Proximity Designs: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 26-4382215)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$8.5M
FY2021	$7.7M
FY2022	$4.5M
FY2023	$4.3M
FY2024	$7.1M
FY2025	$4.6M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$6.6M
FY2021	$5.3M
FY2022	$4.8M
FY2023	$4.8M
FY2024	$5.6M
FY2025	$6.3M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$20.2M
FY2021	$22.4M
FY2022	$22.1M
FY2023	$21.5M
FY2024	$22.6M
FY2025	$13.7M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2009.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

83%

Program services 83% · $4.0M Management & general 11% · $502K Fundraising 6% · $297K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $253K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII

James D Taylor

Director/Chief Executive O

$126,456Pt VII · Sec A

Debbie Taylor

Director

$126,456Pt VII · Sec A

Minos Athanassiadis

Chairman

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ravi Kumar

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Manju Seal

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

James D Taylor’s $126K as Director/Chief Executive O is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
James D Taylor	$126,000	$123,240	$117,720	$126,456	$126,759	$140,744
Debbie Taylor	$126,000	$123,240	$117,720	$126,456	$126,759	$140,744

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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers rural families in Myanmar to increase income and well-being through water access and agricultural improvements.

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1 program · $4.0M · in their own filed words · FY2021

01

Provided low-cost farm equipment and agricultural knowledge to poor families in villages in myanmar (burma).

$4.0Mprogram 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 · FY2025

Whitehill Family FoundationFY2025$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$4.5M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$712K

Other incomeLn 4–11$88K

Money outPt IX

$4.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$4.0M

Managementcol C$502K

Fundraisingcol D$297K

Owns and owesPt X

$22.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.7M

Total assetsLn 16$22.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$264K

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b3

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M

Government grantsLn 1e$418K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$712K

Investment incomeLn 3$30K

Other incomeLn 4–11$88K

Total revenueLn 12$4.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$329K

SavingsLn 2$8.4M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.7M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.5M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$88K

Total assetsLn 16$22.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$264K

Net assetsLn 32$22.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 55

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$7.4M	$8.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$9.5M	$9.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$91K	$88K
Total assetsLn 16	$22.9M	$22.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$434K	$264K
Net assetsLn 32	$22.4M	$22.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$270K		$245K	$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.9M	$1.8M	$83K	$48K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$22K		$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$352K	$331K	$17K	$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$78K	$13K	$60K	$4K
Management feesLn 11a	$16K	$16K
Legal feesLn 11b	$15K		$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$33K	$32K	$272	$134
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$147K	$147K	$161
Office expensesLn 13	$171K	$167K	$2K	$2K
Information technologyLn 14	$23K	$23K		$11
OccupancyLn 16	$182K	$161K	$21K
TravelLn 17	$73K	$68K	$1K	$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$49K	$36K	$2K	$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.3M	$1.1M	$18K	$198K
All other expensesLn 24e	$118K	$102K	$15K	$965
Total functional expensesLn 25	$4.8M	$4.0M	$502K	$297K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$4.6M	$6.3M	−$1.6M	$13.7M	990 PDF
FY2024	$7.1M	$5.6M	$1.6M	$22.6M	990 PDF
FY2023	$4.3M	$4.8M	−$502K	$21.5M	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$4.5M	$4.8M	−$270K	$22.1M	990 PDF
FY2021	$7.7M	$5.3M	$2.3M	$22.4M	990 PDF
FY2020	$8.5M	$6.6M	$1.9M	$20.2M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $4,495,096 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,222,222$3,665,091

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,102,848$712,411

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,913$29,717

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $334,564$87,877

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,664,547$4,495,096

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,417,782$2,639,057

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,901,768$2,126,098

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,319,550$4,765,155

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,344,997−$270,059

Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members3

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,495,096 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$417,999

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,247,092

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,665,091

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $712,411$712,411

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $29,717$29,717

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $87,877$87,877

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $712,411 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $117,594$4,495,096

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,765,155 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $245,138 · Fundraising $24,510$269,648

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,786,891 · Management $82,932 · Fundraising $47,670$1,917,493

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $21,600$21,600

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $330,655 · Management $16,667 · Fundraising $5,178$352,500

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,236 · Management $60,158 · Fundraising $4,422$77,816

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $15,918$15,918

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $15,351$15,351

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $32,357 · Management $272 · Fundraising $134$32,763

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $146,937 · Management $161$147,098

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $166,545 · Management $2,410 · Fundraising $1,776$170,731

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,602 · Fundraising $11$22,613

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $160,888 · Management $21,340$182,228

IX-17 TravelPrograms $68,036 · Management $1,149 · Fundraising $3,538$72,723

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $35,760 · Management $2,313 · Fundraising $10,809$48,882

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,083,516 · Management $18,028 · Fundraising $198,383$1,299,927

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $102,239 · Management $14,660 · Fundraising $965$117,864

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,965,580 · Management $502,179 · Fundraising $297,396$4,765,155

Part X · Balance sheet $22,377,513 assets, 17 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,450,798$328,696

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,958,088$8,360,905

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,288,435$3,441,111

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $100,695$92,488

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $435,438$495,139

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $76,590$101,655

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $90,679$87,846

X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $9,454,827$9,451,815

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $21,562$17,858

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $22,877,112$22,377,513

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $251,887$251,997

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $181,701$12,381

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $433,588$264,378

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,859,632$13,560,458

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,583,892$8,552,677

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $22,443,524$22,113,135

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $22,877,112$22,377,513

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,113,135 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$4,495,096

XI-2 Total expenses$4,765,155

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$270,059

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$22,443,524

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$60,329

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,113,135

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Proximity Designs

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV

Proximity Designs FY2022 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Proximity Designs

Funders

Grants

Related Organizations

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV