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US nonprofit · EIN 843981807 · Birmingham, ALiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 843981807) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2021.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Build UP BHM's network

7 people11 organisationsi7 people and 11 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (12) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Jim WalkerVice President2022
4 yrs
Mark MartinFounder2022
4 yrs
Ruby Brown JacksonPresident2022
4 yrs
Sonji CampbellTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Taajah WitherspoonBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Tevin JonesBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Theresa JonesBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Ruby Brown JacksonPresident1$0
Jim WalkerVice President1$0
Theresa JonesBoard Member1$0
Taajah WitherspoonBoard Member1$0
Sonji CampbellTreasurer1$0
Tevin JonesBoard Member1$0
Mark MartinFounder1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Build Up BHM
EIN
843981807
Address
222 6th Ave Sw, Birmingham, AL, 35211-2204
State
Alabama
Mission
The organization serves the jefferson county area as a workforce development model that provides low-income youth career-ready skills through paid apprenticeships with industry aligned secondary and early-postsecondary academic coursework, leading them to become educated, credentialed, and empowered civic leaders, professionals, and homeowners. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B30 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2018
Principal officer
James Sutton (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 2020
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsJim Walker
≥4years on the filingsMark Martin
≥4years on the filingsRuby Brown Jackson
≥4years on the filingsSonji Campbell

Latest return

year to 30 June 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$541k
Total liabilities
$463k
Net assets or fund balances
$78k
Contributions and grants received
$528k
Program service revenue
$275k
Employees
15

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$875k$1.1mDeficit $244k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.