Public Charity

BUSINESSES UNITED IN INVESTING LENDING & DEVELOPMENT

BUSINESSES UNITED IN INVESTING LENDING & DEVELOPMENT, of REDWOOD CITY, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $5.8M in revenue, $7.7M in expenses, $6.9M in total assets. 171 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $15.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 943386695 REDWOOD CITY, CA Business & Industry NTEE: S40 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.8M
Total Expenses$7.7M
Total Assets$6.9M
Grant Records171
Funding Total$15.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

BUILD'S MISSION IS TO IGNITE THE POWER OF YOUTH IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES TO BUILD CAREER SUCCESS, ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSETS, AND OPPORTUNITY. WE HELP STUDENTS BECOME THE CEO OF THEIR OWN LIVES! BUILD FACILITATES THE LAUNCHING OF STUDENT-RUN (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) SMALL BUSINESSES, VIA VIRTUAL SIMULATION AND HANDS ON LEARNING, AND TEACHES STUDENTS THE 21ST CENTURY SKILLS NEEDED TO IMPROVE THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND HELP THEM PREPARE FOR LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. OUR YOUTH ACQUIRE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO SUCCEED IN THEIR POST-SECONDARY ENDEAVOURS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD VICE CHAIR Ajay Agarwal
REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Betsy Neptune-Cowan
MEMBER David Li
BOARD CHAIR David Peinsipp
CFOO Desiree Ford
MEMBER Dora Gougoufkas

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$6,266,128 9 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,391,374 17 grants
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$1,265,900 8 grants
EDUCATION
$714,000 7 grants
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
$654,130 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.8M $7.7M $6.9M
2024 $5.9M $11.8M $8.8M
2023 $8.3M $12.2M $15.0M
2022 $15.0M $11.3M $18.9M
2021 $16.4M $8.8M $15.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $16.4M to $5.8M (-64%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.9M.

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