2022-04-30T16:26:08-07:00 2020-12-31 990 2020-01-01 352237155 BUILD CHANGE BUIL 3039532563 1001 Bannock Number 467 Denver CO 80204 Diane Datteri Controller 3039532563 2022-04-30 1 11 0 AAL2 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Elizabeth Hausler 1001 Bannock Unit 467 Denver CO 80204 3356867 0 X www.buildchange.org X 2004 CA Reduce deaths and loss caused by housing collapses due to natural disasters in emerging nations 5 4 11 4 0 0 5227002 3346551 9784 23171 323 339 -18705 -13194 5218404 3356867 0 0 3394554 2149118 0 291437 1418206 909675 4812760 3058793 405644 298074 3349535 3731599 599551 683541 2749984 3048058 X Build Change saves lives in earthquakes and windstorms by working with people in emerging nations to build homes and schools that will protect their families. 0 0 454423 0 118949 Colombia: Seven years after launching our Colombia work in Bogota, Build Change achieved a staggering milestone: arriving at national systems change scale amidst the pandemic. Build Change continued to advise the Casa Digna, Vida Digna resilient home improvement program run by the Government of Colombia, piloting a comprehensive technology platform to enable housing evaluators and contractors to digitally assess at risk homes and strengthen them. Also in 2020, Build Change began formally supporting the Caja de la Vivienda Popular, an office of the Municipality of Bogota, as a policy and technical ally on two programs designed to evaluate, design permit, and supervise the strengthening of informal houses. The success of these programs will serve as a model for other cities in Colombia and throughout Latin America. 371279 0 7092 Philippines: As if the pandemic weren't enough in 2020, the Philippines also endure 37 earthquakes of a magnitude 5.0 or greater, 27 typhoons and 1 volcanic eruption. Confronted with these disasters, Build Change's local team shifted their plan for the year. By refining their approach to incremental home strengthening, the team was able to make resilient home improvements more affordable for homeowners. In partnership with the Thornton Tomasetti Foundation, the team tested the new approach, strengthening 14 homes through our microfinance partners. With in-person outreach extremely limited, the team also increasingly shifted to a digital approach, reaching more than 185,000 people through Facebook with dafe housing, Covid-19 awareness, and disaster preparedness messages. 136288 0 199452 Indonesia: In 2020, Build Change provided safe, socially-distanced classroom and field-based training to the American and Indonesian Red Cross in both Sukabumi and Banyuwangi on simple home strengthening techniques, By working with the World Bank, the team also created guidelines and training on how to strengthen public buildings (including schools) as well as Covid-19 response infrastructure (like hospitals) in Central Sulawesi. 1339625 0 1758302 See Schedule O - Program services for Nepal, Innovations and the Caribbean programs 1339625 0 1758302 2301615 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 11 1 0 1 CO HA ID NP RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA X X Elizabeth Hausler 3039532563 1001 Bannock Number 467 Denver CO 80204 Elizabeth Hausler Founder and CEO 40 X X 168524 0 7907 Diane Datteri Controller 40 X 103239 0 13488 Michelle Nicholson Marketing and Communication Director 40 X 107960 0 6639 Martin Fisher Board Member 2 X 0 0 0 Grace Hanson Board Member 2 X X 0 0 0 Hemant Shah Board Member 2 X 0 0 0 Erin Bradner Board Member 2 X 0 0 0 379723 0 28034 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3346551 5287 3346551 23171 0 0 23171 23171 339 0 0 339 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -13194 0 0 -13194 -13194 3356867 0 0 10316 X 176431 35838 85186 55407 1580597 1191366 214001 175230 292061 257050 22010 13001 100029 65096 21034 13899 14461 14461 33306 12831 20475 372371 355991 16380 54216 33755 16306 4155 71172 51909 17897 1366 127620 92893 29758 4969 135109 129572 183 5354 General Business Expenses 71716 31156 38889 1671 Training Supplies, Equip & Outreach Materials 4305 4305 0 0 Housing Subsidies -5817 -5817 0 0 Transport and Freight 31216 31209 2 5 3058793 2301615 465741 291437 1741734 2890808 985954 584081 557580 199345 40303 32626 102418 102418 0 0 9029 8363 14935 16376 3349535 3731599 387688 542845 211863 140696 0 599551 683541 X 537075 1800110 2212909 1247948 2749984 3048058 3349535 3731599 298074 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 1 0 X 7016438 6686306 5573092 5227002 3346551 27849389 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7016438 6686306 5573092 5227002 3346551 27849389 5605362 22244027 255 303 506 323 339 1726 0 0 0 0 0 0 2000 3500 -7550 -18705 -13194 -33949 27817166 0.79965 0.8372 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Exchange Rate Losses or Gains and Awards RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 180765 3811 0 0 0 0 184576 148846 31896 23 0 0 0 180765 90656 58152 38 0 0 0 148846 44086 46546 24 0 0 0 90656 27844 16242 0 0 0 0 44086 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 102418 102418 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3356867 0 0 0 0 0 3356867 0 0 0 3356867 3058793 0 0 0 0 0 3058793 0 0 0 3058793 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Funds set aside for future use as determined by the Board of Directors Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, a private entity is required to disclose any material uncertain tax positions that management believes does not meet a "more-likely-than-not" standard of being sustained under an income tax audit and to record a liability for any such taxes including penalty and interest. Management of the organization has not identified any uncertain tax positions that require the recording of a liability mentioned above or further disclosure. 