Chattanooga Design Studio: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 47-3183435)

Eric Myers’s $114K as President is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Eric Myers	$113,705	$112,739	$113,185	$106,523	$110,690

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

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes excellent urban design to improve community quality of life.

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3 programs · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

A High-Quality Public Realm

Chattanooga design studio collaborates with several partners and municipal institutions to advance and guide the design of a high-quality public realm. The organization focuses on streets, parks and other public spaces while also helping to shape the private investments that contribute to a vibrant public realm.

$1.7Mprogram expense

02

Vibrant Urban Neighborhoods

Chattanooga design studio helps guide the improvements needed for urban neighborhoods to be better connected thriving places for residents and businesses alike. The studio seeks to improve the quality of life for all by improving mobility and strengthening the economic viability of downtown adjacent neighborhoods.

$301Kprogram expense

03

Urban Design Education

Chattanooga design studio offers education and innovation regarding the role of urban design and shaping the city for the betterment of all. The studio hosts a quarterly open and free speaker series known as civiq.

$194Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Benwood Foundation INCFY2024$1.0M

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1.0M

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.7M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M

Other incomeLn 4–11$35K

Investment incomeLn 3$4K

Money outPt IX

$2.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.2M

Managementcol C$130K

Fundraisingcol D$26K

Owns and owesPt X

$726K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$993K

Total assetsLn 16$1.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$486K

PeoplePt VI, VII

14

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b13

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M

Government grantsLn 1e$610K

Investment incomeLn 3$4K

Other incomeLn 4–11$35K

Total revenueLn 12$2.7M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$825K

SavingsLn 2$169K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$993K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K

Other assetsLn 15$21K

Total assetsLn 16$1.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$486K

Net assetsLn 32$726K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 513

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$295K	$993K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$21K	$13K
Total assetsLn 16	$355K	$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$44K	$486K
Net assetsLn 32	$310K	$726K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$114K	$85K	$23K	$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$241K	$181K	$48K	$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$28K	$21K	$6K	$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$23K	$17K	$5K	$1K
Legal feesLn 11b	$9K	$1K	$8K	$189
Accounting feesLn 11c	$16K	$2K	$14K	$329
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$17K	$2K	$14K	$547
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K	$2K	$96	$23
Office expensesLn 13	$46K	$40K	$5K	$1K
OccupancyLn 16	$17K	$12K	$4K	$840
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$8K	$6K	$2K	$422
InsuranceLn 23	$5K	$2K	$2K	$230
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.8M	$1.8M		$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.3M	$2.2M	$130K	$26K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$2.7M	$2.3M	$416K	$726K	990 PDF
FY2023	$667K	$1.0M	−$371K	$310K	990 PDF
FY2022	$535K	$558K	−$24K	$681K	990 PDF
FY2021	$914K	$905K	$9K	$705K	990 PDF
FY2020	$916K	$768K	$148K	$696K	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 $2,723,530 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $666,833$2,685,016

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,608$3,514

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$2,775$35,000

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $666,666$2,723,530

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 $379,540$405,737

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $657,691$1,901,767

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,037,231$2,307,504

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$370,565$416,026

Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14

VI-1b Independent voting members13

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,723,530 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$610,241

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,074,775

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,685,016

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,514$3,514

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $35,000$35,000

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,514$2,723,530

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,307,504 across 13 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $85,279 · Management $22,741 · Fundraising $5,685$113,705

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $180,620 · Management $48,165 · Fundraising $12,041$240,826

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,911 · Management $5,576 · Fundraising $1,394$27,881

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,493 · Management $4,665 · Fundraising $1,167$23,325

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,422 · Management $7,867 · Fundraising $189$9,478

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,466 · Management $13,647 · Fundraising $329$16,442

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,500 · Management $13,622 · Fundraising $547$16,669

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,256 · Management $96 · Fundraising $23$2,375

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $39,857 · Management $4,791 · Fundraising $1,198$45,846

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,758 · Management $4,199 · Fundraising $840$16,797

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,906 · Management $2,109 · Fundraising $422$8,437

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,300 · Management $2,070 · Fundraising $230$4,600

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,779,373 · Fundraising $1,750$1,781,123

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,152,141 · Management $129,548 · Fundraising $25,815$2,307,504

Part X · Balance sheet $1,212,369 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $294,762$824,684

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$168,793

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,000$185,000

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,325$12,886

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $33,481$21,006

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $354,568$1,212,369

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $44,308$479,581

X-19 Deferred revenue$6,502

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $44,308$486,083

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $165,851−$52,380

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $144,409$778,666

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $310,260$726,286

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $354,568$1,212,369

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $726,286 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,723,530

XI-2 Total expenses$2,307,504

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$416,026

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$310,260

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$726,286

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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