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Building Blocks in Africa

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 82-2486136

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Jun 23, 2021

Organization Profilebuildingblocksinafrica.org
1627 E 3350 sSalt Lake City, UT 84106

(801) 450-5173

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

72nd percentile

22%

Higher net margin than 72% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2020

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets55th percentile

Assets

$56,587

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Net Assets

$56,587

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue55th percentileNet Margin72nd percentile

Revenue

$83,920

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$65,369

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$18,551

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2020: $56,587Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $56,5872020Assets 2021: $99,127Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $99,1272021Assets 2022: $170,047Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $170,0472022Assets 2023: $121,998Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $121,9982023Assets 2024: $76,720Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $76,7202024

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$56,587
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$56,587
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2020: $83,920Expenses 2020: $65,369Net Income 2020: $18,5512020Revenue 2021: $86,367Expenses 2021: $43,153Net Income 2021: $43,2142021Revenue 2022: $148,247Expenses 2022: $77,327Net Income 2022: $70,9202022Revenue 2023: $116,334Expenses 2023: $164,383Net Income 2023: -$48,0492023Revenue 2024: $85,655Expenses 2024: $130,936Net Income 2024: -$45,2812024

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$83,920
Expenses$65,369
Net Income$18,551
Open 2020 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Jun 23, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$83,945
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Charitable. Creating opportunities in education and leadership to locals in ghana and kenya. We partner with school leaders to build structures and provide capital for sustainability projects. The end goal is for these projects to help the schools become completely self-sustaining.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Spring of Hope Girls School - Kenya. Purchased land, fenced, built supplies structures and drilled a well. Benefited 10 and countless locals who now have access to water.$0$44,238
Building an orphanage on the school property in Kyekyewere Ghana. Persons benefited: 33$0$8,626
Porter's International school in Kyekyewere Ghana - completing retaining wall, assisted with paying for bus to provide transportation as another sustainability project. Person's benefited: 210.$0$8,161
Covid 19 related expenses: health/safety materials, donated funds to help provide salaries to retain staff during school shutdown. Persons benefited from safety measures: 200 students and 100 local villagers. Persons benefited from salary assistance: 11.$0$1,793
Janes Bakery - paid first payment for rent, baking equipment and first month of baking supplies for Jane's Bakery. The profits from this bakery support the needs of the orphanage and the tenants. Persons benefited: 33$0$1,635
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Rachel FagergrenPresidentPT$0--
Kathleen GleedSecretary Treasurer-$0--
Jesika WhittleChairwoman-$0--
Jared PorterMember- Board Of Directors-$0--
Phil NaylorMember- Board Of Directors-$0--
Tyra PorterMember- Board Of Directors-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Building Blocks in Africa
EIN
82-2486136
Phone
8014505173
Address
1627 E 3350 s, Salt Lake City, UT 84106

Signing Officer

Name
Rachel Fagergren
Title
President
Phone
8014505173
Signed
2021-06-23
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

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Filings

Displayed year

2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$56,587
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$56,587
Revenue
$83,920
Expenses
$65,369
Net income
$18,551
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.77$0.00$0.77$0.86$1.31$0.45
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.22$0.00$1.22$1.16$1.64$0.48
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.70$0.00$1.70$1.48$0.77$0.71
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.99$0.00$0.99$0.86$0.43$0.43
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.57$0.00$0.57$0.84$0.65$0.19