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Nonprofit · EIN 22-3128648

BUILDON INC

Tax-exempt · STAMFORD, CT 06905

Financials

$22.2M$21.7M2023$24.6M$22.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BUILDON INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$24,558,130$22,101,449$2,456,681$21,781,202$1,703,216$20,077,986
December 31, 2023990$22,217,525$21,731,419$486,106$19,636,112$1,128,863$18,507,249
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$22,058,126
of which government grants
$2,616,991
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,976,333
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,745,401
Net income from fundraising events
$531,717
Net income from sales of inventory
$2,348
Other revenue
$523,671

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$23,596
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,966,704
Other salaries and wages
$8,023,014
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$12,267,174
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$66,869
Occupancy
$299,161
Travel
$1,172,447
Depreciation
$139,138
Program services (functional)
$19,020,008
Management and general (functional)
$1,187,301
Fundraising (functional)
$1,894,140

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$19,636,112
Total assets, end of year
$21,781,202
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,703,216
Net assets, end of year
$20,077,986
Land, buildings and equipment
$314,991
Publicly traded securities
$6,769,678
Net assets without donor restrictions
$8,299,301
Net assets with donor restrictions
$11,778,685
Gross receipts
$30,170,649
Employees
129
Volunteers
200
Year formed
1991
State of legal domicile
CT

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JIM ZIOLKOWSKICHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
55$591,144$40,705
MARC FRIEDMANSECRETARY, CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
55$322,063$17,256
FRANK ERTLCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
45$224,898$39,384
CARRIE PENACHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
45$227,900$28,254
ROSANN JAGERCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER - GLOBAL
Officer
45$201,564$15,613
ERIN HARTSOUGHVP COMMUNITY TEAMS
Highest-paid employee
45$150,000$38,534
ALED HOLLINGWORTHVP DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
45$147,420$38,504
TOM SILVERMANSVP DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
45$162,323$12,597
MAURICE MUCHENEVP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
45$144,727$15,235
ERIC DONLEYDIRECTOR OF DATA
Highest-paid employee
45$140,880$15,235
TRAVIS WELCOMECHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER, US
Officer
45$123,278$15,231
DJIBRIL OUATTARACHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER, GLOBAL
Officer
45$91,649$27,762
DARRYL ERVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0
SANJAY GUPTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0
RANDI HEDINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0
10 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SUZIE IVELICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
DAN JANKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
MARGARET KEANEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
ALAN MURRAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
RASSAAN PARRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
MEISHA ROSS PORTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
JOHN SEIFERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
KAREN SEITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
HILARY SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
ERIC STANDIFERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.25$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 26 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JIM ZIOLKOWSKICHAIRMAN AND CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
55$555,651$40,921
MARC FRIEDMANCDO/SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
55$303,833$17,335
FRANK ERTLCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
45$220,488$41,337
CARRIE PENACHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
45$215,000$28,408
ROSANN JAGERCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER - GLOBAL
Officer
45$195,693$15,692
THOMAS SILVERMANSVP, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
Highest-paid employee
45$175,000$15,314
ERIN HARTSOUGHVP COMMUNITY TEAMS
Highest-paid employee
45$150,000$38,750
ALED HOLLINGWORTHVP DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
45$140,400$38,678
MAURICE MUCHENEVP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
45$137,835$15,314
ERIC DONLEYDIR. SALESFORCE PRODUCTS & PROGRAM DATA
Highest-paid employee
45$134,171$15,314
TRAVIS WELCOMECHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
Officer
45$117,636$15,305
DJIBRIL OUATTARACPO - BUILDON GLOBAL
Officer
45$81,498$18,759
DARRYL ERVINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0
SANJAY GUPTABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0
RANDI HEDINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0
SUZIE IVELICHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0
DAN JANKIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0
MARGARET KEANEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0
MISSY KIERNANBOARD MEMBER/GENERAL COUNS
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0
ALAN MURRAYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0
RASSAAN PARRISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0
MEISHA ROSS PORTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0
JOHN SEIFERTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0
KAREN SEITZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0
HILARY SMITHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0
ERIC STANDIFERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1111 SUMMER ST STE 602A, STAMFORD, CT 06905-5300
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JAMES ZIOLKOWSKI, 1111 SUMMER STREET 602A, STAMFORD, CT 06905
Signed the 990
JAMES ZIOLKOWSKI, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Phone
(203) 344-5515
Return prepared by
GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN

Mission

BUILDON BREAKS THE CYCLE OF POVERTY, ILLITERACY AND LOW EXPECTATIONS THROUGH SERVICE AND EDUCATION.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • BUILDON GLOBAL - SINCE BUILDON, INC.'S INCEPTION, THE STUDENTS IT SERVES HAVE CONTRIBUTED 2,523,586 HOURS OF SERVICE IN THE U.S., AND HAVE HELPED BUILD 2,778 SCHOOLS, 240 OF WHICH WERE COMPLETED DURING 2024, IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: BOLIVIA (8), BRAZIL (2), BURKINA FASO (205), GUATEMALA (115), HAITI (205), INDIA (3), MALAWI (562), MALI (528), NEPAL (391), NICARAGUA (391), SENEGAL (430), AND THE UNITED STATES (1). THE MAJORITY OF BUILDON, INC.'S REVENEUES ARE GENERATED BY DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, AND FOUNDATIONS, WHICH ARE USED TO AID IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLHOUSES IN REMOTE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. OWNERSHIP OF THE SCHOOLS VESTS WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY ARE BUILT.
    Expenses $13,024,958 · grants $23,596
  • BUILDON US - IN LINE WITH THIS MISSION, BUILDON, INC. RUNS SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS IN UNDER RESOURCED URBAN HIGH SCHOOLS. IT EMPOWERS U.S. YOUTH TO CONTRIBUTE DIRECT SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES WORKING WITH SENIOR CITIZENS, THE HOMELESS, AND YOUNGER CHILDREN. THESE SAME STUDENTS HELP BUILD SCHOOLS IN SOME OF THE ECONOMICALLY POOREST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD. APPROXIMATELY 97% OF BUILDON, INC.'S STUDENTS IN THE U.S. NOT ONLY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, THEY GO ON TO COLLEGE. INTERNATIONALLY, BUILDON, INC. SCHOOLS PROVIDE ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR 359,832 CHILDREN, PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS EVERY DAY.
    Expenses $5,995,050

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
22-3128648
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1992
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$21,781,202
Income (IRS master file)
$30,170,649

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$24,558,130$22,101,449$21,781,202XML
990December 2023$22,217,525$21,731,419$19,636,112XML
990December 2022$18,082,443$17,751,843$17,991,540IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 22-3128648).

Questions about BUILDON INC

What is the EIN of BUILDON INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BUILDON INC is 22-3128648.
Is BUILDON INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
Are donations to BUILDON INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BUILDON INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of BUILDON INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did BUILDON INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of BUILDON INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JAMES ZIOLKOWSKI.
Who are the officers and directors of BUILDON INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 25 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $591,144 (JIM ZIOLKOWSKI, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
How much revenue does BUILDON INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $24,558,130, expenses of $22,101,449 and total assets of $21,781,202 at year end.

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