Designs for Dignity FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 26-2696975Revenue $476K in FY2021

On file with the IRSdesignsfordignity.org4311 S Western Blvd, 60609-3012 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Aug 2008Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Designs for Dignity transforms nonprofit environments through pro bono design services and in-kind donations-empowering lives through design.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$120K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
4
named funders · $53K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$476K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$476K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$476K
FY2022$522K
FY2023$543K
FY2024$445K
Expenses
—
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$460K
FY2023$511K
FY2024$558K
Net assets
—
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$160K
FY2023$192K
FY2024$78K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2008.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990-EZ; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marketing Chair
$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 1264 $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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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Transforms nonprofit spaces with free design and donations, empowering lives.

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1 program · $422K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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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…

$422Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$53K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$476K
Gifts and grants$395K
Other income$36K
Fees for services$32K
Owns and owes
Cash and savings$129K
Liabilities$1.3M
People
15
listed
Paid1
Voting board20
Independent20
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$395K
Fees for services$32K
Investment income$13K
Other income$36K
Total revenue$476K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$129K
Liabilities$1.3M
Operations
Employees4
Volunteers1
Fiscal year endsDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyNo
Records policyNo

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $445K$558K−$114K$78K 990 PDF
FY2023 $543K$511K$32K$192K 990 PDF
FY2022 $522K$460K$62K$160K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $476K 990 PDF
FY2020 $0 990 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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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