The Building for Kids Inc

Analysis

The Building for Kids Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Appleton, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, The Building for Kids Inc reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.0m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.1m (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Building for Kids Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 47 Palmer Inc ($2.1m), Venetian Heritage Inc ($2.2m) and Alden Charitable Foundation Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $639k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $387k, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 37 employees.