Design Impact EIN 26-4662578

Design Impact

EIN  26-4662578 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Cincinnati, OH Founded 2009
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Designs solutions with communities to address social challenges, empowering unheard voices.
Leadership
Teresa Gonzalez · Principal Executive · $122K
Money in and out
$697K revenue, $1.0M expenses
Bottom line
38% program efficiency

Designs solutions with communities to address social challenges, empowering unheard voices. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $697K in revenue, $1.0M in expenses, and $512K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$697K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$512K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$340K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.38 Management & general $0.48 Fundraising $0.14
Program efficiency
38%
of spending reaches programs▼ -31% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -30% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-49%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -730% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$697K
FY2024▼ -51%
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2024▼ -21%
Total assets
$543K
FY2024▼ -46%
Total liabilities
$31K
FY2024▼ -79%
Total revenue
$697K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$512K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$340K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$543K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B38%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $398K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

We incubate projects that transform communities. The madisonville community studio project looks at the role race plays in neighborhood development and how it affects residents. The project seeks to lift up the voices of madisonville residents most impacted by neighborhood development to understand the connection between race and…

$193Kprogram expense
02

We equip leaders with human-centered design and ethnographic research tools. An example of an equip projectis our partnership with feeding america were we supported four project teams across the country as they test and implement prototypes of innovative new hunger initiatives.

$147Kprogram expense
03

We also work to advance methods of creative community change. We do this through small one day of less workshops all over the country. We also reflected on our work and the patterns we noticed to create a report called metathemes.

$57Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDesign Impact
EINHdr · item D26-4662578
Principal addressHdr · item CCincinnati, OH
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.d-impact.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2009
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Principal Executive
$121,540Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair (start Nov 2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Teresa Gonzalez’s $122K as Principal Executive is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2164 $100K–1M human services 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Teresa Gonzalez$121,540$119,770$114,771$86,215
Katherine Hanisian$87,900$82,544
Brittney Kreimer$61,404$87,555$75,095$60,166$69,257
Ramsey Ford$80,546$75,312$71,070
Sarah Corlett$19,375$78,200

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$684K · 98%
Investment income$13K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$684K
Investment income2%$13K
Other revenue$412
— government grantsLn 1e$28K
Total revenueLn 12$697K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.38 Management & general $0.48 Fundraising $0.14
Program services38%$398K
Management & general48%$495K
Fundraising14%$145K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$446K
Total assetsLn 16$543K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$31K
Total net assetsLn 32$512K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $446K · Operating expenses/yr $1.0M
5.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $398K · Total expenses $1.0M
38%
Management & General
Management & general $495K · Total expenses $1.0M
48%
Fundraising
Fundraising $145K · Total expenses $1.0M
14%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $189K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.2M
$0.16 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $684K · Total revenue $697K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $28K · Total revenue $697K
4%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $697K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $13K · Total revenue $697K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.0M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $697K · Prior year $1.4M
-51%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $1.1M · FY2024 $697K
-8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $512K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $697K · Expenses $1.0M
-49%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $543K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $512K · Total assets $543K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $543K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Teresa Gonzalez · Reported title PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE · Highest reported compensation $122K · Total expenses $1.0M
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $736K · Total expenses $1.0M
71%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 38%
Overhead ratio 48%
Fundraising cost ratio 21%
Revenue growth -51%

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

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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$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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