Council for Interior Design Qualification INC

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Alexandria, VA501(c)(6)Since 1974EIN 13-2822294

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The core purpose of the Council for Interior Design Qualification is to protect the health, life safety and welfare of the public, by establishing standards of competence in the practice of Interior Design.

Run by 175 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $858K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$806K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$741K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.7M
+1.0% vs prior year
Spent
$4.5M
Net assets
$12.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.7M
FY2025▲ +1.0%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$4.7M
FY2025$4.7M
Expenses
$4.5M
FY2025▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$4.5M
Net assets
$12.2M
FY2025▲ +9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.8M
FY2021$9.6M
FY2022$8.8M
FY2023$10.6M
FY2024$11.2M
FY2025$12.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1978.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $806K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Exec. Officer (from 05/25)
$197,122Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Marketing Officer
$178,104Pt VII · Sec A
Certification Operations Director
$165,346Pt VII · Sec A
Dir., Govt Affairs and Advocacy
$133,146Pt VII · Sec A
CEO (end 04/25)
$108,139Pt VII · Sec A
President (see Sched O)
$24,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Public Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Thomas Banks$108,139$331,971$311,558———
Thom Banks———$295,429——
Thomas B Banks————$277,015$271,846
Rebecca Moden$197,122—————
Kelly Nelson$178,104$168,380$151,914$139,740$129,700$123,200
Cornelia Springer$165,346$148,415$125,062$109,974$104,400—
Matthew Barusch$133,146—————
Siavash Madani$24,000—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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3 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Conduct an annual meeting which serves as a forum for interior design licensing, certification and registration boards in the U.S. And canada.

Pt IX · col B
02

Provide a central database of information regarding participants in the interior design certification program.

Pt IX · col B
03

Administration and development of an examination for interior designers.

Pt IX · col B

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 7 grants · $81K · 2020–2025

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$488K
Money outPt IX
$4.5M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$12.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$741K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$488K
Gains on assetsLn 7$137K
Total revenueLn 12$4.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$279K
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$171K
Other assetsLn 15$233K
Total assetsLn 16$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$741K
Net assetsLn 32$12.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6175
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.0M$10.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$250K$171K
Total assetsLn 16$12.3M$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$741K
Net assetsLn 32$11.2M$12.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$12K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$40K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$371K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$766K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$58K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$151K
Payroll taxesLn 10$78K
Legal feesLn 11b$59K
Accounting feesLn 11c$123K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$91K
Investment management feesLn 11f$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$781K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$828K
Office expensesLn 13$26K
Information technologyLn 14$160K
OccupancyLn 16$138K
TravelLn 17$464K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$145K
InsuranceLn 23$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$200K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.7M$4.5M$200K$12.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.7M$4.4M$298K$11.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.4M$3.3M$1.0M$10.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.6M$2.9M$705K$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.3M$2.6M$1.7M$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.5M$2.2M$1.2M$7.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,741,731 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,253,464$4,253,464
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $351,270$351,270
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $136,997$136,997
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,253,464 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $488,267$4,741,731
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,541,256 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$11,700
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$40,335
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$370,838
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$765,592
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$58,410
IX-9 Other employee benefits$150,939
IX-10 Payroll taxes$77,528
IX-11b Legal fees$59,153
IX-11c Accounting fees$123,473
IX-11d Lobbying fees$91,062
IX-11f Investment management fees$22,980
IX-11g Other fees for services$781,130
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$828,011
IX-13 Office expenses$26,014
IX-14 Information technology$160,190
IX-16 Occupancy$137,905
IX-17 Travel$463,731
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$11,838
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$145,191
IX-23 Insurance$10,215
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$199,526
IX-24e All other expenses$5,495
IX-25 Total functional expenses$4,541,256
Part X · Balance sheet $12,930,950 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $219,426$278,930
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,260,249$1,272,116
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,426$2,989
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $121,640$104,426
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $250,243$171,096
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,043,933$10,868,774
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $341,156$232,619
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,252,073$12,930,950
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $380,386$268,900
X-19 Deferred revenue$21,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $637,542$450,742
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,017,928$740,642
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,234,145$12,190,308
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,234,145$12,190,308
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,252,073$12,930,950
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,190,308 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,741,731
XI-2 Total expenses$4,541,256
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$200,475
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,234,145
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$755,688
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,190,308

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