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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by DESIGN TRUST FOR PUBLIC SPACE INC.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 15 November 2023. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Grants paid
$0 changed to $151,333

Totals

Total revenue
$919,472
Total expenses
$2,933,754
Contributions and grants received
$901,466
Grants paid
$151,333
Program service revenue
$80,420
Investment income
$125
Other revenue
-$62,539
Total assets, end of year
$1,319,077
Total liabilities, end of year
$969,957
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$349,120
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,152,235
Management and general expenses
$386,773
Fundraising expenses
$394,746
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,152,235

Program services were 73.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $172,098

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $210,761

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $518,607

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PUBLICATION & PROGRAM FEE

    total $80,420 · related or exempt $80,420

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $125 · excluded $125

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $41,400

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $172,098

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $103,939

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$62,539

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $151,333 · program services $151,333

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $147,000 · program services $83,790 · management and general $27,930 · fundraising $35,280

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $617,376 · program services $350,939 · management and general $115,639 · fundraising $150,798

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $107,516 · program services $61,148 · management and general $20,194 · fundraising $26,174

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $94,557 · program services $53,897 · management and general $17,966 · fundraising $22,694

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $728,280 · program services $560,776 · management and general $152,938 · fundraising $14,566

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,948 · management and general $1,948

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $33,912 · program services $13,565 · management and general $8,478 · fundraising $11,869

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $39,644 · program services $27,751 · management and general $4,361 · fundraising $7,532

  • 17 · Travel

    total $26,091 · program services $8,871 · management and general $16,437 · fundraising $783

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,423 · program services $1,696 · management and general $267 · fundraising $460

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENT AND EXHIBIT EXPENSES

    total $705,551 · program services $617,944 · fundraising $87,607

  • 24b · Other expenses: Lease Expense

    total $129,089 · program services $90,362 · management and general $14,200 · fundraising $24,527

  • 24c · Other expenses: FELLOWSHIP AWARDS

    total $81,705 · program services $81,705

  • 24d · Other expenses: COMMUNICATION EXPENSES

    total $29,495 · program services $25,071 · management and general $1,180 · fundraising $3,244

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $37,834 · program services $23,387 · management and general $5,235 · fundraising $9,212

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,199,258 · end of year $143,409

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,100,778 · end of year $268,368

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $104,653 · end of year $39,667

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $66,068

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $60,274

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,889 · end of year $5,794

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,766 · end of year $861,839

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $49,400 · end of year $46,027

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,500

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $923,930

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $346,268 · end of year -$85,982

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,018,176 · end of year $435,102

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

The Design Trust for Public Space is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the future of public space in New York City. Our projects bring together city agencies, community groups and private sector experts to make a lasting impact - through design - on how New Yorkers live, work and play.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Design Trust for Public Space is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the future of public space in NYC. Our projects bring together city agencies, community groups and private sector experts to make a lasting impact,through design on how New Yorkers live,work and play.

