Build Up BHM
Analysis
Build Up BHM is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Build Up BHM reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $469k to $1.3m (+184%), an average of +68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 184%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Build Up BHM sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 86th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fleischer Scholars Foundation ($1.3m), Craven Smart Start Inc ($1.3m) and Cambridge Athletic Association Inc ($1.3m).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $691k. At year end it held assets of $503k against liabilities of $4,066, net assets of $499k. It reported 15 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 50%
- Program services 44%
- Other 5.4%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Fleischer Scholars Foundation | Paradise Vly | $1.3m |
| Craven Smart Start Inc | New Bern | $1.3m |
| Cambridge Athletic Association Inc | Milton | $1.3m |
| Deaf and Blind Pathways Foundation Inc | Morganton | $1.3m |