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Builders Initiative

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations / Private Independent Foundations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$190M (2022)

Expenses
$105M (2022)

Total Assets
$1.12B (2022)

Total Liabilities
$0 (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2018 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$189,732,780
Expenses
$104,642,867
Net Income
$85,089,913
Net Assets
$1,117,727,346
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $162,657,019
85.7%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $21,482,550
11.3%
Sales of Assets $4,959,092
2.6%
Other Income $634,119
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $90,395,237
86.4%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,117,727,346
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $1,117,727,346
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Lukas Walton (Director, Co Chief Officer, Chairman) $0 $0
Samantha Walton (Director, Co Chief Officer, Chairman) $0 $0
Matt Knott (Director) $0 $0
Bruce Mcnamer (President) $0 $0
Lisa Forbes (Secretary) $0 $0
Robert A Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$86,761,797
Expenses
$46,906,162
Net Income
$39,855,635
Net Assets
$1,032,637,433
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $47,030,100
54.2%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $23,225,429
26.8%
Sales of Assets $16,459,098
19.0%
Other Income $47,170
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $29,843,103
63.6%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,032,637,433
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $1,032,637,433
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Robert A Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0
Lukas Walton (Director, Co Chief Officer, Chairman) $0 $0
Samantha Walton (Director, Co Chief Officer, Chairman) $0 $0
Bruce Mc Namer (President) $0 $0
Lisa Forbes (Secretary) $0 $0
Matt Knott (Director) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$530,265,880
Expenses
$22,050,220
Net Income
$508,215,660
Net Assets
$992,781,798
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $534,345,840
> 100%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $11,536,629
2.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Other Income -$475,054
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $16,466,022
74.7%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $992,945,696
Total Liabilities $163,898
Net Assets $992,781,798
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Lukas T Walton (Director; Co Ceo) $0 $0
Samantha B Walton (Director; Co Ceo) $0 $0
Robert A Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0
Lisa J Forbes (Secretary) $0 $0
Bruce Mc Namer (President) $0 $0
Matt Knott (Director) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$46,396,757
Expenses
$17,616,450
Net Income
$28,780,307
Net Assets
$484,566,137
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $28,520,141
61.5%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $14,522,265
31.3%
Sales of Assets $3,291,260
7.1%
Other Income $63,091
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $14,158,693
80.4%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $484,566,138
Total Liabilities $1
Net Assets $484,566,137
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Lukas T Walton (Co President) $0 $0
Samantha B Walton (Co President) $0 $0
Robert A Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0
Lisa J Forbes (Secretary) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$339,155,366
Expenses
$8,903,327
Net Income
$330,252,039
Net Assets
$455,785,831
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $327,093,347
96.4%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $5,324,485
1.6%
Sales of Assets $6,841,331
2.0%
Other Income -$103,797
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $5,201,648
58.4%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $455,785,831
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $455,785,831
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Lukas T Walton (Co President) $0 $0
Samantha B Walton (Co President) $0 $0
Sharon Schneider (Secretary) $0 $0
Robert A Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Types of Nonprofits

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