Factory Built Owners of America
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What it says it does
FACTORY BUILT OWNERS OF AMERICA (FBOA), A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, WILL PROMOTE AND REPRESENT THE COMMON INTERESTS OF THE OWNERS AND PROSPECTIVE OWNERS OF MANUFACTURED HOMES AND THOSE WHO SUPPORT/PROMOTE THE MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY. THIS INCLUDES ACQUIRING, MAINTAINING, AND IMPROVING THEIR MANUFACTURED HOMES AS WELL AS INFORMATION TO IMPROVE THEIR LIFESTYLES.
- Income
- $67,690
- Spending
- $250,404
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $207,465 spent. FBOA URBAN MANUFACTURED HOME PROGRAM: DESIGNED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT MANUFACTURED HOMES BUILT IN URBAN AREAS ARE ECONOMICALLY BENEFICIAL AND WILL NOT DETRACT FROM SURROUNDING PROPERTY VALUES. THE PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED IN NEW ORLEANS, WHERE THE CITY CONTROLS THOUSANDS OF HOME SITES THAT COULD BE USED TO ADDRESS THE ESTIMATED 30,000 UNITS NEEDED TO MEET CURRENT HOUSING NEEDS. BY LOWERING BARRIERS FOR POLICYMAKERS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS AND BY COUNTERING NEGATIVE PERCEPTIONS ABOUT MANUFACTURED HOMES, FBOA HOPES THAT MANUFACTURED HOMES WILL BECOME A VIABLE OPTION FOR DENSELY POPULATED URBAN AREAS. BY DEMONSTRATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MANUFACTURED HOMES AS A HOUSING SOLUTION IN DENSELY POPULATED AREAS, FBOA WILL EXPAND ITS COMMITMENT TO REPRESENT THE COMMON INTERESTS OF THE OWNERS OF MANUFACTURED HOMES BY EDUCATING CITY LEADERS ABOUT THE PURCHASE AND MAINTENANCE OF FACTORY-BUILT HOMES. FBOA BELIEVES MANUFACTURED HOMES CAN HELP ALLEVIATE THE HOUSING SHORTAGE IN URBAN AREAS BY PROVIDING AN AFFORDABLE, VIABLE OPTION TO CONVENTIONALLY BUILT HOMES FOR METROPOLITAN REDEVELOPMENT. ALL INFORMATION GATHERED WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO OTHERS TO PROMOTE THE CREATION OF ADDITIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN URBAN AREAS USING MANUFACTURED HOMES.
- $36,584 spent. MEMBERSHIP SERVICES ARE CURRENTLY PROVIDED TO OVER 4,300 ACTIVE MEMBERS AND OVER 58,000 MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE ASSOCIATION. MEMBERSHIP SERVICES INCLUDE PROVISION OF AND ACCESS TO COMMUNITY EVENTS, QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS, AND WEBSITE CONTENT, WHICH PROVIDE EDUCATION ASSOCIATED WITH FINANCING, PURCHASING, MAINTAINING, AND IMPROVING MANUFACTURED HOMES. MEMBERS ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO A REPRESENTATIVE VIA A TOLL-FREE PHONE NUMBER TO ASSIST WITH ANSWERING QUESTIONS RELATED TO MANUFACTURED HOME OWNERSHIP.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2005.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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