Designs for Dignity EIN 26-2696975

Designs for Dignity

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Transforms nonprofit spaces with free design and donations, empowering lives. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $445K in revenue, $558K in expenses, and $78K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public foundation / grantmaker · Foundations & Grantmakers
Location
Chicago, IL
Website
www.designsfordignity.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$445KFY2024
Expenses
$558K
Net assets
$78K
People
15
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  26-2696975 Public foundation / grantmaker Chicago, IL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Transforms nonprofit spaces with free design and donations, empowering lives.
Leadership
Jennifer Sobecki · CEO · $120K
Money in and out
$445K revenue, $558K expenses
Bottom line
56% program efficiency
Grants paid & assets · FY2024
Total revenue
$445K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$558K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$78K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$114K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.56 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.23
Program efficiency
56%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-26%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -529% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$445K
FY2024▼ -18%
Expenses
$558K
FY2024▲ +9%
Total assets
$2.3M
FY2024▼ -5%
Total liabilities
$2.2M
FY2024▼ -0.8%
Total revenue
$445K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$558K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$78K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$114K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B56%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $311K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Designs for dignity was initiated in the belief that human beings are entitled to, and nurtured by, living and working within creative environments. Recognizing that constrained budgets of many non-profit organizations often preclude a comfortable and supportive physical environment, we transform existing non-profit spaces through…

$311Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDesigns for Dignity
EINHdr · item D26-2696975
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.designsfordignity.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T19)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2008

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marketing Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Sobecki’s $120K as CEO is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1263 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jennifer Sobecki$120,000$120,000$120,000$120,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$344K · 77%
Other revenue$69K · 15%
Program service revenue$30K · 7%
Contributions & grants77%$344K
Other revenue15%$69K
Program service revenue7%$30K
Investment income$2K
Total revenueLn 12$445K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.56 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.23
Program services56%$311K
Management & general21%$117K
Fundraising23%$131K
Total functional expensesLn 25$558K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$99K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
Total net assetsLn 32$78K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $109K · Operating expenses/yr $558K
2.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $311K · Total expenses $558K
56%
Management & General
Management & general $117K · Total expenses $558K
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $131K · Total expenses $558K
23%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $44K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $115K
$0.38 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $344K · Total revenue $445K
77%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $445K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $30K · Total revenue $445K
7%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $445K
+0.5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $30K · Total expenses $558K
5%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $445K · Prior year $543K
-18%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $78K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $445K · Expenses $558K
-26%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.3M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $78K · Total assets $2.3M
3%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $9K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.3M
0.4%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jennifer Sobecki · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $120K · Total expenses $558K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $257K · Total expenses $558K
46%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 56%
Overhead ratio 21%
Fundraising cost ratio 38%
Revenue growth -18%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$53K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$445K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$543K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$522K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$476K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$0 revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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