A justice practice focused on expanding community access to and building power through design of social and cultural spaces.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · under 1% 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
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $110K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$172K
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$453K
Spent
$302K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$213K
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$453K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$453K
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$655K
FY2026$1.2M
Expenses
$302K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$302K
FY2022$520K
FY2023$936K
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.3M
FY2026$1.5M
Net assets
$213K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$213K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$443K
FY2026$183K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending January 2021) · 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: FY2026. IRS ruling in Jun 2018.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $204K Management & general 32% · $98K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$62,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Bryan C Lee JR$102,874$103,105$86,947$103,544$85,883$62,500

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Designs social spaces to increase community access and build power.

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3 programs · $204K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Community Design Services-Rooted in justice and liberation principals, established in 2017, as a multidisciplinary nonprofit Design Justice practice focused on expanding community access to, and building power the design of social, civic, and cultural architectures.

$153Kprogram expense
02

The Storia Project seeks to address equitable community development by enhancing access to and elevating the status of civic spaces through- out the city of New Orleans. It is designed to cultivate and develop a unified network of small and large civic space projects throughout the city's neighborhoods.

$31Kprogram expense
03

Paper Monuments-Organize+advocate

The removal of the Reconstruction- Era monuments has revealed deep-seated divisions in our communities and has sparked important conversations:about the ties between symbols and systems, the links between the present and the past, the differences in how we experience our built environment,and what stories we tell and remember.It is a…

$20Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$110K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$453K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$440K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$139
Money outPt IX
$302K
Ln 25
Programscol B$204K
Managementcol C$98K
Owns and owesPt X
$213K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K
Total assetsLn 16$385K
LiabilitiesLn 26$172K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$440K
Other incomeLn 4–11$139
Total revenueLn 12$453K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$385K
LiabilitiesLn 26$172K
Net assetsLn 32$213K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJanuary
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$111K$385K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K$172K
Net assetsLn 32$61K$213K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$47K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$108K$81K$27K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$2K$760
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$10K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$799$799
Office expensesLn 13$18K$18K$824
Information technologyLn 14$366$366
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$734
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$61K$43K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$302K$204K$98K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest $1.2M$1.5M−$319K$183K 990 PDF
FY2025 $655K$1.3M−$651K$443K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.6M−$568K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$936K$261K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$520K$1.1M$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $453K$302K$151K$213K 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 $453,107 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,169$13,080
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $152,495$439,888
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $639$139
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $161,303$453,107
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$186,923
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $125,565$114,734
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $125,565$301,657
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $35,738$151,450
Part VI · Governance no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $453,107 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $139 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,080
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,080
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $439,888$439,888
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $439,888 · Unrelated business $139$453,107
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $301,657 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,875 · Management $15,625$62,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $81,031 · Management $27,011$108,042
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,279 · Management $760$3,039
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,006 · Management $3,336$13,342
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $799$799
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,631 · Management $824$18,455
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $366$366
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $24,817$24,817
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,673$2,673
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,561$1,561
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,202 · Management $734$2,936
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,274 · Management $17,652$60,926
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,201$2,201
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $204,097 · Management $97,560 · Fundraising $0$301,657
Part X · Balance sheet $385,043 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,271$20,004
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$259,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $32,676$98,050
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,875
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,675$6,114
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $110,622$385,043
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,030$147,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $45,250$25,250
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $49,280$172,250
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $61,342$212,793
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $110,622$385,043
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $212,793 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$453,107
XI-2 Total expenses$301,657
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$151,450
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$61,342
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$212,793

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