Building People Power

Analysis

Building People Power is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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 People Power reported income of $4.6m and spending of $202k, leaving 96% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $4.9m to $4.6m (-5.6%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 183205%. Over the whole period it spent 17% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Building People Power 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 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fruit and Flower Day Nursery of Portland ($4.6m), Ignite Org ($4.6m) and Area Agency on Aging Region X ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $7.9m against liabilities of $31k, net assets of $7.9m.