Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $3,327,872
Total expenses: $4,168,736
Contributions and grants received: $1,792,755
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $1,560,098
Investment income: $2,748
Other revenue: -$27,729
Total assets, end of year: $1,617,426
Total liabilities, end of year: $977,938
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $639,488
Program services expenses (Part IX): $2,765,548
Management and general expenses: $1,301,253
Fundraising expenses: $101,935
Program service expenses (Part III): $2,765,548

Program services were 66.3% 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.

1e · Government grants (contributions)

$593,485
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$1,199,270
2a · Program service revenue: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

total $1,560,098 · related or exempt $1,560,098
3 · Investment income

total $2,748 · excluded $2,748
11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

total $6,930 · related or exempt $6,930
11b · Other revenue: CURRENCY EXCHANGE

total -$34,659 · related or exempt -$34,659
11e · Other revenue, total

-$27,729

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $522,400 · program services $341,302 · management and general $167,326 · fundraising $13,772
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $1,964,010 · program services $1,343,791 · management and general $565,820 · fundraising $54,399
9 · Other employee benefits

total $127,458 · program services $32,322 · management and general $95,136
10 · Payroll taxes

total $151,402 · program services $66,859 · management and general $78,954 · fundraising $5,589
11b · Fees: legal

total $7,064 · program services $4,946 · management and general $2,118
11c · Fees: accounting

total $82,255 · program services $3,786 · management and general $78,469
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $17,175 · fundraising $17,175
11g · Fees: other

total $543,686 · program services $430,863 · management and general $110,269 · fundraising $2,554
13 · Office expenses

total $193,161 · program services $170,067 · management and general $21,932 · fundraising $1,162
14 · Information technology

total $74,702 · program services $46,007 · management and general $26,798 · fundraising $1,897
16 · Occupancy

total $170,752 · program services $92,909 · management and general $72,697 · fundraising $5,146
17 · Travel

total $110,365 · program services $98,739 · management and general $11,589 · fundraising $37
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $3,315 · program services $2,844 · management and general $471
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $17,690 · management and general $17,690
23 · Insurance

total $38,461 · program services $14,762 · management and general $23,699
24a · Other expenses: MATERIALS

total $46,499 · program services $46,499
24b · Other expenses: PRINTING

total $28,775 · program services $26,177 · management and general $2,598
24c · Other expenses: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT

total $20,660 · program services $15,525 · management and general $5,024 · fundraising $111
24d · Other expenses: FEES AND LICENSES

total $17,849 · program services $7,473 · management and general $10,376
24e · All other expenses

total $31,057 · program services $20,677 · management and general $10,287 · fundraising $93

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $1,013,221 · end of year $679,923
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $1,023,431 · end of year $82,217
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $682,381 · end of year $704,982
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $25,180 · end of year $29,557
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$139,421
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$94,676
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $38,608 · end of year $44,745
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $15,843 · end of year $15,068
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $3,712 · end of year $3,645
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $16,057 · end of year $57,289
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $542,155 · end of year $477,938
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $30,000
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $500,000 · end of year $500,000
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

beginning of year $265,151 · end of year $0
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $744,746 · end of year $354,378
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $736,381 · end of year $285,110

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE (KDI) IS A NON-PROFIT DESIGN AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION. WE PARTNER WITH UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND ACTIVATE THE UNREALIZED POTENTIAL IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND CITIES. WE REALIZE THIS MISSION THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, PLANNING, AND BUILT WORKS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PARTNERING WITH GLOBAL IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE TOTAL QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH DESIGN & URBAN PLANNING.

THROUGHOUT 2022, WE RETURNED TO THE OFFICE WITH THE GOAL OF CONTINUING AND DEVELOPING PROJECTS THAT RESPOND TO THE MANY CHALLENGES EXACERBATED BY THE PANDEMIC. OUR 28 ACTIVE PROJECTS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN 2022 REFLECTED OUR DEEPENING COMMITMENT TO OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS AND INDIGENOUS TRIBES AND A CONTINUED FOCUS ON ISSUES OF SYSTEMIC RACISM IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD RESILIENCE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, WE WORKED WITH RESIDENTS IN SUN VILLAGE, A HISTORICALLY AFRICAN AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD, TO DEVELOP AN EXHIBIT COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE PARK AND THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2024. MOREOVER, KDI COMPLETED A VISION PLAN FOR TURNING AN OVERFLOW PARKING LOT IN DOWNTOWN LA INTO A COMMUNITY CENTER THAT WILL SERVE FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE, FORMERLY UNHOUSED PEOPLE, AND LOW-INCOME CHINATOWN RESIDENTS. OUR DESIGN INCLUDES A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT WITH AFFORDABLE AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN, CLASSROOMS, AND ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT CAN PROVIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH ACCESS TO HOUSING, JOBS AND GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION. ADDITIONALLY, IN THE EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY WHERE SUMMER TEMPERATURES ROUTINELY HIT 120 DEGREES, KDI PARTNERED WITH UCLA, COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL BUS TRANSIT PROVIDER TO DEVELOP A PILOT BUS STOP SHADE STRUCTURE WITH SOLAR LIGHTING, THAT CAN PROMOTE MORE EQUITABLE RIDERSHIP. FINALLY, IN THE PACOIMA NEIGHBORHOOD OF LOS ANGELES, WE CONTINUED OUR WORK WITH HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS TO TRANSFORM AN UNUSED ROADSIDE AREA INTO A LOCAL MIXED-USE GREENWAY.

