Washington Building Congress Inc

501(c)(6) organization Washington, DC EIN: 53-0162605

The purpose of the Washington Building Congress is to unite individuals, firms, corporations, and associations engaged or interested in the building and construction industry to the end that through unification of purpose and effort and the encouragement of the spirit of fraternity, the general welfare of the industry may be promoted.

Washington Building Congress Inc at a glance

Total assets
$1,027,691
-14.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,452,143
+5.6% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$53,994
+25.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,439,739
+5.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Washington Building Congress Inc funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Cities

BostonWashington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $11K (2019). In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,027,691$1,452,143$1,439,739——$53,994
2024$1,199,793$1,374,535$1,371,577——$43,155
2023$1,276,332$1,425,027$1,328,479——$60,640
2022$1,028,006$1,224,139$1,178,191——$52,475
2021$1,262,175$767,755$775,048——$33,560
2020$1,172,469$909,875$875,383$5,5001$29,371
2019$1,144,158$1,196,623$1,208,072$11,3141$46,580

About Washington Building Congress Inc

Based on IRS filings

Washington Building Congress Inc is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $54K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Washington Building Congress Inc is led by Steven J. Kenton, President on every filing since 2019; 2 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Steven J. Kenton

    President

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $189K (2019) → $213K (2025)

  • Michael Holland

    Chairman of the Board

    1st Vice President → Chairman-Elect, 2024

    Chairman-Elect → Chairman of the Board, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Tomlinson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Osei

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Snyder

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Newman

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Homer

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Garrett Sefrin

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josh Kappel

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juliane Faller

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Megan Ross

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Mills

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Hogan

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rita Reis

    Associate Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $108K (2020) → $120K (2025)

  • Christine Heffernan

    Chairman-Elect

    2nd Vice President → 1st Vice President, 2024

    1st Vice President → Chairman-Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Nelson

    2nd Vice Chairman

    Treasurer → 3rd Vice President, 2024

    3rd Vice President → 2nd Vice Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Wenger

    1st Vice Chairman

    3rd Vice President → 2nd Vice President, 2024

    2nd Vice President → 1st Vice Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Larosa

    3rd Vice Chairman

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2024

    Treasurer → 3rd Vice Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Voigt

    Treasurer

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory H. Koger

    Immediate Past Chairman

    Chairman-Elect → Chairman, 2024

    Chairman → Immediate Past Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Layli Pietri

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (23)
  • Former: Kelly McGuire (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Robert Freas (2021–2024) — Immediate Past Chairman
  • Former: David T. Stocks Jr. (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jared Oldroyd (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Michael Wilson (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Juliane Medd (2024) — Director
  • Former: Chuck Claar (2019–2023) — Immediate Past Chairman
  • Former: Karen Cotton (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: David Singleton (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Reggie Jones (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: W. Emerson Teer (2021–2022) — Immediate Past Chairman
  • Former: Brett Snyder (2019–2021) — Immediate Past Chairman
  • Former: Tara McCarthy (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Reginald M. Jones (2021) — Director
  • Former: Bob Freas (2019–2020) — 2nd Vice Chairman
  • Former: Emerson Teer (2019–2020) — Chairman-Elect
  • Former: Greg Koger (2019–2020) — 3rd Vice Chairman
  • Former: Kenneth Ellis (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Mike Baruccheri (2019–2020) — Immediate Past Chairman
  • Former: Sean Frazier (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Dave Singleton (2020) — Director
  • Former: Bob Frew (2019) — Director
  • Former: Dan Buckley (2019) — Immediate Past Chairman

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Steven J Kenton — President: $213KSteven J KentonPresident$213KRita Reis — Associate Director: $120KRita ReisAssociate Director$120K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $213K, to Steven J Kenton (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Washington Building Congress Inc

How large is Washington Building Congress Inc?

Washington Building Congress Inc reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.

Where does Washington Building Congress Inc operate?

Washington Building Congress Inc has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Massachusetts.

What is Washington Building Congress Inc's EIN?

Washington Building Congress Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 53-0162605. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)

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