Kentucky · Nonprofit
BUILD-BUILDING A UNITED INTER-FAITH LEXINGTON THROUGH DIRECT-ACTION
BUILD-BUILDING A UNITED INTER-FAITH LEXINGTON THROUGH DIRECT-ACTION (Kentucky) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $27,650 to it, the largest being ANNA & HAROLD W HUFFMAN FOUNDATION ($10,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $217k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $28k
- Net assets
- $364k
What Build-Building a United Inter-Faith Lexington Through Direct-Action does
Mission
To build a self-sustaining interracial proactive organization rooted in religious congregations and capable of powerfully addressing community problems in the greater Lexington area.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
During the reporting period our nonprofit organization provided training to 65 grassroots leaders in essential community organizing skills. Additionally we further empowered 23 leaders by facilitating their participation in regional and or national training programs conducted by the Direct Action Research Training DART organization. These initiatives aimed to strengthen leadership capacities and enhance the effectiveness of community-driven initiatives.
$68,784 spent33% of program spendingDuring the reporting period 375 individuals actively participated by joining the Justice Ministry Network within local congregations. Their primary objective was to collaborate and address various issues affecting the local community through collective action and problem-solving initiatives. These dedicated members worked together to advocate for positive change and promote social justice within their neighborhoods.
$68,783 spent33% of program spendingOur organization engages a network of 1,000 individuals dedicated to researching and addressing issues related to substandard rental housing inadequate public transportation and challenges in eldercare. These committed individuals work collectively to advocate for improved living conditions accessible transportation options and enhanced eldercare services within our community. Through collaborative research efforts and active involvement our members strive to bring about positive change and create a better quality of life for those affected by these pressing societal concerns.
$68,783 spent33% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $206,350.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $284k to $358k (+26%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
93% of BUILD-BUILDING A UNITED INTER-FAITH LEXINGTON THROUGH DIRECT-ACTION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Jane Meadows
Interim Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2023 and FY2024, and between the FY2024 and FY2025 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $8k → $10k.
1 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 1% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of BUILD-BUILDING A UNITED INTER-FAITH LEXINGTON THROUGH DIRECT-ACTION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BUILD-BUILDING A UNITED INTER-FAITH LEXINGTON THROUGH DIRECT-ACTION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 36% of grant income and the top three 99%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
28% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund BUILD-BUILDING A UNITED INTER-FAITH LEXINGTON THROUGH DIRECT-ACTION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
64% of BUILD-BUILDING A UNITED INTER-FAITH LEXINGTON THROUGH DIRECT-ACTION's grant income comes from Kentucky funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $150 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
BUILD-BUILDING A UNITED INTER-FAITH LEXINGTON THROUGH DIRECT-ACTION holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 7,334 religion nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,334 religion nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like BUILD-BUILDING A UNITED INTER-FAITH LEXINGTON THROUGH DIRECT-ACTION
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In Kentucky
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BUILD-BUILDING A UNITED INTER-FAITH LEXINGTON THROUGH DIRECT-ACTION?
- BUILD-BUILDING A UNITED INTER-FAITH LEXINGTON THROUGH DIRECT-ACTION (Kentucky) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $27,650 to it, the largest being ANNA & HAROLD W HUFFMAN FOUNDATION ($10,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BUILD-BUILDING A UNITED INTER-FAITH LEXINGTON THROUGH DIRECT-ACTION have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $27,650 in grants to BUILD-BUILDING A UNITED INTER-FAITH LEXINGTON THROUGH DIRECT-ACTION, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BUILD-BUILDING A UNITED INTER-FAITH LEXINGTON THROUGH DIRECT-ACTION?
- ANNA & HAROLD W HUFFMAN FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $10,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BUILD-BUILDING A UNITED INTER-FAITH LEXINGTON THROUGH DIRECT-ACTION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Kentucky. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing