Better Opportunities Builder Inc
Analysis
Better Opportunities Builder Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fresno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.
In the financial year ending December 2023, Better Opportunities Builder Inc reported income of $384k and spending of $520k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $104k to $384k (+269%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.
Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Better Opportunities Builder Inc sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Augusta Community Center ($384k), Hineshouse Property Management and Maintenance Services Inc ($384k) and Vermont Village Community Development Corporation Inc ($384k).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 76% of the total. At year end it held assets of $7.9m against liabilities of $414k, net assets of $7.5m.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Program services 76%
- Other 24%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Augusta Community Center | Upland | $384k |
| Hineshouse Property Management and Maintenance Services Inc | Hinesville | $384k |
| Vermont Village Community Development Corporation Inc | Los Angeles | $384k |
| BHS Community Development Corporation | Long Beach | $384k |