Focus Builders International

Analysis

Focus Builders International is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending January 2024, Focus Builders International reported income of $157k and spending of $298k, spending 190% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from January 2019 to January 2024, income fell from $2.6m to $157k (-94%), an average of -43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income dropped by 319%. Over the whole period it spent 36% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Focus Builders International sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bootstrap Ministries ($157k), Los Angelitos Orphanage Foundation Inc ($157k) and Anudip Foundation ($157k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending January 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $27k (9.1% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.8m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.