Public Charity

BUILD INC

BUILD INC, of CHICAGO, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $24.3M in revenue, $25.2M in expenses, $28.5M in total assets. 194 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $18.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 237022085 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$24.3M
Total Expenses$25.2M
Total Assets$28.5M
Grant Records194
Funding Total$18.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

BUILD'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE HOPE AND OFFER OPPORTUNITIES SO YOUTH FACING SYSTEMIC OBSTACLES CAN ACHIEVE POSITIVE FUTURES. BUILD FOCUSES ON HARD-TO-SERVE YOUTH IN SOME OF CHICAGO'S MOST CHALLENGING NEIGHBORHOODS. BUILD DOES THIS THROUGH EXPERTISE IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, VIOLENCE PREVENTION/INTERVENTION AND COALITION BUILDING.

Where $100 goes at Build Inc

How Build Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$76 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $76 for programs

$76
Promote positive youth development by equipping youth with life skills necessary to resist the lure of street gangs, violence and drugs
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

2025
See schedule O for details
$284,884
2025
GEN OPS/PROG DEV
$10,000
2024
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$1,998,592
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$154,950

Showing up to 5 of 194 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Adam Alonso
MEMBER Aj Mortega
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Andres Alvear
MEMBER Ann Marie Wright
MEMBER Arthur Mortega
CHIEF COMMUNITY OFFICER Bradly Johnson

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$7,403,990 107 grants
Health & Medicine
$5,768,737 11 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$2,263,933 3 grants
Human & Social Services
$859,923 11 grants
Training & Professional Development
$785,000 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $24.3M $25.2M $28.5M
2024 $18.3M $20.2M $29.3M
2023 $26.2M $16.0M $30.1M
2022 $16.9M $10.4M $23.3M
2021 $9.7M $8.0M $7.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $9.7M to $24.3M (+151%), with total assets most recently reported at $28.5M.

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