Mission
WE ADVANCE BEST PRACTICES, CODES, AND POLICIES THROUGH MARKET LEADERSHIP, RESEARCH, GUIDANCE, AND TECHNICAL ADVOCACY TOWARD A BUILT ENVIRONMENT THAT EQUITABLY DELIVERS COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND CLIMATE SOLUTIONS.
Public Charity
NEW BUILDINGS INSTITUTE
NEW BUILDINGS INSTITUTE, of PORTLAND, OR, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $10.3M in revenue, $8.3M in expenses, $5.2M in total assets. 26 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.5M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 680401509
PORTLAND, OR
Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis
NTEE: C05
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$10.3M
Total Expenses$8.3M
Total Assets$5.2M
Grant Records26
Funding Total$4.5M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at New Buildings Institute
How New Buildings Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$86
Programs
the work itself
$12
Management
running the organization
$2
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $86 for programs
$37
Codes and policies
$32
Building innovation:nbi's building innovation program focuses on technical research and analysis to advance emerging technology and best practices for accelerating building energy performance, affordability, and reliability
$17
Leadership and market development:nbi's research, convenings, education, and thought leadership on "getting to zero" focuses on driving scale in building decarbonization including energy efficiency improvements
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
SUBRECIPIENT GRANT
$62,516
HUMAN SERVICES
$865,000
POLICY DEVELOPMENT
$265,000
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
$100,000
TO EXPAND ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE COOLING AND REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
$100,000
Showing up to 5 of 26 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Alexi Miller
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Amie Lewis
PROGRAM DIRECTOR THROUGH 9/2024
Amy Cortese
DIRECTOR
Anica Landreneau
SECRETARY
Emily Moore
DIRECTOR
Fulya Kocak Gin
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10.3M | $8.3M | $5.2M |
| 2024 | $6.4M | $7.5M | $3.0M |
| 2023 | $6.0M | $6.4M | $3.7M |
| 2022 | $6.2M | $5.5M | $4.0M |
| 2021 | $4.6M | $4.2M | $3.8M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.6M to $10.3M (+126%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.2M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.