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Building Markets Ltd

Building Markets builds inclusive economies for small businesses (SMEs) so that all people have the opportunity to rise, Building Markets has supported more than 26,700 SMEs, assisted those …

International Brooklyn, NY EIN: 980575195 (IRS) Sign up to see website
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Integrity Assessment
Strong transparency
90/100 · methodology

About

Building Markets Ltd is a international organization based in BROOKLYN, United States. Annual revenue: $3.2 million. EIN: 980575195.

Mission

Building Markets builds inclusive economies for small businesses (SMEs) so that all people have the opportunity to rise, Building Markets has supported more than 26,700 SMEs, assisted those businesses in winning $1.36 billion in contracts and $21 million in loans, and has helped create over 75,000 jobs across diverse markets like Turkey, Colombia, Jordan, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Liberia, and Haiti.

Founder story
Not yet on file. The organization can add how and why it was founded by claiming this profile. Registered with the IRS since March 2010.

Focus & reach

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Verification & registration

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IRS
Exempt Organizations · EIN 980575195
Tax-deductible (Pub 78)
501(c)(03)
Federal tax-exempt subsection
Since 2010

Verified certifications

Confirmed against the issuing authority - not self-reported.

IRS Tax-Deductible since 2010

Integrity assessment

A 0-100 measure of public-data transparency - registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and recency. It does not measure programme impact.

Registration 16/20
('Government registration ID on record', 8)
('Sourced from official registry', 4)
('Cross-referenced (2+ sources)', 4)
('Profile not yet claimed by organization', 0)
Financial Transparency 24/30
('No financial documents found on website', 0)
('Financial filing on record', 8)
('Revenue figure disclosed', 6)
('Spending figure disclosed', 6)
('Detailed financial breakdown disclosed', 4)
Governance 20/20
('At least 1 officer disclosed', 5)
('3+ officers disclosed', 3)
('Officer titles disclosed', 2)
('Executive compensation disclosed', 4)
('Mission / description on file', 3)
('Founding date on file', 3)
Contact Availability 10/10
('Website', 3)
('Email', 3)
('Phone', 2)
('Physical address', 2)
Data Recency 15/20
('Updated within 1 year', 15)
('Newer data needed for full score', 0)
Red flags 0
Transparency checklist
Official registration on file
Financial disclosure published
Website on record
Contact details available
Leadership disclosed
Mission or description published

GiveRadar Analysis

Original analysis from GiveRadar's dataset of comparable organizations

Based on the records currently verified by GiveRadar, Building Markets Ltd has a complete profile, cross-referenced across 4 independent sources including the IRS.

  • GiveRadar has cross-referenced this organization across 4 independent sources, led by the IRS - among the most thoroughly sourced profiles in its cohort. See the sources
  • GiveRadar holds 6 years of financial filings for this organization, the most recent for fiscal year 2025 - a deeper filing history than 90% of the 12,908 international charities in the United States with filings on record. See the filings
  • Its integrity score of 90 places it in the top 1% of the 25,023 international charities in the United States GiveRadar tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its financial disclosures and its governance. View this cohort
GiveRadar has verified
  • government registration
  • financial records (6 filed years)
  • disclosed leadership
  • a website
  • a contact email
  • a donation page
Not yet verified by GiveRadar
  • an owner-submitted profile claim

Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-07-03. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.

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Financials

From irs 990 (fy2025) · FY2025
Annual revenue
$1M-$10M
Reporting year
2025
To programmes
57%
Revenue, FY2020-FY2025
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Where money goes
Program57%

Leadership & board

Disclosed in official filings
AI
Ainsley B•••••
GLOBAL HEAD OF PROGRAMS
AI
Ainsley F B•••••
Global Head of Programs
A
A K•• S•••
Director
AN
Annie D••••
Director

How it stacks up against peers

· vs. 8 similar international in United States
Program spending This charity: 57%
Peer average: 73%
CEO comp as % of revenue This charity: 12.62%
Peer average: 0.48%
Integrity Assessment This charity: 90
Peer average: 90

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Annual revenue
$1M-$10M
57% to programs
Source: IRS 990 (FY2025) why this matters
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Filing history

6 years on file from IRS 990 (FY2025): revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.

Years on record: FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020.
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Taxes

Tax-deductibility for donors

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Staff & volunteers

From filings and published profiles

Employees
9

Leadership

From FY2025 filing

EL
Elizabeth B••••
Executive Director

Officers & trustees (24)

Source: Public filings

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Latest news

From global news sources

10 articles found

From news sources and the organization. Shown for transparency; news never affects the integrity score.

