#294 of 500 · Foundation / Grantmaker / DAF

Builders Initiative

EIN 82-1503941 · IL · NTEE T22 · Form 990-PF, fiscal 2023

The Chicago-based philanthropic (grantmaking) arm of Builders Vision, the impact platform founded by Lukas Walton, a Walmart heir. Operating as a private foundation, it makes grants to and collaborates with nonprofits, businesses and others pursuing sustainable environmental and social solutions, concentrating on food and agriculture, climate and energy, oceans, and community, and pairs grantmaking with mission-related and impact investing.

Financials, fiscal 2023

Revenue

$519.9M

Expenses

$110.8M

Total assets

$1.53B

Net assets

$1.53B

Operating margin

78.7%

1-year growth

174.0%

5-year growth (CAGR)

83.0%

Reserve (years of spending)

165.4

Contributions share

108.6%

Programme spending

n/a

Fundraising cost

n/a

Executive pay share

0.00%

Employees

n/a

Revenue per employee

n/a

Grants paid

n/a

Years filing

6

NFP Health Score: 75 / 100

Financial 63 · Governance 85 · Operational 90. The score is built from Form 990 line items only. It cannot measure how well an organisation delivers its mission.

Mission

Builders Initiative invests in and collaborates with nonprofits, businesses and others working toward sustainable solutions to societal and environmental problems, across the impact areas of food and agriculture, climate and energy, oceans, and community.

Revenue history