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 2024 filing shows $5.9M in revenue, $11.8M in expenses, $8.8M in total assets. 169 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $15.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 943386695 REDWOOD CITY, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$5.9M
Total Expenses$11.8M
Total Assets$8.8M
Grant Records169
Funding Total$15.5M
Filing Years2020–2024

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.

Sample Grants Received

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$118,600
$104,228
$60,000
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND
2024
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
$50,000
BAIN CAPITAL CHILDREN'S CHARITY LTD
2024
BUILD's mission is to ignite the potential of youth in under-resourced communities to build Career success, Entrepreneurial mindsets, and Opportunity. We help students become the CEOs of their own lives. Founded in 1999, BUILD began as a drop-out prevention program to prepare students of color in under-resourced communities to thrive in school and life. Launched in 2011, BUILD Boston began with 90 students in four schools as a dropout prevention program preparing low-income students of color to thrive. Today, BUILD's four-year entrepreneurship program serves more than 300 Boston students and recent alumni in our six core partner schools, supplementing traditional classroom instruction with real-world business experiences and critical skill-building. We help students develop 21st Century and social-emotional skills through the real-world experience of launching their own small businesses. Our teen entrepreneurs learn to collaborate, communicate, take risks, problem solve, network, pitch
$35,000

Showing up to 5 of 169 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

MEMBER (THRU 12/23) Afdhel Aziz
MEMBER (THRU 6/24) Ajay Agarwal
FORMER CEO (THRU 1/23) Ayele Shakur
CEO (THRU 2/24) Bill Taylor
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Brian Costanzo
MEMBER David Li

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

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
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
2020 $9.0M $7.2M $8.6M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $9.0M to $5.9M (-35%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.8M.

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

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