Totals
- Total revenue
- $382,367
- Total expenses
- $423,333
- Contributions and grants received
- $145,564
- Grants paid
- $8,000
- Program service revenue
- $236,801
- Investment income
- $2
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $21,269
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $21,269
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $419,233
- Management and general expenses
- $4,100
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $419,233
Program services were 99.0% 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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1b · Membership dues
$4,750
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$140,814
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2a · Program service revenue: EVENT REGISTRATION
total $6,200 · related or exempt $6,200
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2b · Program service revenue: WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL 2024
total $230,601 · related or exempt $230,601
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3 · Investment income
total $2 · related or exempt $2
-
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $8,000 · program services $8,000
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $0
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $0
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $0
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $5,735 · program services $5,442 · management and general $293
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $838 · program services $795 · management and general $43
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $10,148 · program services $9,629 · management and general $519
-
13 · Office expenses
total $0
-
14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $20,000 · program services $20,000
-
17 · Travel
total $28 · program services $27 · management and general $1
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
-
23 · Insurance
total $3,459 · program services $3,282 · management and general $177
-
24a · Other expenses: CONSULTANTS AND OUTSIDE SERVIC
total $150,962 · program services $150,962
-
24b · Other expenses: LICENSES
total $150,955 · program services $150,955
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24c · Other expenses: WEBSITE EXPENSE
total $52,889 · program services $50,182 · management and general $2,707
-
24d · Other expenses: FOOD CATERING & MEALS
total $7,405 · program services $7,405
-
24e · All other expenses
total $12,914 · program services $12,554 · management and general $360
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $62,235 · end of year $21,269
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
end of year $0
-
29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $62,235 · end of year $21,269
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Advocating for Human-Centered Design as a regional approach to improve economic, social, and civic life in our community.Design Forward Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to leveraging the power of design to drive social impact. As a collective of San Diego's leading design minds from industry and academia, it fosters collaboration across disciplines to tackle complex societal challenges. The organization focuses on creating innovative solutions that enhance community well-being, sustainability, and inclusivity.
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Create a unified effort that promotes the value of professional design and design thinking for better outcomes in business, education, government, and the San Diego community. DFA recieved a 2024 World Design Capital distinction from the World Design Organization.AS A PART OF WDC 2024, DFA CONDUCTED SAN DIEGO DESIGN WEEK 2024 AS A WORLD DESIGN EXPERIENCE.
Expenses $419,233 · Grants $8,000 · Revenue $382,367
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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CARLOS CRISTIANI
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $57,000
- From this org
- $57,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
-
ANNA QUACKENBUSH
CEO
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
SARA MOUNIER
CFO
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
KENNEN SISCO
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
ERIC WEISS
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
JULIE MORGAN
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
ANN BERCHTOLD
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
SUNAINA MEHTA
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
MICHAEL MEYER
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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
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$8,000
PROJECT CLEAN WATER CHALLENGE
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 13 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513179349306936
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