Designxri FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Providence, RI501(c)(3)Since 2014Community DevelopmentEIN 47-1269955

To create an opportunity-driven environment for RI designers, design businesses, and the design sector to thrive. We believe design is a critical economic sector that drives change globally, socially, and locally. As the only statewide organization for design in RI, we build value in the sector by investing in RI design talent, increasing strategic assets in the field, and connecting this talent to key opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$132K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
3 of 6
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
How much reaches the programs?
64%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$132K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
2
named funders · $55K
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$156K
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
14
independent of 14 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$839K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$821K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$63K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$839K
FY2024▲ +15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$867K
FY2021$438K
FY2022$717K
FY2023$728K
FY2024$839K
FY2025$441K
Expenses
$821K
FY2024▼ -2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$865K
FY2021$491K
FY2022$684K
FY2023$834K
FY2024$821K
FY2025$493K
Net assets
$63K
FY2024▲ +40%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$171K
FY2021$118K
FY2022$151K
FY2023$45K
FY2024$63K
FY2025$11K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CDesignxri
EINHdr · item D47-1269955
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2017
Year of formationHdr · item L2014
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CProvidence, RI
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S20)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.designxri.com

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.36 Fundraising $0.00
Program services64%$524K
Management & general36%$296K
Fundraising$946
Total functional expensesLn 25$821K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
64%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$219K
FY2024▲ +6%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$468K
FY2021$335K
FY2022$356K
FY2023$206K
FY2024$219K
FY2025$160K
Total liabilities
$156K
FY2024▼ -4%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$298K
FY2021$218K
FY2022$206K
FY2023$162K
FY2024$156K
FY2025$149K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$18K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$219K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B64%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$164K
Total assetsLn 16$219K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$156K
Total net assetsLn 32$63K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.4

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$821K · 98%
Other revenue$16K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$821K
Other revenue2%$16K
Investment income$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$570K
Total revenueLn 12$839K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $164K · Operating expenses/yr $821K
2.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $524K · Total expenses $821K
64%
Management & General
Management & general $296K · Total expenses $821K
36%
Fundraising
Fundraising $946 · Total expenses $821K
0.1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $3K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $118K
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $821K · Total revenue $839K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $570K · Total revenue $839K
68%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $839K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $839K
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $821K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $839K · Prior year $728K
+15%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $867K · FY2024 $839K
-0.8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $63K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $839K · Expenses $821K
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $219K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $63K · Total assets $219K
29%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $219K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Rue Sakayama · Reported title DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS · Highest reported compensation $81K · Total expenses $821K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $370K · Total expenses $821K
45%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 64%——
Overhead ratio 36%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0.1%——
Revenue growth 15%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of External Relations
$81,285Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Internal Relations
$50,847Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rue Sakayama’s $60K as Director of External Relat is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2020
Lisa Carnevale——$99,135
Rue Sakayama$59,877$81,285—
Berit Lavender—$50,847—

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 14Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 14Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Empowers Rhode Island designers and businesses to thrive.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $524K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Organizing workforce and business skills trainings for designers and design businesses to strengthen their work. And working with industry and economic partners throughout the state to connect ri design to other sectors, business and state leaders, assisting in further understanding of design and creating potential benefit through…

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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

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $441K$493K-47% 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $839K$821K+15% 990 PDF
FY2023 $728K$834K+2% 990 PDF
FY2022 $717K$684K+64% 990 PDF
FY2021 $438K$491K-49% 990 PDF
FY2020 $867K$865K 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

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