Build 2 Lead

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
845112432
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2021
Location
Federal Way, WA, USA
Phone
2065355356
Rating
60
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Centers, Clubs

Reported finances

Revenue
$666,293
Expenses
$697,534
Assets
$102,885
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JIMMY BROWN (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • JIMMY BROWN (President): $113,346 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To empower, engage, and educate bipoc youth, their families and communities

What it reported doing in 2024

List of accomplishments for 2024:- Total youth served: 450 in the South King and Pierce County Areas- Total Hours of youth programming and mentorship: 500 hours- Program Outcomes: Provided Civic-Engagement Training for 30 youth, Workforce Development Pre-apprenticeship training for 25 youth, After school social and emotional programming for 22 youth and summer learning experiences for 25 youth. Provided experiential healthcare opportunities for 300 youth. Provided safe spaces and community engagement opportunities for 50 youthClosing the G.A.P: In partnership with ROOTS of Success, Closing the G.A.P. provides students ages 16-24 with access to over 100 hours of work development training. Students graduate with resumes, interview experience, business plans, and industry credentials. Outcomes include school completion (high school diploma or equivalent), retaining a job, and enrollmentinto post-secondary education or advanced training.Civic-Champions: Middle and high school aged youth learn about the power of advocacy within the various levels of government, the School-to-Prison Pipeline, the systems of education, healthcare, and criminal justice, and form Youth Executive Committees that assist in helping to launch and or facilitate restorative practices in participating partner schools.Gamechangers Summer Academy: Also known as the Gamechangers Summer Leadership Academy or GSLA, this 6-8 week summer learning academy is designed for middle school aged youth to experience field trips, career site visits, and physical fitness workshops. GSLA focuses on creating innovative summer programming that introduces youth to college readiness, career readiness, leadership development and life skills.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 66
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 0
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 69.6%; rating input score 70
  • Program expense ratio: 66.5%; rating input score 66
  • Fundraising efficiency: $11.4 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4.7%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.15; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16.2%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 55.5% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 56.1% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 24.6% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 69.6% of revenue deployed · 66.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 1 board members independent · 0 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $464K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $113K · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 7 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 20/100.