Foresight Design Initiative INC

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 72-1559528Revenue $6K in FY2024

On file with the IRSforesightdesign.org4619 N Ravenswood Ave Ste 305, 60640-4579 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Nov 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Foresight builds the capacity of leaders, organization, collaboratives and other change agents to accelerate progress toward greater ecoloigval balance, economic vitality, and social equity and justice. The organization accomplishes this by facilitating peer-based learnings; offering analysis of, insight into, and strategy for addressing complex issues such as food and agriculture systems; and providing innovation, communications and administrative capacity to organizations aligned with and pursuing projects related to the aforementioned principles.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 20 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $45K a year · 22% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Named funders
3
named funders · $107K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$42K
436% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 436% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$6K
-91% vs prior year
Spent
$45K
Net assets
−$36K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6K
FY2024▼ -91%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$108K
FY2021$232K
FY2022$334K
FY2023$156K
FY2024$70K
FY2024$6K
Expenses
$45K
FY2024▼ -81%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$298K
FY2021$223K
FY2022$245K
FY2023$244K
FY2024Not on file
FY2024$45K
Net assets
−$36K
FY2024▼ -1519%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$1K
FY2021$8K
FY2022$100K
FY2023$13K
FY2024$3K
FY2024−$36K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2003.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peter Nicholson’s $6K as Executive Director is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 135 <$100K environment 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Peter Nicholson$6,000$72,000

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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Programs and updates

Empowers leaders and groups to advance ecological balance, economic vitality, and social justice through learning and strategy.

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2 programs · $206K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Foresight builds the capacity of leaders, organization, collaboratives and other change agents to accelerate progress toward greater ecological balance, economic vitality, and social equity and justice.

$206Kprogram expense
02

Foresight prep leadership institute provides 10-20 high school students who are passionate about social justice, climate change and sustainability to develop as transformative leaders. This educational program offers experimental learning that empowers students and involves interviewing established leaders; engaging in lectures, readings…

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2023
ForefrontFY2023$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$107K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$45K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
−$36K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$10K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$6K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$10K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
Net assetsLn 32−$36K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $70K$3K 990 PDF
FY2023 $156K$244K−$88K$13K 990 PDF
FY2022 $334K$245K$89K$100K 990 PDF
FY2021 $232K$223K$10K$8K 990 PDF
FY2020 $108K$298K−$191K−$1K 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

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

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