1 East Asia and the Pacific 1 15 Program Services Training and Tech Assistance 507567 Central America and the Caribbean 1 5 Program Services Training and Tech Assistance 443841 South America 1 15 Program Services Training and Tech Assistance 454423 South Asia 1 10 Program Services Training and Tech Assistance 598355 4 45 2004186 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 All funds are used for the purposes agreed to in the variety of grant agreements and contracts entered into with our funders. We have management staff situated in all our country programs to track what the funds are used for, and detailed financial reports, including all financial transactions are submitted to headquarters at a minimum on a monthly basis. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Elizabeth Hausler Founder and CEO 168524 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7907 0 176431 0 Form 990, Part III (Cont. 4) Nepal: In 2020, the Nepal team commemorated five years of rebuilding and structurally strengthening homes damaged or destroyed in the major 2015 earthquake. Today, more than 150,000 Nepalis are living in safer homes thanks to the work of Build Change and its partners. Hundreds of thousands more people were reached through on-the-ground advocacy for better building techniques, and government housing policy for post-disaster reconstruction has been permanently transformed. Expenses $598,355 Grants $0 Revenue $714,700 Caribbean: In 2020, Build Change delivered a management information system (MIS) to the Government of Dominica, enabling them to select homeowners to participate in government home reconstruction programs, as well as manage the rebuilding process on each home. Another feature created was a mobile app for participating homeowners, so they can track the progress of their home's reconstruction. Also, Build Change deployed to Sint Maarten at the beginning of the pandemic. While following Covid-19 safety protocols, the team completed resilient design and quantity estimation for 170 houses, simultaneously supervising construction on the first 38 of these homes. Expenses $443,841 Grant $0 Revenue $673,171 Innovations: In 2020, our teams around the world continued catalyzing a more efficient housing value chain, even amidst the pandemic, by designing digital construction site supervision technologies, conducting online or socially-distanced trainings, and utilizing a training-of-the-trainers approach. A new machine learning app designed by Build Change and IBM allows local builders to quickly determine the quality of construction components so they know whether they are safe to use or not. Expenses $297,429 Grant $0 Revenues $370,431 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Controller prepares the tax return with review and approval by the CEO. It is then presented to the Board of Directors for final review prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c All employees, including the CEO, sign a conflict of interest document. Conflicts of interest are disclosed and those with any conflicts are not involved in decision making relevant to the conflict in question. Should a conflict arrive it would be noted in the minutes and/or brought to the Board's attention if deemed significant. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Board of Directors determines and approves the compensation of the CEO. The Board reviews regional, national and industry salary comparability data including the Mountain States Employers Council compensation survey and the annual Guidestar salary survey when determining the salary of the CEO. The approval of the CEO's compensation is documented in the Board minutes. The CEO reviews and approves the salary of top management officials. The Board preappoves any new hires and their salary by virtue of approving the budgets. If a top management personnel is hired outside of the previously approved budgets, the Board is informed of the details and approval is requested. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization posts its financial statements on its own website. The organization's policies and governing documents are available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other: Contract Services $372,371 The Form 990 paper return was filed on time with an approved extension. The paper return was received by the IRS on September 30, 2021. The paper return was retuned by the IRS to Build Change with a letter dated April 10, 2022 and received April 27, 2022. The Controller immediately researched how to file online and was completed within three days. The new change in requirement for this first year of filing electronically was missed by the organization and the Controller responsible for filing the tax return. It will not happen again. Please waive all penalties.