Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,427,816
- Total expenses
- $1,317,225
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,410,293
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $17,034
- Other revenue
- $489
- Total assets, end of year
- $998,004
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $145,859
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $852,145
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $728,865
- Management and general expenses
- $427,135
- Fundraising expenses
- $161,225
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $728,865
Program services were 55.3% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$4,070
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,406,223
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3 · Investment income
total $17,034 · excluded $17,034
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$4,070
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $489 · excluded $489
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11e · Other revenue, total
$489
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $210,930 · program services $122,339 · management and general $25,312 · fundraising $63,279
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $662,272 · program services $383,639 · management and general $237,227 · fundraising $41,406
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $104,354 · program services $60,479 · management and general $32,401 · fundraising $11,474
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $67,534 · program services $39,170 · management and general $20,261 · fundraising $8,103
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11g · Fees: other
total $57,080 · program services $2,271 · management and general $32,566 · fundraising $22,243
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $10,600 · program services $1,225 · fundraising $9,375
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13 · Office expenses
total $19,013 · management and general $18,858 · fundraising $155
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14 · Information technology
total $15,567 · management and general $15,567
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16 · Occupancy
total $19,293 · program services $9,018 · management and general $8,409 · fundraising $1,866
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES
total $122,880 · program services $94,657 · management and general $28,223
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24b · Other expenses: DEVELOPMENT FEES
total $19,116 · program services $11,087 · management and general $5,735 · fundraising $2,294
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24c · Other expenses: LICENSES & FEES
total $8,586 · program services $4,980 · management and general $2,576 · fundraising $1,030
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $450,941 · end of year $334,135
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $456,133 · end of year $473,089
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $120,165 · end of year $190,014
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$0
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $24,749 · end of year $766
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $119,709 · end of year $38,125
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $190,725 · end of year $107,734
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29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $741,554 · end of year $852,145
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
AS A NON-PROFIT SOCIAL INNOVATION FIRM, WE EMPOWER COMMUNITIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND SYSTEMS TO INNOVATE ON THEIR CURRENT PRACTICES AND TACKLE SEEMINGLY UNSOLVABLE PROBLEMS THROUGH A CREATIVE AND INCLUSIVE LENS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
DESIGN IMPACT IS A NONPROFIT SOCIAL INNOVATION FIRM BASED IN CINCINNATI, OHIO. DESIGN IMPACT COLLABORATES WITH INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND FUNDERS TO APPLY CREATIVE AND INCLUSIVE APPROACHES TO COMPLEX SOCIAL CHALLENGES. THEIR APPROACH COMBINES CREATIVITY, EQUITY, AND LEADERSHIP PRACTICES TO CREATE SOCIAL CHANGE. THEY DO THIS IN PART BY AMPLIFYING AND EMPOWERING UNHEARD VOICES, ESPECIALLY THOSE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY POVERTY IN THE DESIGN OF THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS. TO DATE, DESIGN IMPACT HAS PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS ON OVER 400 SOCIAL DESIGN PROJECTS THAT SPAN MULTIPLE SECTORS INCLUDING COMMUNITY HEALTH, EARLY EDUCATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND FOOD ACCESS. AS OF 2023, DESIGN IMPACT'S WORK ENGAGED OVER 20,000 NONPROFIT LEADERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND CREATIVES.
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WE INCUBATE PROJECTS THAT TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND SYSTEMS; PROJECTS ARE MORE DEEPLY EMBEDDED OR REQUIRE INTENSIVE SITE ENGAGEMENT.
Expenses $412,900
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WE EQUIP OTHERS IN OUR CO-DESIGN PROCESS; OFTEN THROUGH TRAIN-THE-TRAINER OR PEER RESEARCHER MODELS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, AND SUMMITS.
Expenses $206,002
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WE ADVANCE METHODS OF CREATIVE CHANGE IN OUR FIELD; OFTEN THROUGH SMALL OR DISCRETE ENGAGEMENTS SUCH AS FIELD BUILDING, WEBINARS, PANELS, AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS.
Expenses $109,963
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Ben KoBEN KO
CHAIR (UNTIL OCTOBER 2023)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dawna Leggett PhDDAWNA LEGGETT PHD
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Nickol MoraNICKOL MORA
SECRETARY AND CHAIR (START OCTOBER 2023)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Littisha Bates PhDLITTISHA BATES PHD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Indi EkanayakeINDI EKANAYAKE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Victor ScottiVICTOR SCOTTI
DIRECTOR (UNTIL APRIL 2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Karl VanderbeekKARL VANDERBEEK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tessa XuanTESSA XUAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lyndon RegoLYNDON REGO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rosie MoraROSIE MORA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Phim HerPHIM HER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sulin NgoSULIN NGO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ramsey FordRAMSEY FORD
EMERITUS BOARD MEMEBER/TRESURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Teresa GonzalezTERESA GONZALEZ
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE
- Total calculated
- $127,003
- From this org
- $119,770
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,233
- Hours/week
- 40
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Brittney KreimerBRITTNEY KREIMER
PRINCIPAL (UNTIL NOVEMBER OF 2023)
- Total calculated
- $64,382
- From this org
- $61,404
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,978
- Hours/week
- 40
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Sarah CorlettSARAH CORLETT
PRINCIPAL (UNTIL AUGUST OF 2023)
- Total calculated
- $19,545
- From this org
- $19,375
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $170
- Hours/week
- 40
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 13 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202521349349307302
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