Small Public Charity

BUILD A SCHOOL IN AFRICA

BUILD A SCHOOL IN AFRICA is a Small Public Charity headquartered in Williamsburg, MA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $62K revenue, $73K expenses, $231K total assets. 8 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 030406505 Williamsburg, MA Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: Q12 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$62K
Total Expenses$73K
Total Assets$231K
Grant Records8
Funding Total$2.7M
Filing Years2024–2025

Mission

Build a School in Africa is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization founded in 2005 that raises funds to help build schools in Mali, West Africa. We pay for cement, steel rebar, windows and doors, paint, and skilled labor, while the host community provides sand, gravel, water, and unskilled labor, and is responsible for paying teachers and managing the school. Since 2005, we have funded the construction of 34 schools.

Where $100 goes at Build a School in Africa

How Build a School in Africa divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 2 years.

$99 Programs the work itself
$1 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $99 for programs

$36
Construction of school #36 in Koro N'Tossoni, Mali, begun July 24
36% of program spending
$32
Construction of school #35, Tionso, Mali, begun Mar 24
32% of program spending
$31
Construction of School #34 in Dintiola, Mali, begun Jan 10
32% of program spending
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Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
School construction
$252,500
2024
School construction
$240,757
2023
School construction
$1,237,300
2023
UNRESTRICTED
$5,294
2022
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
$676,000

Showing up to 5 of 8 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Treasurer Alice Heller
Board Member at large Heather Mccurdy
Clerk Kyla Malone
President Matthew Heberger

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$2,715,617 5 grants
General Support
$16,016 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $62K $73K $231K
2024 $264K $24K $242K

Between 2024 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $264K to $62K (-77%), with total assets most recently reported at $231K.

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