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← CENTER FOR ACTIVE DESIGN INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CENTER FOR ACTIVE DESIGN INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,444,244
Total expenses
$1,255,847
Contributions and grants received
$76,204
Grants paid
$13,000
Program service revenue
$1,361,899
Investment income
$1,126
Other revenue
$5,015
Total assets, end of year
$129,845
Total liabilities, end of year
$832,120
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$702,275
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$963,335
Management and general expenses
$292,512
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$963,335

Program services were 76.7% 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

    $76,204

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CERTIFICATIONS - ADAI

    total $938,004 · related or exempt $938,004

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CERTIFICATION FEES

    total $237,575 · related or exempt $237,575

  • 2c · Program service revenue: AMBASSADOR COURSE FEES

    total $163,285 · related or exempt $163,285

  • 2d · Program service revenue: NYC DOHMH CONTRACT

    total $18,000 · related or exempt $18,000

  • 2e · Program service revenue: GUIDES & COURSES

    total $5,035 · related or exempt $5,035

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,126 · excluded $1,126

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $5,015 · excluded $5,015

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,015

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $13,000 · program services $13,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $321,337 · program services $297,136 · management and general $24,201

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $25,470 · program services $23,552 · management and general $1,918

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $95,463 · program services $75,963 · management and general $19,500

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $87,103 · program services $80,185 · management and general $6,918

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $23,214 · management and general $23,214

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $114,881 · management and general $114,881

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $380,598 · program services $375,893 · management and general $4,705

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,039 · program services $4,039

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $25,723 · program services $6,307 · management and general $19,416

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $43,364 · program services $170 · management and general $43,194

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $42,158 · program services $38,983 · management and general $3,175

  • 17 · Travel

    total $28,785 · program services $8,230 · management and general $20,555

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,048 · management and general $4,048

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $12,030 · program services $11,124 · management and general $906

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,876 · program services $12,668 · management and general $3,208

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $16,314 · program services $15,085 · management and general $1,229

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES

    total $1,159 · management and general $1,159

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $1,000 · program services $1,000

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISC OPERATING EXPENSES

    total $285 · management and general $285

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $160,489 · end of year $36,030

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $124,625 · end of year $25,822

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $23,167 · end of year $15,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $32,165 · end of year $27,532

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

    $361,599

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

    $353,332

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $20,298 · end of year $8,267

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $17,194 · end of year $17,194

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $86,566 · end of year $91,917

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $621,882 · end of year $384,307

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $148,842 · end of year $145,198

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $411,320 · end of year $210,698

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$890,672 · end of year -$702,275

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO TRANSFORM DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE TO SUPPORT HEALTH, ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO VIBRANT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACES THAT SUPPORT OPTIMAL QUALITY OF LIFE.

  • THE CENTER FOR ACTIVE DESIGN IS THE LEADING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION USING DESIGN TO FOSTER HEALTHY AND ENGAGED COMMUNITIES. CFAD, WHICH OPERATES THE FITWEL HEALTHY BUILDING CERTIFICATION SYSTEM, APPLIES ITS MULTI-DISCIPLINARY EXPERTISE TO EMPOWER DECISION-MAKERS, PROVIDING PUBLICATIONS, ORIGINAL RESEARCH, CERTIFICATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND DIGITAL TOOLS. CFAD IS RESPONSIVE TO UNIQUE LOCAL PRIORITIES AND RESULTS IN MEASURABLE OUTCOMES.

    Expenses $963,335 · Grants $13,000 · Revenue $1,361,899

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • JOANNA FRANK

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $316,868
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $262,932
    Other
    $53,936
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $262,932 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $14,981 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $38,955 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $316,868 related
  • DEB GORHAN

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • KEVIN DAVIS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • MICHAEL VARDARO JD

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • LES BLUESTONE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DAVID BURNEY FAIA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MARGARET CASTILLO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SANCIA DALLEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ARI FRANKEL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DR ELIZABETH GARLAND

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • YIANICE HERNANDEZ

    DIRECTOR (THRU JAN 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KIM KESSLER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • FULYA KOCAK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SETHA LOW PHD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BOB SIMPSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SAMUEL SELINGER

    COO/CFO

    Total calculated
    $272,595
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $231,486
    Other
    $41,109
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $231,486 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $13,889 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $27,220 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $272,595 related
  • SARA KARERAT

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $157,738
    From this org
    $125,296
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,442
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,296
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,117
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,325
    Filer's total
    $157,738
  • RACHAEL RIZZO

    DIRECTOR, STANDARD DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $114,684
    From this org
    $101,644
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,040
    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

None.

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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND CEO IS COMPENSATED BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION FOR HER SERVICES TO BOTH ORGANIZATIONS.

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

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.

  • ACTIVE DESIGN ADVISORS INC

    C · MARKETING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT · DE · 88.89% owned · share of income $4,729,353 · share of assets $3,327,896 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CENTER FOR ACTIVE DESIGN INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423219349301107

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