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Screen a listNew Buildings Institute
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$10Mrevenue
FY2025 · +68% in 3 yrs54staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin19.7%
Months of reserve3.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+15.6%
Middle half of peersMedianNew Buildings Institute
Where the money goes FY2025 · $8.3M spent
Programs$7.1M85%Management and general$1.0M12%Fundraising$172k2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Its largest funder stopped after FY2021
Sea Change Foundation gave about $588k a year for two years, 13% of revenue in FY2021.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$441k in FY2023 and −$1.1M in FY2024. Cash covers 3.0 months, under the peer median of 4.6.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
13 of 13 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 16% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort22funders
$1.3Ma year, last 3 years
19%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Sea Change FoundationOn and off$575k$600kBreakthrough Energy FoundationSince FY2022$131k$600kUnited States Energy FoundationSince FY2020$180k$180k$180k$120kThe Bloomberg Family Foundation IncOn and off$600kThe Energy FoundationStopped after FY2019$200k$200k$180k–Rocky Mountain InstituteSince FY2022$295k$100kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$166k$24$12k$43$150k7 other fundersUp to $355k a year each$10k$16k$8k$108k$650k$51k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped