Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$2,838,085

Total expenses

$2,707,748

Contributions and grants received

$1,278,085

Grants paid

$115,115

Program service revenue

$1,558,474

Investment income

$1,030

Other revenue

$496

Total assets, end of year

$2,271,893

Total liabilities, end of year

$704,031

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,567,862

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,971,192

Management and general expenses

$694,465

Fundraising expenses

$42,091

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,971,192

Program services were 72.8% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• THE ORGANIZATION IS A 40-YEAR-OLD EDUCATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO ADVANCING THE ROLE OF DESIGN IN EXPANDING OPPORTUNITY AND ENHANCING EXPERIENCE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES AND CULTURES THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN. THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK BALANCES EXPERTISE IN LEGALLY REQUIRED ACCESSIBILITY WITH PROMOTION OF BEST PRACTICES IN HUMAN CENTERED OR UNIVERSAL DESIGN. PROJECTS VARY FROM LOCAL TO INTERNATIONAL. ALL ARE CHARACTERIZED BY COLLABORATION AND USER PARTICIPATION.THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES DESIGN THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF ABILITY, AGE AND CULTURE. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES EASY ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ABOUT THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAW AND CODES THAT PROVIDE A BEDROCK OF ACCESSIBILITY IN THE U.S., AND EDUCATION AND CONSULTATION ABOUT STRATEGIES, PRECEDENTS AND BEST PRACTICES THAT GO BEYOND LEGAL REQUIREMENTS TO DESIGN PLACES, THINGS, COMMUNICATION AND POLICY THAT INTEGRATE SOLUTIONS TO THE REALITY OF HUMAN DIVERSITY.DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:- FIRST U.S. NON-PROFIT FOCUSED ON THE ROLE OF DESIGN IN RELATION TO DISABILITY & AGING FOUNDED IN 1978 IN BOSTON AS ADAPTIVE ENVIRONMENTS.- BALANCES EXPERTISE AND GUIDANCE ON ALL FACETS OF U.S. LEGAL COMPLIANCE FOR ACCESSIBILITY WITH PROMOTION OF BEST PRACTICES IN UNIVERSAL/INCLUSIVE DESIGN.- MULTI-DISCIPLINARY AND DIVERSE TEAM IN TERMS OF AGE, ABILITY AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND, ALL WITH STRONG EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENTIAL CREDENTIALS.- SCOPE OF WORK IS A BALANCE OF PUBLICLY FUNDED PROJECTS WITH AN EXPANDING PROPORTION OF EARNED-INCOME WORK INCLUDING CONSULTING, DESIGN, RETAIL, PUBLICATIONS AND EXHIBITS.- KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER BETWEEN PROJECTS ENSURES THAT EACH PROJECT IS INFORMED BY STANDARDS, PRACTICE EXPERIENCE, BEST PRECEDENTS GLOBALLY AND RESEARCH.- LOCAL TO INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES INCLUDING EDUCATION, CONSULTING AND DESIGN. THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDES:EDUCATION - TRAININGS AND PRESENTATIONS - CONFERENCES(HOSTED, CO-HOSTED, CONVENED) - PROGRAMMATIC EDUCATION - DISTANCE LEARNING - DESIGN AND CONSULTING SERVICES - ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN -PLAN REVIEW - EXISTING CONDITIONS (SURVEY EVALUATIONS) - CONSUMER (SERVICE) CONSULTING - WEB AND JCT (INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY) - POLICIES AND PROCEDURES - PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - NEW ENGLAND ADA CENTEREDUCATION - TRAININGS AND PRESENTATIONS - PROGRAMMATIC EDUCATIONUSER/EXPERT LAB - CONTEXTUAL INQUIRY RESEARCH AT THE ORGANIZATIONS HEADQUARTERS OR IN THE FIELD ON PHYSICAL, SENSORY, BRAIN-BASED CONDITIONSGOODS AND SERVICES - PUBLICATIONS -EXHIBITS - LIBRARY - MEMBERSHIP/SPONSORSHIPRESEARCH - QUANTITATIVE -QUALITATIVE

  Expenses $1,971,192 · Grants $115,115 · Revenue $1,558,970

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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.

Grants on this return

• MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE ON DISABILITY

  $25,000

  PROMOTING ADA COMPLIANCE AND EDUCATION

• ADA COALITION OF CONNECTICUT INC

  $24,000

  PROMOTING ADA COMPLIANCE AND EDUCATION

• RHODE ISLAND GOVERNORS COMMISSION ON DISABILITY

  $18,115

  PROMOTING ADA COMPLIANCE AND EDUCATION

• ALPHA ONE

  $16,000

  PROMOTING ADA COMPLIANCE AND EDUCATION

• NEW HAMPSHIRE GOVERNORS COMMISSION ON DISABILITY

  $16,000

  PROMOTING ADA COMPLIANCE AND EDUCATION

• VERMONT CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

  $16,000

  PROMOTING ADA COMPLIANCE AND EDUCATION

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

14 May 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202521349349310022

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