Build Change

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“The organization posts its financial statements on its own website. The organization's policies and governing documents are available upon request.”

“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”

“Other: Contract Services $372,371”