Expenses $1,197,361 · Revenue $939,012
DURING 2022, OUR UNIQUE APPROACH TO SLUM UPGRADING CONTINUED TO ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE KENYA NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND THE FRENCH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. THIS YEAR KDI WORKED WITH THE NEXON FOUNDATION TO CO-DESIGN AND BUILD TWO PERMANENT PLAY HUBS IN THE KIBERA SLUM IN NAIROBI, WHICH HELP BRING A FOCUS ON PLAY AS A FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT TO CREATING MORE EQUITABLE AND ENJOYABLE PUBLIC SPACES, SCHOOLS, AND STREETS. CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN ALL LEVELS OF THE DESIGN PROCESS, FROM BUILDING DREAM PLAY SPACES OUT OF NEXON BRICKS TO MAKING THE FINAL PRODUCT WILDLY SUCCESSFUL AND POPULAR IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. ADDITIONALLY, KDI PARTNERED WITH UNITED NATIONS HABITAT AND THE FOUX FOUNDATION TO CONDUCT PARTICIPATORY PUBLIC SPACE DESIGNS IN THREE VILLAGES IN THE KALOBEYEI INTEGRATED SETTLEMENT IN NORTHWEST KENYA. THE SETTLEMENT IS COMPRISED OF BOTH LOCAL RESIDENTS AND REFUGES FROM NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES WHO WERE FORCIBLY DISPLACED DUE TO CONFLICT, VIOLENCE AND CLIMATE CHANGE. THE DESIGN PROCESS STRENGTHENED TIES BETWEEN THE LOCAL AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES, AND HAS IMPROVED THE SAFETY OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN, MITIGATED CLIMATE RISKS, AND ENHANCED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. DURING 2022, WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR REALIZING URBAN NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS (R-U-NBS) PROJECT, WHICH AIMS TO DEVELOP NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO WATER MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS AT THE SCALE OF AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD. SPECIFICALLY, IN THE MUKURU SETTLEMENT IN KENYA, WE IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS AT A LOCAL SCHOOL, WHICH INCLUDED INSTALLING SCHOOL GARDENS AND CORRESPONDING DRAINAGE SOLUTIONS.

Expenses $1,164,382 · Revenue $19,810
OUR WORK ALSO IMPACTED SEVERAL OTHER STATES IN THE US. IN ALASKA, WE COMPLETED WORK ON DEVELOPING A AAK'W VILLAGE ARTS AND CULTURAL NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN PROCESS IN JUNEAU, WORKING WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS AND NATIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN KANSAS, WE PARTNERED WITH THE WICHITA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NONPROFIT EMPOWER, AND COMPLETED VAMOS NOMAR, A PROJECT TO DEVELOP VISION PLANS FOR WICHITA'S PREDOMINANTLY LATINO NORTH END NEIGHBORHOOD. THROUGH WORKSHOPS, ACTIVATIONS, AND LEADERSHIP DINNERS, WE DEVELOPED VISION PLANS FOR A PARK, THE 21ST STREET COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR, AND THE HISTORIC NOMAR PLAZA IN WICHITA. IN PENNSYLVANIA, WE OVERSAW THE BEGINNING OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE VARE RECREATION CENTER IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA.

Expenses $403,805 · Revenue $573,547

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

Listed in Part VII

Anthony FouxANTHONY FOUX

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Kevin HeneghanKEVIN HENEGHAN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Claudia KhanCLAUDIA KHAN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Steve MalkensonSTEVE MALKENSON

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Tendo NagendaTENDO NAGENDA

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
David ValentineDAVID VALENTINE

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Chelina OdbertCHELINA ODBERT

CEO

Total calculated

$150,000

From this org

$150,000

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

60
Joe MulliganJOE MULLIGAN

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$130,000

From this org

$130,000

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

60
Ian LeongIAN LEONG

MANAGING OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$120,000

From this org

$120,000

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

60
Mario BenitoMARIO BENITO

SENIOR PRINCIPAL

Total calculated

$122,400

From this org

$122,400

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

50

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: 2022
Filed: 16 November 2023
IRS schema version: 2022v5.0
Source object: 202333209349303143

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