BUILD CHANGE: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
BUILD CHANGE (EIN 35-2237155)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-11-07
IRS object ID
201433119349301323
Schema version
2013v3.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2014-11-07T12:12:21-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line18390 E CRESCENT PARKWAY SUITE 600AddressLine1
CityGREENWOOD VILLAGECity
StateCOState
ZIP Code80221ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN352237155EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1BUILD CHANGEBusinessNameLine1
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Business Name ControlBUILBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3039532563PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1535 16TH ST SUITE 605AddressLine1
CityDENVERCity
StateCOState
ZIP Code80202ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonELIZABETH HAUSLER STRANDPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3039532563PhoneNum
Signature2014-09-30SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonV E SHOUP CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00220967PTIN
Phone3037795710PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerELIZABETH HAUSLER STRANDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1535 16TH ST SUITE 605AddressLine1
CityDENVERCity
StateCOState
ZIP Code80202ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,706,000GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BUILDCHANGE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2004FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO REDUCE DEATHS AND LOSS CAUSED BY HOUSING COLLAPSES DUE TO EARTHQUAKES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Total Expenses$3,591,677PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,572,135CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$392,909PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$133,865CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,802,195TotalAssetsBOYAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$171,622TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$153,444TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO GREATLY REDUCE DEATHS, INJURIES AND ECONOMIC LOSS CAUSED BY HOUSING COLLAPSES DUE TO EARTHQUAKES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,027,625ExpenseAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescHAITI PROGRAM: BUILD CHANGE BEGAN WORKING IN HAITI AFTER THE 2010 EARTHQUAKE, WHICH DESTROYED 250,000 BUILDINGS AND KILLED 230,000 PEOPLE. THE MAJORITY OF HOUSING IS NOT EARTHQUAKE- AND HURRICANE-RESISTANT, LEADING TO A HIGHLY VULNERABLE POPULATION. SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH HOMEOWNERS, BUILDERS, ENGINEERS, BUILDING MATERIALS PRODUCERS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO REBUILD AND RETROFIT SAFE HOUSES. FOLLOWING ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES IN HAITI IN 2013:ACCESS TO FINANCING BUILD CHANGE IS PILOTING A NEW TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT WITH SOGESOL, THE MICROFINANCE SUBSIDIARY OF SOGEBANK, THE LARGEST COMMERCIAL BANK IN HAITI. THROUGH THE SOGESOL KREDI BEL KAY PROGRAM, 48 HOMEOWNERS ACCESSED $115,608 IN CAPITAL FOR REBUILDING, EXPANDING OR RETROFITTING THEIR HOMES, WITH BUILD CHANGE ENGINEERS PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE REBUILDING DUE TO BUILD CHANGE ADVOCACY, THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT BODY CREATED TO OVERSEE HOUSING RECONSTRUCTION (UNITE DE CONSTRUCTION DE LOGEMENTS ET DE BATIMENTS PUBLICS) NOW EMPHASIZES HOMEOWNER-DRIVEN HOUSING RECONSTRUCTION. AS A RESULT, KEY INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING THE EU/ EUROPEAID, AGENCE FRANCAISE DE DEVELOPPEMENT (AFD) AND THE AMERICAN RED CROSS NOW REQUIRE PARTNERS TO ADOPT HOMEOWNER-DRIVEN RECONSTRUCTION FOR SMALL HOUSING UNITS. BETTER BUILDING MATERIALS BETTER-QUALITY CONCRETE BLOCKS MAKE SAFER BUILDINGS. WE MENTORED LOCAL SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED BLOCK MAKING BUSINESS OWNERS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR CONCRETE BLOCKS AND TO CREATE DEMAND IN THE LOCAL MARKET. MOST WORKERS DOUBLED THEIR INCOME AS THEY MET THE INCREASED DEMAND. POST-EARTHQUAKE RECONSTRUCTION BUILD CHANGE PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HOMEOWNERS WHO COMPLETED 278 HOMES, PROVIDING 1,021 PEOPLE WITH SAFE, PERMANENT HOUSING. TRAINED CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE BUILD CHANGE IS ONE OF THE FIRST ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT STRUCTURAL RETROFITTING OF DAMAGED HOUSES AS A PERMANENT HOUSING RECONSTRUCTION SOLUTION IN HAITI. WE COLLABORATED WITH J/P HRO IN THE DELMAS 32 NEIGHBORHOOD, TRAINING 93 BUILDERS AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR 310 FAMILIES WHO ARE RETROFITTING THEIR HOMES. VOCATIONAL TRAINING WE EXPANDED OUR TRAINING SERVICES IN HAITI TO INCLUDE VOCATIONAL STUDENTS. WE TRAINED 75 YOUTH OF AN URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD IN EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE IN AN INFORMAL SETTING. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH J/P HRO, AS PART OF THE WORLD BANK-FUNDED ADOLESCENT GIRLS INITIATIVE, TO PROVIDE 34 FEMALE HAITI TECH STUDENTS WITH A THREE-WEEK INTERNSHIP AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.Desc

