Promote awareness of our community and its role in shaping experience. Nurture demand for design excellence within the built environment. Serve as a source of education and inspiration for our community. Continue to define and refine our standards of practice. Foster relevant, well-informed research to enhance our knowledge base. Sponsor peer recognition programs that inspire excellence. Promote collaboration across multiple design disciplines. Strengthen ties with educational programs that provide the academic underpinnings of our field.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
28¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$206K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $44K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
28%
of spending
Concern: 28% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$206K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $745K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$518K
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$904K
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
28%
Net assets
$486K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$904K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$904K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$486K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$486K
FY2021$789K
FY2022$789K
FY2023$737K
FY2024$765K
FY2025$648K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2001.

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Where the money goes

28 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 28% · $373K Management & general 71% · $946K Fundraising 1% · $8K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $206K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$126,013Pt VII · Sec A
$79,890Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cybelle Jones’s $245K as Executive Di is at the 78th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cybelle Jones$245,078$240,866$210,374$222,825$209,039$126,013
Kristin Bennani$128,493—————
Jennette Foreman——$104,380———
Jennette K Foreman$101,000—————
Clive Roux—————$79,890

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

Inspires design excellence and fosters community awareness through education and research.

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3 programs · $245K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

2020 was focused on expanding the reach of egd education via the internet, with the implementation of a new online webinar system replacing the teleconference courses of the past.

$138Kprogram expense
02

In the midst of the pandemic, it revealed what segd is made of, the character of the membership and how resilient we all are. Segd was one of the first organizations to pivot immediately to virtual programming.

$63Kprogram expense
03

Design awards program achievements in 2020 this program recognizes excellence in this field, reaching out to designers, clients, and fabricators throughout the world. Projects are submitted anonymously, and judged over two days of intense and thorough review.

$44Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$904K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$844K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$42K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$373K
Managementcol C$946K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$486K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$177K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$518K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$42K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$844K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$904K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$177K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$177K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$745K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K
Other assetsLn 15$16K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$518K
Net assetsLn 32$486K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$500K$177K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$739K$745K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$47K$26K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$452K$518K
Net assetsLn 32$909K$486K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$206K$75K$129K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$491K$180K$307K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$56K$56K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$56K$56K
Payroll taxesLn 10$55K$55K
Accounting feesLn 11c$68K$68K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$92K$12K$80K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$75$75
Office expensesLn 13$26K$21K$5K$160
Information technologyLn 14$81K$54K$27K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$68K$68K
TravelLn 17$22K$18K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$39K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$2K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$119K$23K$96K
All other expensesLn 24e−$71K−$15K−$57K$432
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$373K$946K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$1.7M−$117K$648K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.5M$28K$765K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.7M−$52K$737K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.3M$86$789K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.2M$303K$789K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $904K$1.3M−$423K$486K 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 $903,548 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $37,025$42,132
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,607,512$844,437
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,650$5,224
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $27,067$11,755
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,683,254$903,548
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $816,953$864,178
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $907,383$462,137
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,724,336$1,326,315
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$41,082−$422,767
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $903,548 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $12,723 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$42,132
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$42,132
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $768,364 · Unrelated business $63,350$831,714
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,224$5,224
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $4,610$4,610
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,300 · Unrelated business $5,845$7,145
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $741,875 · Unrelated business $109,707 · Excluded from tax $9,834$903,548
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,326,315 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $75,380 · Management $128,774 · Fundraising $1,748$205,902
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $179,694 · Management $306,976 · Fundraising $4,167$490,837
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $55,767$55,767
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $56,285$56,285
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $55,387$55,387
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $67,807$67,807
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,519 · Management $80,207$91,726
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $75$75
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,895 · Management $4,767 · Fundraising $160$25,822
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $53,518 · Management $26,718 · Fundraising $1,153$81,389
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $68,470$68,470
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,133 · Management $3,411$21,544
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,127$3,127
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $38,822$38,822
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,083 · Management $13,613$15,696
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,245 · Management $95,818$119,063
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$14,935 · Management −$56,901 · Fundraising $432−$71,404
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $372,734 · Management $945,921 · Fundraising $7,660$1,326,315
Part X · Balance sheet $1,004,483 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $499,720$176,982
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $33,814$11,650
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $26,301$28,653
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $47,057$26,435
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $738,659$744,576
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,943$16,187
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,360,494$1,004,483
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $28,949$28,919
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $258,380$212,833
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$139,800
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $164,383$136,916
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $451,712$518,468
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $908,782$451,015
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$35,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $908,782$486,015
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,360,494$1,004,483
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $486,015 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$903,548
XI-2 Total expenses$1,326,315
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$422,767
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$908,782
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$486,015

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