Is James Hardie Industries(ASX:JHX) Drawing Investor Attention as Building Markets Shift? - Kalkine

kalkine.com.au ·

Can Africa Achieve Fertilizer Sovereignty Through Regional Markets Instead of Self-Sufficiency? - Devdiscourse

www.devdiscourse.com ·

Building Markets Rings the Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell - Nasdaq

www.nasdaq.com ·

Building Markets to Ring Nasdaq Closing Bell, Celebrating The Power of Small Businesses and Campaign to Transform Lives - Yahoo Finance

finance.yahoo.com ·

Enviu’s Devansh Peshin on building markets and jobs from India’s textile waste - YourStory.com

yourstory.com ·

Gibraltar Completes Sale of Renewables Business, Sharpening Focus on Core Building Markets - citybiz

www.citybiz.co ·

Building markets will define India's green hydrogen opportunity | Hindustan Times - Hindustan Times

www.hindustantimes.com ·

Building Markets On Law, Not Influence - LEADERSHIP Newspapers

leadership.ng ·

SEBI focuses on building deep, transparent, well-governed and trusted market: Tuhin Kanta Pandey - News On AIR

newsonair.gov.in ·

SK Hospitality opens Yamasaki and Bueno inside historic Manhattan bank building - oftmw.com

www.oftmw.com ·

Activity timeline

Filings and press mentions, merged

Is James Hardie Industries(ASX:JHX) Drawing Investor Attention as Building Markets Shift? - Kalkine
Aug 2026
kalkine.com.au
Can Africa Achieve Fertilizer Sovereignty Through Regional Markets Instead of Self-Sufficiency? - Devdiscourse
Jul 2026
www.devdiscourse.com
Building Markets Rings the Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell - Nasdaq
Jul 2026
www.nasdaq.com
Building Markets to Ring Nasdaq Closing Bell, Celebrating The Power of Small Businesses and Campaign to Transform Lives
Jul 2026
finance.yahoo.com
Enviu’s Devansh Peshin on building markets and jobs from India’s textile waste - YourStory.com
Jul 2026
yourstory.com
Gibraltar Completes Sale of Renewables Business, Sharpening Focus on Core Building Markets - citybiz
Jul 2026
www.citybiz.co
Building markets will define India's green hydrogen opportunity | Hindustan Times - Hindustan Times
Jul 2026
www.hindustantimes.com
Building Markets On Law, Not Influence - LEADERSHIP Newspapers
Jun 2026
leadership.ng
SEBI focuses on building deep, transparent, well-governed and trusted market: Tuhin Kanta Pandey - News On AIR
Jun 2026
newsonair.gov.in
SK Hospitality opens Yamasaki and Bueno inside historic Manhattan bank building - oftmw.com
Jun 2026
www.oftmw.com
Form filed
$2.0M revenue
FY2025
IRS 990
Form filed
$5.1M revenue
FY2024
IRS 990
Form filed
$4.1M revenue
FY2023
IRS 990
Form filed
$3.6M revenue
FY2022
IRS 990
Form filed
$3.2M revenue
FY2021
IRS 990
Form filed
$3.3M revenue
FY2020
IRS 990

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Cause areas in United States

How many charities work in each area, with this charity's area highlighted.

Human Services 322,683
Education 195,586
Arts & Culture 133,130
Advocacy & Civil Rights 128,026
Religion 114,636
Health 98,863
Community Development 56,086
Youth Development 53,450
International this charity 25,022
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Most common causes in United States

Causes charities work on most.

Community Development 235,146
Education 159,016
Religion 103,741
Arts & Culture 101,203
Human Rights 76,926
Health 65,250
Youth Development 47,775
Animal Welfare 32,425
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Sources and verification

Registration and legal identity
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search
Financial filings
IRS Form 990 filings - Fiscal year 2025 most recent on file.
Officers and trustees
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search - 74 disclosed in the public registry.
News and media coverage
GDELT Project + Google News
Supplementary verification
Charity Navigator

Data freshness

Last updated
Aug 3, 2026
Registry checked
Aug 3, 2026
Profile completeness
100%

What we know and don't know

Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.

On record · 10
  • Financial data · FY2025 on record
  • Named leadership · 74 officers on file
  • Executive pay · Disclosed
  • Government registration · Registered with an official registry
  • Mission statement · Published
  • Official website · On record
  • Headquarters address · On file
  • Direct contact · Email or phone published
  • Tax-deductibility · Verified
  • Founding date · 2008
Not available · 1
  • Programs & activities
    No named programs listed by the charity

Methodology

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Quick facts about Building Markets Ltd

What is Building Markets Ltd?
Building Markets Ltd is a international publicly-supported charity (509(a)(2)) based in Brooklyn, United States. Building Markets Ltd is a international organization based in BROOKLYN, United States. Annual revenue: $3.2 million. EIN: 980575195.
When was Building Markets Ltd founded?
Building Markets Ltd was founded in 2008.
Who leads Building Markets Ltd?
Elizabeth Brown serves as Executive Director.
Where is Building Markets Ltd located?
Headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, United States.
What is Building Markets Ltd's annual budget?
Annual revenue for fiscal year 2025 is approximately $1M-$10M. 57% of expenses go to program services.
Is Building Markets Ltd trustworthy?
Building Markets Ltd has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 90 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
What is Building Markets Ltd's registration number?
IRS EIN: 980575195.
What is Building Markets Ltd's website?
http://www.buildingmarkets.org