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Institute for Building Technology and Safety

Ashburn, VA · EIN 54-1963889 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Institute for Building Technology and Safety reported $42.6 million in revenue and $38.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $70.94 went to program services, $29.06 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 96.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $581,178 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 48 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 22% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $39M

For context, the median across 185 covered public & societal benefit charities: $88.81 programs, $11.18 management, $0.01 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $43M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 185 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
70.9%84.9%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
29.1%10.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.7%83.8%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.7%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
96.5%3.2%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$581,178$357,133
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.50%1.52%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
4812
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
10.410.5
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
6 of 7100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$27M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $41M

Ibts provides solutions to assist municipalities, states and federal governments, with efficient service delivery through public-non-profit partnerships, offering the following services: building department, flood plain, stormwater, planning department, municipal, cdbg, resiliency, disaster/emergency management, and energy

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$508,182$0$72,996$581,178
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$291,563$0$36,627$328,190
PRESIDENT / VICE CHAIRMAN
Director/trustee, officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$260,177$0$52,270$312,447
PRINCIPAL TECHNICAL OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$248,469$0$54,425$302,894
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$272,672$0$19,040$291,712
DIRECTOR, CAPTURE AND PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$236,018$0$33,041$269,059
DIRECTOR, CIVIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$234,819$0$13,098$247,917
DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$224,981$0$13,922$238,903

48 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Institute for Building Technology and Safety (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.4M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$43M$39M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$43M$39M70.9%$34M$581,178
FY2024 ⓘ$40M$37M72.9%$29M$746,138
FY2023 ⓘ$38M$36M72.7%$25M$607,878
FY2022 ⓘ$39M$33M74.4%$21M$633,917
FY2021 ⓘ$36M$31M63.1%$16M$731,785
FY2020 ⓘ$35M$37M63.7%$12M$632,389

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b7 · 6 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26Yes
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5192
  • Volunteers Part I, line 66

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
DATA ANALYSIS SECURITY AND SOLUTIONS LLC
Data analysis services
$3,554,741
HUERTAS COLLEGE INC
Training services
$1,838,193
CENTRAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
Construction services
$686,747
ATCS PLC
Engineering services
$555,349
MOSAIC INVESTMENT GROUP LLC
Administrative support for inspections t
$463,393

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 31 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Institute for Building Technology and Safety's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Institute for Building Technology and Safety, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Institute for Building Technology and Safety's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Institute for Building Technology and Safety reported that 70.9% of its $38.7 million in expenses went to program services, 29.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Institute for Building Technology and Safety pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Institute for Building Technology and Safety reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $581,178, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Institute for Building Technology and Safety get its money?

Of $42.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.7% came from contributions and grants (including 0.7% from government grants) and 96.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Institute for Building Technology and Safety a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 54-1963889 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202611319349302001 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501289349304415 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401349349305035 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341329349303979 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200359349301410 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121379349304407 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 54-1963889: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.