Mass Design Group

Analysis

Mass Design Group is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 June 2023, Mass Design Group reported income of $24.7m and spending of $26.7m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $34.2m to $24.7m (-28%), an average of -7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Mass Design Group sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Institute of International Affairs ($24.6m), Barnabas Aid International ($25.4m) and Volunteers for Interamerican Development Assistance ($24.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 67% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1000k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $12.0m. At year end it held assets of $23.4m against liabilities of $13.0m, net assets of $10.4m. It reported 136 employees.