BUILT BUILDINGS LAB INC
EIN 99-4218879 · Environment N.E.C. (C99)
What they do
The Organizations Primary Program Decarbonizing The Built Environment Through Heritage DBTH Advances Climate Action By Integrating Cultural Heritagebased Strategies Into Building Decarbonization Policy and Practice During The Year The Organization Expanded This Multi-year Initiative Through Research Advisory Work and Stakeholder Engagement Focused On Positioning Existing Buildings As Climate Solutions Activities Included Developing Policy Frameworks Convening Nonprofit and Community Partners and Supporting Collaboration Across Practitioners Policymakers and Advocacy Organizations The Organization Also Contributed to International Climate Discourse Through Participation In Global Convenings Including Representation At COP30 and Climate Week Events Where It Advanced The Role of Existing Buildings and Heritage-based Approaches Within Broader Climate Policy Conversations Through This Work The Organization is Helping to Shift How Existing Buildings Are Understood and Used In Climate Policy
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $69.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
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Basic facts we verified
IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders5 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themWe could not find direct contact information here.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $33,510 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $81,250 for LORI MINSTER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESIDENT CLERK DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.
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Financial picture
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How each $100 of revenue was used
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Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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People reported as paid
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LORI MINSTEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESIDENT CLERK DIRECTOR
BILLIE FAIRCLOTHRESEARCH DIRECTOR TREASURER DIRECTOR
JULIANNE POLANCODIRECTOR
LARRY STRAINDIRECTOR
NAKITA REEDDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2024
- Location
- 10 ARDALE ST, BOSTON, MA 02131-1506
- County
- Suffolk
- In care of
- Lori Minster
- Primary officer
- Lori Minster, President
How to reach them
Contact information was not available in this public record.
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Environment N.E.C. (C99)
- IRS tax category
- Environment N.E.C.