Center for Civic Design

Analysis

Center for Civic Design is a registered charity in United States, based in Cambridge, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 December 2023, Center for Civic Design reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $978k to $1.6m (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Center for Civic Design sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Justice Center of Central Louisiana Inc ($1.6m), Womans Network for Single Parents Inc ($1.6m) and 50 50 Women on Boards Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $916k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $497k. It reported 15 employees.