  • TURNOUT NYCTURNOUT NYC IS A COMMUNITY-ORIENTED INITIATIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SITU THAT WILL PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT FOR NEW YORK CITY-BASED ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS WHILE EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE ARTS ACROSS THE CITY. SUPPORTED BY A $2 MILLION GRANT FROM THE MELLON FOUNDATION, THE VENTURE WILL CREATE FLEXIBLE AND SEMI-PERMANENT OUTDOOR VENUES ONE IN EACH BOROUGH IN COLLABORATION WITH CULTURAL PARTNERS FROM WITHIN EACH COMMUNITY.TURNOUT NYC BROUGHT OVER 800 EVENTS AND FEATURED MORE THAN 500 ARTISTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE CITY DURING THE 2022 SUMMER SEASON. THE FIVE SITES SUPPORTED EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE ARTS AND PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ARTISTS, ESPECIALLY BLACK, LATINX, ASIAN, INDIGENOUS, AND OTHER HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED PEOPLES.PHOTO URBANISMTHE PHOTO URBANISM PROGRAM OFFERS FELLOWSHIPS TO LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHERS TO CREATE A NEWBODY OF WORK ILLUMINATING THE PUBLIC SPACES OF NYC. ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMONSPROJECT TEAM, OUR PHOTO URBANISM FELLOW BARNABAS CROSBY TURNED A HANDBALL COURT IN APUBLIC PARK INTO A PHOTO STUDIO AND PHOTOGRAPHED BLACK BUSINESS OWNERS IN A SERIES OFCOMPELLING PORTRAITS. LIMITED BY COSTS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS, COVID-19PROPOSED A CHALLENGE TO BARNABAS AND FELLOW BUSINESS OWNERS. IN RESPONSE TO THISCHALLENGE, MANY ENTREPRENEURS CREATED INNOVATIVE USES OF PUBLIC SPACE TO CONTINUEOPERATING THEIR BUSINESSES AND SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE FINAL EXHIBITION, HOLDINGCOURT IS A DEPICTION OF THE RESILIENCE AND INGENUITY OF ENTREPRENEURS AND THE POWEROF PUBLIC SPACE.IN 2022, DESIGN TRUST HELD A MONTH-LONG FINAL EXHIBITION OF BARNABASCROSBY'S PORTRAITS, TITLED "HOLDING COURT", AT BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY'S CENTRAL LIBRARY BRANCH.

    Expenses $1,881,640 · Grants $151,333

  • Neighborhood CommonsNeighborhood Commons is a timely initiative supported by a grant from NYC SBS that will provide small business and place-based organizations with tools and strategies to recover as community anchors that support our main streets. Working with Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), Community Based Organizations (CBOs), and local businesses, Neighborhood Commons is leveraging public space initiatives surrounding commercial corridors to support local economies, develop representative place-based governance models for NYC streets as public space, and produce a guide of better practices for both the Citys and community partners stewardship of public spaces.This year, our team conducted a comprehensive research process that encompassed a review of citywide policies impacting public space use and management, as well as stakeholder engagement with business improvement districts and other place-based organization leaders across 12 neighborhoods. In 2022, Design Trust will release a toolkit of policy recommendations and pilot projects to test out these proposals for best public space governance practices.

    Expenses $134,181

  • Opening the EdgeIn Phase III of Opening the Edge, weve been continuing the development of a lively public space at the Lillian Wald Houses on the Lower East Side, which could be replicated at other NYCHA developments. The pandemic may have slowed some things down, but most of all, it showed us how vital public spaces are for communities who don't have access to parks and open spaces. Over the past year, weve been working with our team of residents, fellows and Davies Toews Architects on finalizing the design of the new park space. We held 4 Community Design Team meetings, plus one for youth to explore materials, bench shapes, and layouts. The latest design features a raised platform for performances or classes, grassy pavers and unique benches. In the meantime, the space has been host to community design team meetings and awareness-raising events with neighbors, including the Lighting the Edge art installation. Designed by Community Design Team member and now Fellow Mollie Serena, Lighting the Edge was a temporary art fixture of colored plexiglass pieces hung on the fence surrounding our future Opening the Edge site to highlight the fence itself, engage neighbors and beautify the space. The event featured local DJs Matthew Hall and Mas Corazon as well as performances by singer Jade Altamirano, whose mother is a member of the Community Design Team.

    Expenses $94,053

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Matthew Clarke

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $161,229
    From this org
    $147,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,229
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,000
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,229
    Filer's total
    $161,229

  • Dominic Ramos-Ruiz

    vice chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Marc Heiman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Paula Mueller

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ann Harakawa

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Theodore S Berger

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matthew Casper

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • R Darby Curtis Aia

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sloan Leo

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Paul Gangsei JD

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Grant Marani Aia Fraia

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Eric Gural

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Katie Schwab

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Zack McKown Faia

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Eric Rothman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Eve Klein Associate Aia

    chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Suchi Reddy

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andy Wiley-Schwartz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Barbara Wilks Faia Fasla

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alastair C Elliot PE

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jean-Gabriel Neukomm

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gustavo Rodriguez Aia Codia

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • SITU STUDIO LLC

    $151,333

    DESIGN AND PLANNING OF TURNOUT NYC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
2 January 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202410169349302066

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