Impact
Measuring growth, leadership, and influence.
BNG measures success by the growth students demonstrate, the leadership they practice, and the positive influence they carry. BNG uses participation data, student reflection, school feedback, parent feedback, media projects, and impact stories to report progress to donors, schools, partners, and funders.
BNG-direct results since incorporation · February 2026 onward
56
Student-athletes directly supported by BNG.
3
Schools served, across Central Florida and Chicago, Illinois.
4
Documented post-formation sports programs.
BNG-attested organizational impact based on documented post-formation team and event service records, rosters, delivery evidence, and deduplication. Not independently audited. Separately, and not part of the count above, combined founder-led aligned work and early BNG organizational reach total 114 unique student-athletes across three schools and six programs from the 2024–25 school year through 2026, and 14 students completed founder-led media-production training before BNG was formed in February 2026. The 56 is contained within that broader total and the two must not be added together. BNG counts only documented activity: rosters, galleries, and program records, never estimates or projections.
Behind the Numbers
The students behind that number.
A few of the student-athletes documented across the schools and programs BNG and its founder have covered from 2024 through 2026. Shared with parent consent.
In Their Words
“Working with Ruben has been great. He’s always helped me with ideas for the kids and to promote the kids. And he helped me with coaching tips and helping my kids see what their performance is as players.”
“A huge shoutout to Ruben and BNG for his amazing work with my girls volleyball team! From capturing beautiful action shots, to creating a promo for our first game and boosting our social media presence, he has gone above and beyond. Incredible talent and an even better mission.”
Impact pillars
Growth
Students increase confidence, communication skills, self-awareness, discipline, media skills, and goal clarity.
Leadership
Students demonstrate accountability, responsibility, professionalism, teamwork, consistency, and positive decision-making.
Influence
Students use their story, platform, behavior, and visibility to positively represent themselves, their families, schools, teams, and communities.
How BNG Measures Impact
BNG tracks student development through participation records, student reflections, school and parent feedback, completed media projects, and documented student stories. Every measure ties back to the mission: growth, leadership, and influence students can carry beyond the program.
Exposure is not the mission. Development is the mission. Media coverage, features, and public recognition are earned through discipline, character, and responsible representation, and student stories are shared only with appropriate consent, consistent with BNG’s Privacy & Data Use Notice.
BNG reports honestly. Results shared on this page reflect documented activity only, never estimates or projections.
Questions
Frequently asked
How many student-athletes has Built Not Given Youth served?
BNG has directly supported 56 unique student-athletes across 3 schools and 4 documented post-formation sports programs since incorporation in February 2026. This is BNG-attested organizational impact based on team and event service records, rosters, delivery evidence, and deduplication. It is not independently audited. Separately, combined founder-led aligned work and early BNG organizational reach total 114 unique student-athletes across 3 schools and 6 programs from 2024 through 2026. The 56 is contained within that broader total and the two must not be added together. Each student-athlete is counted once, even when covered across multiple seasons.
What schools and programs does BNG work with?
BNG and its founder have worked with 3 schools and 6 programs: CFCA boys basketball, CFCA girls basketball, CFCA football, CFCA volleyball, Noble Street baseball, and Windermere High boys basketball. Since BNG's formation in February 2026, direct organizational activity includes Noble Street baseball, CFCA volleyball, and the Windermere summer program. CFCA football and CFCA girls basketball were led by BNG's founder before formation. CFCA boys basketball and Windermere boys basketball span both periods. The founder-led work came first, at schools that had limited resources to support it. That gap is the reason BNG exists.
How does BNG measure its impact?
BNG tracks student development through participation records, student reflections, school and parent feedback, completed media projects, and documented student stories, focused on growth, leadership, and influence. BNG counts only documented activity, never estimates or projections.
Is Built Not Given Youth a registered nonprofit?
Yes. Built Not Given Youth Initiative Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 41-4798448. Contributions may be tax-deductible as allowed by law.
How is BNG funded, and how are funds used?
Built Not Given Youth Initiative is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit funded through individual donations, sponsorships, and in-kind support. Funds primarily support direct student programming — media and production equipment, editing tools, mentorship, and the work of documenting and promoting student-athletes at their games and events. This includes the real costs of that coverage: travel to events, entry and access fees, equipment upgrades, and subscriptions that let BNG track and share student performance. A smaller share covers the operating essentials that keep the organization running, including technology, maintenance, and program administration. As a newly incorporated nonprofit, BNG operates lean and reports transparently: donations are processed securely through Zeffy, and our records are maintained with the Florida Division of Corporations and Candid (GuideStar), where BNG earned the 2026 Silver Seal of Transparency. First federal Form 990-N and Florida annual report are due in 2027.