Building Transparency

Analysis

Building Transparency is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2020, 6 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 Transparency reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.2m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $3.4m (+163%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Building Transparency sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Acadia Center ($3.4m), Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy Inc ($3.4m) and Ohio Environmental Council ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $599k. At year end it held assets of $124k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $124k. It reported 6 employees.