Building Performance Foundation Inc

Analysis

Building Performance Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 December 2023, Building Performance Foundation Inc reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $3.0m (+9.0%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Building Performance Foundation Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clear Lake Environmental Research Center ($3.0m), Alliance to Save Energy ($3.0m) and Environmental Nature Center ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.6% and program service revenue 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $219k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $505k. At year end it held assets of $505k against liabilities of $610k, net assets of -$105k. It reported 17 employees.