Neighborhood Design Center

Analysis

Neighborhood Design Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending January 2024, Neighborhood Design Center reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.0m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2020 to January 2024, income grew from $859k to $1.1m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Neighborhood Design Center sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Generating Income for Tomorrow ($1.1m), Lifemark Inc ($1.1m) and Consumer Technology Association Foundation ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending January 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $303k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $603k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 25 employees.