BETTER BLOCK FOUNDATION

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

4 risk indicators measuring financial stability and operational resilience

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2015

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

KRISTA NIGHTENGALE

Phone

2149414849

Tax Period

2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

BETTER BLOCK FOUNDATION, founded in 2015, is a small nonprofit in the Community Improvement sector that reported $790K in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. Revenue fell 49% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $1.1M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 36% operating deficit.

Mission

Better Block Foundation educates, equips, and empowers communities and their leaders to reshape and reactivate built environments to promote the growth of healthy and vibrant neighborhoods.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $986,801 Revenue: $637,167

The Better Blocks mission is to educate, equip, and empower communities and their leaders to reshape and reactivate built environments to promote the growth of healthy and vibrant neighborhoods. The work extends from Dallas and Colorado to Pittsburgh and Detroit . The Better Block is open-sourced and works with neighbors in a myriad of ways. One includes a library of designs for street furniture that can be downloaded and snapped together to make streets instantly better. Our community-engagement process demonstrates not only how to make a block better but also the tools and resources in the neighborhood that are readily available to make this transformation.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $129,523

Program Service Revenue $637,167

Investment Income $22,790

Other Revenue $339

TOTAL REVENUE $789,819

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $543,127

Fundraising Expenses $24,854

Program Expenses $986,801

Other Expenses $528,855

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,071,982

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2025	2024	Change
Revenue	$789,819	$1,543,778	-0.5%
Expenses	$1,071,982	$1,134,102	-0.1%
Net Income	$-282,163	$409,676	-1.7%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

1000

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$88,800

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
KRISTA NIGHTENGALE	Executive Dir.	40.00	Officer	$84,498	$4,302	$88,800
PJ MEITL	PRESIDENT	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
REESE COLLINS	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JIM HANNA	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KAY CHENG	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DREX OWUSU	BOARD VP	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
JOHNNY TAYLOR	Treasurer/SEC	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
NATHANIEL BARRETT	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$789,819	$1,071,982	$728,024	$-282,163
2024	$1,543,778	$1,134,102	$1,060,452	$409,676
2023	$1,183,946	$1,056,832	$569,128	$127,114
2022	$742,578	$875,527	$364,777	$-132,949
2021	$895,711	$727,236	$625,685	$168,475
2020	$685,676	$655,030	$428,005	$30,646
2019	$701,297	$800,313	$208,285	$-99,016
2018	$512,920	$698,459	$305,129	$-185,539