The Forum for Urban Design Inc

Analysis

The Forum for Urban Design Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Forum for Urban Design Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $2.1m, spending 173% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $512k to $1.2m (+135%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Forum for Urban Design Inc sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 78th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mansfield University Foundation Inc ($1.2m), Capital Region Chamber Foundation Inc ($1.2m) and Akiba Yavneh Foundation ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $127k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $565k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $886k, net assets of $337k. It reported 11 employees.