Family Building Blocks Inc

Analysis

Family Building Blocks Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Salem, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1998, 28 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 September 2023, Family Building Blocks Inc reported income of $10.4m and spending of $9.8m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $5.9m to $10.4m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Family Building Blocks Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Good Samaritan Independent Living Inc ($10.4m), Greater Burlington Young Mens Christian Association Inc ($10.4m) and Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption Association ($10.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $161k (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.7m. At year end it held assets of $11.3m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $9.0m. It reported 173 employees.