Public Charity

CONSENSUS BUILDING INSTITUTE INC

CONSENSUS BUILDING INSTITUTE INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in CAMBRIDGE, MA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $6.6M, expenses of $6.4M, total assets of $10.0M. Imperigo tracks 10 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $611K.

EIN: 043186073 CAMBRIDGE, MA Arts & Culture NTEE: A20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.6M
Total Expenses$6.4M
Total Assets$10.0M
Grant Records10
Funding Total$611K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE CONSENSUS BUILDING INSTITUTE (CBI), FOUNDED IN 1993, IMPROVES THE WAY THAT LEADERS COLLABORATE TO MAKE ORGANIZATIONAL DECISIONS, ACHIEVE AGREEMENTS, AND MANAGE MULTI-PARTY CONFLICTS AND PLANNING EFFORTS. A NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, CBI PROVIDES STRATEGIC PLANNING, ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND HIGH-SKILLED FACILITATION FOR STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, NON-PROFITS, AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES AROUND THE WORLD. OUR STAFF ARE EXPERTS IN FACILITATION, MEDIATION, CAPACITY BUILDING, CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT, AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE COMMITTED TO USING OUR SKILLS TO BUILD COLLABORATION ON TODAY'S MOST SIGNIFICANT SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES. WE WORK WITHIN AND ACROSS ORGANIZATIONS, SECTORS, AND STAKEHOLDER GROUPS.

Where $100 goes at Consensus Building Institute Inc

How Consensus Building Institute Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $83 for programs

$83
Stakeholder assessment
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 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

2024
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
$35,000
2024
SEISMIC AIRGUN ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
$21,023
2023
POLICY DEVELOPMENT
$150,000
$50,750
2023
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
$25,000

Showing up to 5 of 10 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Anita Brown-Graham
SENIOR MEDIATOR II Bennett Brooks
DIRECTOR Colin Rule
SENIOR MEDIATOR II David Fairman
VICE CHAIR Elizabeth Soderstrom
DIRECTOR Hannah Riley Bowles

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$194,450 2 grants
Research & Policy
$171,023 2 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$103,450 2 grants
Education
$60,000 2 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$7,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $6.6M $6.4M $10.0M
2024 $7.5M $6.8M $9.8M
2023 $7.3M $6.9M $9.5M
2022 $6.7M $6.5M $8.6M
2020 $6.1M $5.4M $5.2M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $6.1M to $6.6M (+8%), with total assets most recently reported at $10.0M.

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