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Expense$775,836ExpenseAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescINDONESIA PROGRAM: BUILD CHANGE BEGAN WORK IN INDONESIA AFTER THE 2004 INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE SUPPORTED SAFE HOUSING RECONSTRUCTION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND BETTER BUILDING MATERIALS IN FOUR PROVINCES AFTER THREE SUBSEQUENT EARTHQUAKES, THE 2007 AND 2009 EARTHQUAKES IN WEST SUMATRA AND THE 2013 EARTHQUAKE NEAR TAKENGON, ACEH. OUR ACTIVITIES IN INDONESIA IN 2013 WERE HIGHLIGHTED BY THE FOLLOWING:POST-EARTHQUAKE RECONSTRUCTION IN ACEH IN JULY 2013, A 6.1-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRUCK ACEH TENGAH, DAMAGING 16,000 HOUSES AND DISPLACING OVER 22,000 PEOPLE. IN SEPTEMBER WE SET UP A FIELD OFFICE IN TAKENGON, NEAR THE AFFECTED AREA, TO BEGIN TRAINING LOCAL RESIDENTS ON HOW TO BUILD SAFE HOMES. THE USAID OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE IS SUPPORTING THIS PROGRAM TO DISTRIBUTE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THROUGH FLYERS AND RADIO TO OVER 12,000 PEOPLE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, WE'RE PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OVER 2,500 HOMES. IN 2013, WE TRAINED 35 COMMUNITY EXTENSION WORKERS TO EXPAND OUR LOCAL IMPACT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GRAMEEN FOUNDATION, WE ARE PILOTING AN INNOVATIVE DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM USING MOBILE TABLETS AND PLAN TO SCALE THIS THROUGHOUT OUR PROGRAMMING IN 2014. VOCATIONAL TRAINING WE PARTNER WITH TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLS TO TRAIN VOCATIONAL STUDENTS IN ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION IN EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. WE TRAINED 3,661 STUDENTS AND 562 SUPERINTENDENTS AT 34 SCHOOLS IN 2013, SUPPORTED BY THE CATERPILLAR FOUNDATION. BETTER BRICKS AND LESS TIMBER IN INDONESIA AS PART OF THE CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE, BUILD CHANGE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH 200 BRICKMAKERS IN SUMATRA TO IMPROVE BRICK QUALITY, IMPROVE BRICKMAKERS' BUSINESS SKILLS AND LIVELIHOODS AND REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. IN JANUARY 2013, WE PILOTED A PROGRAM IN WEST SUMATRA WITH 32 BRICKMAKERS. HALF OF THE PARTICIPANTS WERE WOMEN. BRICKMAKERS IMPROVED THE STRENGTH OF THEIR BRICKS BY 50%, USED HALF AS MUCH TIMBER AND LOWERED THEIR PRODUCTION COSTS BY 25%.Desc

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Expense$18,735ExpenseAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescPHILIPPINES PROGRAM: TWO DEVASTATING EVENTS OCCURRED IN THE PHILIPPINES IN 2013: A 7.1-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE ON THE ISLAND OF BOHOL ON OCTOBER 15, AND TYPHOON YOLANDA/HAIYAN, WHICH HIT THE VISAYAS ON NOVEMBER 8. OVER 1.2 MILLION HOUSES WERE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. BUILD CHANGE WAS ON THE GROUND IN DECEMBER TRAINING LOCAL ENGINEERS AND NGO WORKERS AND DEVELOPING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION GUIDELINES FOR DISASTER-RESISTANT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. WE PARTNERED WITH THE BOHOL SHELTER CLUSTER, FUNDED BY THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETY, TO DESIGN EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR SAFER REBUILDING OF TIMBER AND MASONRY HOMES USING LESSONS LEARNED IN THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS. MULTI-LANGUAGE POSTERS ARE AVAILABLE ON BUILDCHANGE.ORG. IN EARLY 2014, WE OPENED AN OFFICE IN CEBU CITY AND ARE NOW SCALING UP TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO THE PHILIPPINES GOVERNMENT AND NGO COMMUNITY. MORE TYPHOONS AND EARTHQUAKES ARE INEVITABLE IN THE PHILIPPINES. DISASTER-RESISTANT HOMES AND SCHOOLS CAN SAVE LIVES, PRESERVE PROPERTY, PREVENT MASSIVE ECONOMIC LOSSES AND REDUCE THE NEED FOR EMERGENCY DISASTER AID.Desc

