Design Bay Area

Analysis

Design Bay Area is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Design Bay Area reported income of $126k and spending of $273k, spending 216% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $248k to $126k (-49%), an average of -49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Design Bay Area sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 45th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 18th Wonder Improvement Association ($126k), Limelight Performing Arts ($126k) and Theatre N ($126k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 74% of the total. At year end it held assets of $94k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $94k.