Frequently Asked Questions

Have questions about volunteering, donations, sponsorships, or how Building Compassion serves communities? Find answers to some of the most common questions below. If you do not see what you are looking for, fill out our contact form and send us your question.

  • Building Compassion serves community service leaders and others who have dedicated their lives to serving people, with the goal of relieving practical housing burdens so they can continue their work more effectively. This may include ministers, missionaries, retired or medically incapacitated leaders, and others facing circumstances that prevent them from addressing critical home repairs on their own.

    Projects are completed on the recipient’s primary residence, which they must own with no plans to sell. Recipients typically have a demonstrated need and limited ability to complete the work themselves or receive assistance from another source. In some cases, Building Compassion also partners with churches or community organizations that provide volunteers and help raise project funds while Building Compassion provides project oversight.

  • Building Compassion is a nonprofit supported by generous individuals, churches, businesses, corporations, and community partners. When a recipient is selected, we share their story with their local community and network to help secure the funding, materials, services, and volunteers needed for the project.

    Some donors choose to support a specific project, while others give to Building Compassion’s ongoing operations and mission.

  • Many companies offer employee matching gift programs that can multiply the impact of your donation. These programs typically require gifts to be submitted through the employer’s giving portal and may have specific nonprofit eligibility requirements.

    Building Compassion is an approved 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Dell’s employee matching database. We encourage you to check with your employer to see whether they offer a matching gift program.

  • Yes. You can support Building Compassion with a one-time gift or set up recurring donations on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis. Donations can be made online through our secure giving form, by Electronic Funds Transfer, through participating employer giving programs, or by check.

    Checks may be mailed to:

    Building Compassion

    P.O. Box 90372

    Austin, TX 78709

  • Yes. If you would like your gift to support a specific individual, project, or area of Building Compassion’s work, enter that designation in the Memo field when completing the online donation form.

  • Building Compassion staff and volunteers complete a screening process designed to help protect our recipients, volunteers, and communities. Requirements may include an application, liability waiver, photo release, and approval of a criminal background check.

    Interested in serving? Fill out our contact form and select the volunteer option that best fits you or your group.