Building Better Communities Foundation

Analysis

Building Better Communities Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Fresno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 Better Communities Foundation reported income of $6.8m and spending of $6.4m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $6.8m (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Building Better Communities Foundation 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 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include John Jay College Foundation Inc ($6.8m), Options Unlimited Inc ($6.8m) and Community Violence Intervention Center Inc ($6.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.0% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $180k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $139k. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $3.2m, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 23 employees.