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Designs solutions with communities to address social challenges, empowering unheard voices. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $1.2M in revenue, $1.3M in expenses, and $694K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2009
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Cincinnati, OH
Website
www.d-impact.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$1.2MFY2022
Expenses
$1.3M
Net assets
$694K
People
11
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  26-4662578 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Cincinnati, OH Founded 2009
Form 990 (PDF)
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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 · $86K
Money in and out
$1.2M revenue, $1.3M expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$694K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$55K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2022▲ +19%
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2022▲ +27%
Total assets
$835K
FY2022▼ -6%
Total liabilities
$141K
FY2022▲ +2%
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$694K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$55K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$835K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

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 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Principal Executive
$86,215Pt VII · Sec A
Design Director
$80,546Pt VII · Sec A
Principal
$78,200Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations/Tre
$75,095Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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…

$578Kprogram expense
02

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

$337Kprogram expense
03

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

$89Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.2M · 99%
Other revenue$7K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$1.2M
Other revenue1%$7K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.10
Program services77%$1.0M
Management & general13%$170K
Fundraising10%$124K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$592K
Total assetsLn 16$835K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$141K
Total net assetsLn 32$694K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $592K · Operating expenses/yr $1.3M
5.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.0M · Total expenses $1.3M
77%
Management & General
Management & general $170K · Total expenses $1.3M
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $124K · Total expenses $1.3M
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $126K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.1M
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.2M · Total revenue $1.2M
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.2M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.2M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $1.2M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.3M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.2M · Prior year $1.0M
+19%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $694K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.2M · Expenses $1.3M
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $835K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $694K · Total assets $835K
83%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $835K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Teresa Gonzalez · Reported title PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE · Highest reported compensation $86K · Total expenses $1.3M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.1M · Total expenses $1.3M
81%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Revenue growth 19%

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 · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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