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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by DESIGNING JUSTICE & DESIGNING SPACES.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,967,705
Total expenses
$3,306,595
Contributions and grants received
$2,228,970
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$734,978
Investment income
$1,696
Other revenue
$2,061
Total assets, end of year
$3,075,520
Total liabilities, end of year
$90,811
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,984,709
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,402,089
Management and general expenses
$779,748
Fundraising expenses
$124,758
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,402,089

Program services were 72.6% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,228,970

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEE FOR SERVICE REVENUE

    total $711,502 · related or exempt $711,502

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM PRODUCT SALES

    total $14,081 · related or exempt $14,081

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PUBLIC SPEAKING REVENUE

    total $8,837 · related or exempt $8,837

  • 2d · Program service revenue: BILLABLE EXPENSE REVENUE

    total $558 · related or exempt $558

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,696 · excluded $1,696

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $2,061 · excluded $2,061

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,061

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $495,319 · program services $246,486 · management and general $248,833

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,449,535 · program services $1,106,036 · management and general $247,695 · fundraising $95,804

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $84,898 · program services $68,304 · management and general $10,910 · fundraising $5,684

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $153,948 · program services $107,764 · management and general $38,487 · fundraising $7,697

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $11,730 · management and general $11,730

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $59,940 · management and general $59,940

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $663,748 · program services $640,480 · management and general $19,390 · fundraising $3,878

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $400 · program services $400

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $12,828 · program services $2,168 · management and general $10,660

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,908 · program services $5,536 · management and general $1,977 · fundraising $395

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $129,627 · program services $90,739 · management and general $32,407 · fundraising $6,481

  • 17 · Travel

    total $96,388 · program services $67,472 · management and general $24,097 · fundraising $4,819

  • 20 · Interest

    total $577 · management and general $577

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $11,958 · program services $11,958

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $16,522 · management and general $16,522

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM COSTS

    total $32,663 · program services $32,663

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT EXPENSE

    total $5,398 · program services $5,398

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $3,062 · program services $3,062

  • 24d · Other expenses: DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING

    total $1,200 · program services $203 · management and general $997

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $68,946 · program services $13,420 · management and general $55,526

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $887,918 · end of year $1,483,055

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $350,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $980,692 · end of year $324,635

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $24,232

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

    $68,193

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

    $25,952

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $34,913 · end of year $42,241

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $813,456

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $37,901

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $44,303 · end of year $90,811

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $556,263 · end of year $1,109,709

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,302,957 · end of year $1,875,000

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

WE ARE AN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN FIRM, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT FIRM, AND NON-PROFIT WORKING TO END MASS INCARCERATION. OUR MISSION AND VISION IS TO USE ARCHITECTURE TO ADDRESS THE RACISM, POVERTY, AND UNEQUAL ACCESS TO RESOURCES CAUSED BY THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM ITSELF. OUR WORK COUNTERS THE TRADITIONAL ADVERSARIAL AND PUNITIVE ARCHITECTURE OF JUSTICE--COURTHOUSES, PRISONS, AND JAILS--BY CREATING SPACES AND BUILDINGS FOR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, COMMUNITY BUILDING, AND HOUSING FOR PEOPLE COMING OUT OF INCARCERATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

DJDS IS AN ARCHITECTURE AND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT NON-PROFIT WORKING TO END MASS INCARCERATION.

  • WE ARE AN OAKLAND-BASED ARCHITECTURE AND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT NON-PROFIT WORKING TO END MASS INCARCERATION THROUGH PLACE-BASED SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS ITS ROOT CAUSES: POVERTY, RACISM, UNEQUAL ACCESS TO RESOURCES, AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ITSELF. OUR WORK COUNTERS THE TRADITIONAL ADVERSARIAL AND PUNITIVE ARCHITECTURE OF JUSTICE--COURTHOUSES, PRISONS, AND JAILS--BY CREATING SPACES AND BUILDINGS FOR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, COMMUNITY BUILDING, AND HOUSING FOR PEOPLE COMING OUT OF INCARCERATION.OUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INCLUDE: (I) FULL ARCHITECTURE SERVICES, WHERE WE PROVIDE NONPROFIT SERVICE PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH AFFORDABLE PROFESSIONAL FULL ARCHITECTURAL SERIVCES; (II) THE DJDS INSTITUTE, WHICH DOES RESEARCH & EVALUATION, CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT, ADVOCACY & COMMUNICATIONS, TOOLKIT(S), PUBLIC SPEAKING, CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, AND CONSULTING; AND (III) REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING PURCHASING AND REDEVELOPING PROPERTIES, CONVENING CO-DEVELOPER PARTNERSHIPS THAT BUILD MULTI-USE RESOURCE HUBS WITHIN COMMERCIAL PROJECTS, FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS FOR INNOVATIVE HOUSING MODELS, AND THE OWNERSHIP OF REAL ESATE AS AN ORGANIZATION OURSELVES.AT DJDS, WE ARE BUILDING PILOT PROJECTS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO MOVE US TOWARD A WORLD WITHOUT PRISONS AND JAILS. AS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CREATIVE FIRM, WE COMBINE EXPERTISE IN ARCHITECTURE, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND ADVOCACY TO DEVELOP PROTOTYPE PROJECTS THAT WILL SERVE AS MODELS FOR BUILDING TYPOLOGIES THAT SUPPORT THE TRANSFORMATION OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM FROM PUNITIVE TO RESTORATIVE.

    Expenses $2,402,089 · Revenue $734,978

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Raphael Sperry

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Barb Toews PhD

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $3,950
    From this org
    $3,950
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Christine Johnson

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Andrea James

    DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Stockard

    DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Allison Williams Faia

    DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deanna Van Buren

    CO-FOUNDER, EXEC DIR, DESIGN DIR

    Total calculated
    $169,696
    From this org
    $160,496
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,200
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,496
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,200
    Filer's total
    $169,696

  • Marc-Andrew Aguilera

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $163,985
    From this org
    $151,077
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,908
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,077
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,908
    Filer's total
    $163,985

  • Lorraine Nibut

    CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $157,687
    From this org
    $151,022
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,665
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,022
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,665
    Filer's total
    $157,687

  • Garrett Jacobs

    DIRECTOR, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

    Total calculated
    $131,628
    From this org
    $121,022
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,606
    Hours/week
    40

  • Shelley Davis Roberts

    STUDIO DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $129,581
    From this org
    $120,522
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,059
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jean Paul Zapata

    DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $126,152
    From this org
    $120,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,952
    Hours/week
    40

  • Brandi Mack

    DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $141,785
    From this org
    $119,694
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,091
    Hours/week
    40

  • Lucia Castello

    PROJECT ARCHITECT

    Total calculated
    $107,495
    From this org
    $100,538
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,957
    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. 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

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • DJDS REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC

    C · REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY · DE · 100% owned · share of assets $813,456 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by DESIGNING JUSTICE DESIGNING SPACES

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
13 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323189349317212

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