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BUILDING FROM BELOW

EIN: 20-3788954Durham, NCZIP: 27703
B99 - Education501(c)(3)

Mission

BUILDING FROM BELOW IS DEDICATED TO RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTATION TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF SUSTAINABLE, SELF-DETERMINING COMMUNITIES. OUR WORK IS BASED ON AN ORGANIC FARM AND LEARNING CENTER WHERE WE BUILD OUR VISION FOR A DEMOCRATIC, EGALITARIAN, AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY BY INVESTIGATING THE SHIFTING SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE AND DEVELOPING PRACTICABLE ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF ORGANIZATION SUCH AS WORKER COOPERATIVES, AGRO-ECOLOGICAL FARMING, AND AFFORDABLE, ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOUSING.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$237k$0$1.8M
2023$173k$0$2M

Compensation

2024

MARA KAUFMAN
President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$33,800
PAOLA GUERRERO
Secretary
secretary (operational)
$0
$0
$0
$23,700
VIVIAN WANG
Treasurer
chief financial officer
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

MARA KAUFMAN
President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$33,800
PAOLA GUERRERO
Secretary
secretary (operational)
$0
$0
$0
$13,673
VIVIAN WANG
Treasurer
chief financial officer
$0
$0
$0
$0

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