Public Charity

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF THE BUILDING ARTS

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF THE BUILDING ARTS, of Charleston, SC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $4.8M in revenue, $4.6M in expenses, $13.6M in total assets. 42 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $702K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 571075250 Charleston, SC Vocational & Technical Schools NTEE: B30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.8M
Total Expenses$4.6M
Total Assets$13.6M
Grant Records42
Funding Total$702K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The American College of the Building Arts educates and trains artisans in the traditional building arts to foster exceptional craftsmanship and encourage the preservation, enrichment, and understanding of the world's architectural heritage through a liberal arts education.

Where $100 goes at American College of the Building Arts

How American College of the Building Arts divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $88 for programs

$88
The American College of the Building Arts (hereinafter "ACBA or "the College") educates and trains artisans in the traditional building arts to foster exceptional craftsmanship and encourage the…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 150 people
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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.

Officers & Directors

Trustee Brian Hussain
CFO Chad Urban
Trustee Cheryl Skoog-Tague Term Ended
Professor Christina Butler
Trustee Dr Doris R Helms
Secretary Francine Christiansen

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$341,715 25 grants
General Support
$325,721 13 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$10,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$25,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.8M $4.6M $13.6M
2024 $4.6M $4.5M $13.6M
2023 $3.9M $3.7M $11.9M
2022 $4.8M $3.0M $11.1M
2021 $3.2M $3.0M $8.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.2M to $4.8M (+52%), with total assets most recently reported at $13.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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