Adams
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Jennifer Arnold
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Doug Mork
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $32,126
- Compensation
- $32,126
- Benefit plans
- $0
- Expense account
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990_ez
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 3 June 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202511679349201201
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