Build Up

Analysis

Build Up is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 June 2024, Build Up reported income of $1.6m and spending of $639k, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $1.1m to $1.6m (+48%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Build Up 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 84th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Watertown Boys and Girls Club Inc ($1.6m), The Hendricks County Child Advocacy Center Inc ($1.7m) and Operation 300 Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $159k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $195k, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 1 employees.