Built Different Basketball Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
862998634
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Alexandria, VA, USA
Phone
5714291154
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$28,950
Expenses
$30,141
Assets
$591
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • James Waggoner (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • James Waggoner (Vice President)
  • Victor Vargas (Director)
  • Michael Baker (Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Built Different Basketball Inc. is organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The organization provides youth with opportunities to participate in organized basketball programs, athletic training, mentorship, character development, and competitive tournament play. Through team-based activities, skills development, and positive coaching, the organization promotes physical fitness, sportsmanship, leadership, discipline, teamwork, and personal growth among youth participants. The organization's programs are designed to foster healthy lifestyles, build self-confidence, and provide a safe and supportive environment that encourages academic, social, and athletic success.

What it reported doing in 2025

During 2025, Built Different Basketball Inc. provided youth athletes with opportunities to participate in organized basketball programs, skill development activities, and competitive AAU tournaments. The organization collected registration and participation fees to support team operations, tournament entry costs, and program-related expenses. Through coaching, mentorship, and competitive play, Built Different Basketball Inc. promoted physical fitness, teamwork, sportsmanship, leadership, and positive youth development while providing a safe and structured environment for youth participants to grow both on and off the court.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 95% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4.1%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.02; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -31% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -36.4% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -51.4% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $30K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.