NATION BUILDERS LEAD INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $72K · expenses $78K · assets $44K

EIN
37-1480554
Address
130 INDIAN LAKE DR, RABUN GAP, GA 30568-2314
NTEE code
P40
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2007 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Mason West III (its 2023 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2023 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

The mission of the Nation Builders Lead Program is to foster global collaboration among international students through immersive exchanges focused on technological innovation. By uniting diverse young minds the program cultivates cross-cultural understanding practical problem-solving and leadership skills. Participants jointly design develop and implement technological prototypes addressing real-world challenges preparing them to be leaders capable of leveraging innovation for sustainable global development.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Mason West III Executive Director2010-2024 20 $0 reported 2
Shamica West Director of Operations2024 20 $0 reported 2
Mason West (former) President2015-2017 10 $0 reported 2
Rosa West (former) Treasurer2010-2017 20 $0 reported 1
Diane Lehmann (former) Secretary2015-2017 10 $0 reported 1
Diane Lehman (former) Secretary2010-2013 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mason West III Executive Director20 $0-$0 $02
Shamica West Director of Operations20 $0-$0 $02
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mason West President10 $0-$0 $02
Rosa West Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
Diane Lehmann Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mason West President5 $0-$0 $02
Rosa West Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
Diane Lehmann Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mason West President5 $0-$0 $02
Rosa West Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
Diane Lehmann Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mason West III President10 $0-$0 $02
Rosa West Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
Diane Lehman Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mason West III President5 $0-$0 $02
Rosa West Treasurer15 $0-$0 $01
Diane Lehman Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
2011 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mason West III President15 $0-$0 $02
Rosa West Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
Diane Lehman Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
2010 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mason West III President10 $0-$0 $02
Rosa West Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
Diane Lehman Secretary10 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$72,000$78,166 $43,841$43,841 $72,000- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,017$6,017 $7,170$7,170 $6,017$0 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,131$6,131 $6,591$6,591 $6,131$0 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,428$6,428 $11,289$11,289 $6,428$0 ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,102$6,883 $12,517$12,517 $6,102$0 ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,806$1,806 $13,298$13,298 $2,155$0 ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,675$2,909 $13,298$13,298 $2,675$0 ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$8,533$8,559 $13,532$13,532 $8,533$0 ---

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $160,000 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$150,000 2024$50,000
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THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$10,000 2020$10,000
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $78,166 spent · pay $0 · grants $11,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $41,890 53.6%
Fees to independent contractors $22,023 28.2%
Grants and similar amounts paid $11,500 14.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,263 2.9%
Printing, publications, postage $490 0.6%
Total$78,166100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $6,017 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,017 100.0%
Total$6,017100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $6,131 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,131 100.0%
Total$6,131100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $6,428 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,428 100.0%
Total$6,428100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $6,883 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,800 69.7%
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2012 · Form 990EZ · $1,806 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $983 54.4%
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2011 · Form 990EZ · $2,909 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,768 60.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,141 39.2%
Total$2,909100%

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2010 · Form 990EZ · $8,559 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,559 100.0%
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