Designed Future EIN 47-2111027

Designed Future

EIN  47-2111027 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Grand Rapids, MI Founded 2014
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides practical resources for complex social issues like PTSD, recovery, and poverty.
Leadership
Julie Dankovich · Executive Di · $38K
Money in and out
$255K revenue, $229K expenses
Bottom line
74% program efficiency

Provides practical resources for complex social issues like PTSD, recovery, and poverty. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $255K in revenue, $229K in expenses, and $230K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$255K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$229K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$230K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $25K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.25 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
74%
of spending reaches programs▲ +31% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +39% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+10%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +201% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$255K
FY2025▲ +11%
Expenses
$229K
FY2025▲ +4%
Total assets
$702K
FY20250%
Total liabilities
$472K
FY2025▼ -5%
Total revenue
$255K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$229K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$230K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$25K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$702K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B74%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $171K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Sober living housing

$171Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDesigned Future
EINHdr · item D47-2111027
Principal addressHdr · item CGrand Rapids, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.designedfuture.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2014
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$38,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Julie Dankovich$38,000$37,692$30,385$30,000$30,000$30,000
Robert Dykema$27,972

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
Program service revenue$219K · 86%
Contributions & grants$29K · 11%
Other revenue$6K · 2%
Program service revenue86%$219K
Contributions & grants11%$29K
Other revenue2%$6K
Investment income$466
Total revenueLn 12$255K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.25 Fundraising $0.00
Program services74%$171K
Management & general25%$58K
Fundraising$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$229K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$61K
Total assetsLn 16$702K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$472K
Total net assetsLn 32$230K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $61K · Operating expenses/yr $229K
3.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $171K · Total expenses $229K
74%
Management & General
Management & general $58K · Total expenses $229K
25%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1K · Total expenses $229K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $1K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $39K
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $29K · Total revenue $255K
11%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $255K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $219K · Total revenue $255K
86%
Investment reliance
Investment income $466 · Total revenue $255K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $219K · Total expenses $229K
96%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $255K · Prior year $229K
+11%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $101K · FY2025 $255K
+20%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $230K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $255K · Expenses $229K
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $702K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $230K · Total assets $702K
33%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $702K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Julie Dankovich · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $38K · Total expenses $229K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $84K · Total expenses $229K
37%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 74%
Overhead ratio 25%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Revenue growth 11%

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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$255K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$229K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$211K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$188K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$149K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$101K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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