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Expense$27,487ExpenseAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescCOLOMBIA PROGRAM: OVER 2.5 MILLION COLOMBIANS LIVE IN SUB-STANDARD HOUSES THAT MAKE THEM VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES AND HURRICANES. THEY ARE AT HIGH RISK OF SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE, INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO BUILDING COLLAPSES, EVEN IN MODERATE EARTHQUAKES AND HURRICANES. BUILD CHANGE LAUNCHED ITS FIRST PRE-EARTHQUAKE MITIGATION PROGRAM IN COLOMBIA IN DECEMBER OF 2013. OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE HOMES IN BOGOTA SAFE FROM EARTHQUAKES AND HURRICANES BEFORE A NATURAL DISASTER STRIKES, USING RETROFITTING AND FACILITATING ACCESS TO FINANCIAL INCENTIVES. WE PLAN TO EXPAND OUR PROGRAM IN 2014 TO INCLUDE MEDELLIN. BUILD CHANGE IS WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SWISSCONTACT, RMS, AND THE COLOMBIA GOVERNMENT. WE WILL TRAIN STAFF OF COLOMBIA'S SERVICIO NACIONAL DE APRENDIZAJE (SENA) IN RETROFITTING TECHNIQUES AND PARTNER WITH THE COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT THROUGH EXISTING HOME IMPROVEMENT GRANTS PROGRAMS.Desc
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Total Program Service Expenses$1,849,683TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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PersonTIM LOUISPersonNm
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StateCOState
ZIP Code80202ZIPCode

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ELIZABETH HAUSLER STRAND
FOUNDER & CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$133,824$0$157
TIM LOUIS
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$65,933$0$2,794
MARTIN FISHER
BOARD CHAIRPERSON2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUNO WALT
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,769OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Management And General$140,697ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$226,983FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$161,828ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,055ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$53,989FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$47,743ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,130ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,839FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$1,037ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$34,229TotalAmt
Management And General$34,229ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Management And General$20,364ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,188FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$100,107ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,532ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,150FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Fundraising$550FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$26,189ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Program Services$67,505ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,757ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,039FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$20,902TotalAmt
Program Services$19,154ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,748ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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TRAINING SUPPLIES AND E$182,106$182,106
TRAINING AND OUTREACH M$58,908$58,908
GENERAL BUSINESS EXPENS$29,784$7,192$22,454$138

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Management And General-$107,317ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising-$113,766FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$1,849,683ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$400,182ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$322,270FundraisingAmt

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EOY$789,413EOYAmt

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BOY$525,000BOYAmt
EOY$833,969EOYAmt

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EOY$218,935EOYAmt

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BOY$24,162BOYAmt
EOY$17,679EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,287BOYAmt
EOY$49,292EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,036BOYAmt
EOY$8,594EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,802,195BOYAmt
EOY$1,917,882EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,189BOYAmt
EOY$103,406EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$117,433BOYAmt
EOY$50,038EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$171,622BOYAmt
EOY$153,444EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,055,573BOYAmt
EOY$543,695EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$575,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,220,743EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,630,573BOYAmt
EOY$1,764,438EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,802,195BOYAmt
EOY$1,917,882EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$133,865ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$278,525CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,382,501CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,588,397CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,200,498CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,703,398CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,153,319TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$278,525CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,382,501CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,588,397CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,200,498CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,703,398CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,153,319TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,203,163SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$10,950,156PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$648CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$415CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$699CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,015CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$833CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,610TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$1,769CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,769TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$12,158,698TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.90060PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99970PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part IV Form990ScheduleAPartIVGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOREIGN EXCHANGE GAINExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$96,296OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$47,004DepreciationAmt
Book Value$49,292BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$49,292TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED SEVERANCES - HAITI$1,362
ACCRUED SEVERANCES - INDONESIA$48,522
DUE TO RELATED PARTY$154
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$50,038TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,718,632TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$12,632DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$12,632RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,706,000RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,706,000TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,584,765TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$12,632DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$12,632ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,572,133ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$2OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$2ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,572,135TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, A PRIVATE ENTITY IS REQURIED 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 INDENTIFIED ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE THE RECORDING OF A LIABILITY MENTIONED ABOVE OR FURTHER DISCLOSURE. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND PRIOR.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:ROUNDING 2.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC228PROGRAM SERVICESTRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE$794,571
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN123PROGRAM SERVICESTRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE$1,027,625
SOUTH AMERICA14PROGRAM SERVICESTRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE$6,265
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices4SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees55SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office4TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee55TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,828,461SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,828,461TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2IN DECEMBER 2013, BUILD CHANGE BEGAN NEW COUNTRY PROGRAMS IN COLOMBIA AND THE PHILIPPINES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CEO PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL EMPLOYEES INCLUDING THE CEO SIGNS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOCUMENT. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCLOSED AND THOSE WITH THE "CONFLICT" ARE NOT INVOLVED IN DECISION MAKING RELEVANT TO THE CONFLICT IN QUESTION. SHOULD A CONFLICT ARISE 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 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO. THE BOARD REVIEWS SALARY COMPARABILITY DATA WHEN DETERMINING THE SALARY OF THE CEO. THE PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2012. THE CEO REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE SALARY OF TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. ANY HIRE IS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET THAT IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION POSTS ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON ITS OWN WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CNO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO EITHER THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.

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