Nonprofit · EIN 20-2892726
COMMUNITY BUILDING INITIATIVE
Tax-exempt · CHARLOTTE, NC 28216
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $587,944 | $720,805 | -$132,861 | $424,810 | $81,237 | $343,573 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,032,499 | $873,075 | $159,424 | $643,969 | $84,585 | $559,384 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $249,360
- Program service revenue
- $338,583
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $1
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $143,005
- Other salaries and wages
- $147,518
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $344,760
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $18,369
- Program services (functional)
- $481,468
- Management and general (functional)
- $178,813
- Fundraising (functional)
- $60,524
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $643,969
- Total assets, end of year
- $424,810
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $81,237
- Net assets, end of year
- $343,573
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,290
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $151,272
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $192,301
- Gross receipts
- $587,944
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 2004
- State of legal domicile
- NC
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janeen Bryant | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $143,006 | $18,234 |
| Feaster Ray | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Johnson Steven | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Leo Troy | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Perry Justin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Prinsloo Liana | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ramos Derrick | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Roselli Sara Garces | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sencherey Osei | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sutton Karen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Turner Ron | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Womble Keva | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Yesowitch Martha | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janeen Bryant | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $150,000 | $26,177 |
| Steven Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Witnie Martinez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carola Crdenas | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ray Feaster | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sara Graces Roselli | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Liana Prinsloo | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Caroline Griffin | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ron Turner Diaz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lacey Williams | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Troy Leo | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rick McDermott | Past Chair Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Cathy Armstrong | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Keva Womble | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Osei Sencherey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Martha Yesowitch | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Claudette Grose | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eugene Young | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Derrick Ramos | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Justin Perry | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joshua Lanning | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeep Bryant | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Diana McAfee | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1545 W TRADE ST STE 132, CHARLOTTE, NC 28216-5545
- In care of
- % DIANNE ENGLISH
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Janeen Bryant, 1545 West Trade Street, Charlotte, NC 28216
- Signed the 990
- Janeen Bryant, Executive Director
- Phone
- (919) 308-9288
- Website
- https://cbicharlotte.org/
- Return prepared by
- Attolero
Mission
The mission of Community Building Initiative (CBI) is to give people and organizations the knowledge, skills and courage to fight bias, remove barriers to opportunity and build a more equitable and just CharlotteMecklenburg. CBI envisions a connected community where everyone:Wakes up to discrimination and injustice?Interrupts inequitable systems and structures? andSteps up to champion equal rights, access and opportunity.CBI provides innovative programs that develop leaders, advance equity and connect the community, working for change at individual, organizational and community levels. CBIs work is grounded in the belief that aspects of difference (including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status) impact not only individual residents but also the policies, programs and practices of organizations and institutions in this increasingly diverse community. Constituencies and staff build capacity to share diverse ideas, and organizations become more adept and effec
Program accomplishments
- Advancing Equity Equity Impact Circles, Equity 101, Equity Consultations & Charlotte Equity Impact Fellows Achievements: CBIs board is now more engaged and educated, more deeply connected to CBIs mission and to each other. CBIs equity lens and framework make it more relevant and better equipped to serve as a community resource while expanding what it can offer and to whom. The Equity Project has broadened the cadre of community residents and organizations who are utilizing an equity lens to explore and address persistent community challenges and emerging opportunities? helped build relationships between participants? increased the capacity of individuals and organizations to understand and advance equity? and deepened the commitment to CBIs mission. CBIs Equity Impact Circles (EIC) program is now a fee-generating program.Expenses $467,275
- Developing Leaders Leadership for Equity Capacity (LEC) and Leaders Under 40 (LU40) Achievements: A cadre of community leaders who have the knowledge, skills and courage to influence for inclusion and equity in both the organization(s) they represent and in the broader community. Total alumni across both programs is now 1,204.Expenses $7,718
- Connecting the Community Bus Tours, Community Conversations/Facilitated Dialogues & Community Builders Breakfast Achievements: Diverse groups of people and CBI stakeholders are convened through specially developed interactive dialogues and community conversations. As a result of participation, attendees are educated about community history and current/emerging issues, have increased awareness, are engaged, build connections and are prompted to take action and/or respond to the underlying factors and impact of dimensions of diversity in matters of public concern. CBIs 2024 Community Builders Breakfast had well over 400 participants. Since its inception in 2011 CBIs Bus Tour program has seen participation of more than 10,100. In FY25 CBI completed work on several mission aligned community engagement contractsExpenses $6,475
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-2892726
- 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
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $424,810
- Income (IRS master file)
- $587,944
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $587,944 | $720,805 | $424,810 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,032,499 | $873,075 | $643,969 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $635,573 | $800,135 | $472,476 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 20-2892726).
Questions about COMMUNITY BUILDING INITIATIVE
- What is the EIN of COMMUNITY BUILDING INITIATIVE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNITY BUILDING INITIATIVE is 20-2892726.
- Is COMMUNITY BUILDING INITIATIVE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to COMMUNITY BUILDING INITIATIVE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMMUNITY BUILDING INITIATIVE 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 COMMUNITY BUILDING INITIATIVE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMMUNITY BUILDING INITIATIVE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COMMUNITY BUILDING INITIATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Janeen Bryant.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMMUNITY BUILDING INITIATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $143,006 (Janeen Bryant, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does COMMUNITY BUILDING INITIATIVE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $587,944, expenses of $720,805 and total assets of $424,810 at year end.
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