Civic Intelligence

Austin Center for Design

EIN 27-0766722 • 501(c)3 • Austin, TX

Profile

To transform society through design and design education by developing design knowledge directed towards all forms of social and humanitarian problems.

2924 Castro StreetAustin, TX 78702

www.ac4d.com

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Net Margin

58th percentile

6.0%

Higher net margin than 58% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Top Officer Pay

99th percentile

$69,000

Higher top officer pay than 99% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 31.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

59th percentile

3.0%

Faster asset growth than 59% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Revenue Growth

10th percentile

-75%

Faster revenue growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Down

$8,108

Down $40,555 (-83%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$8,108

Down $40,555 (-83%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue61st percentileNet Margin58th percentile

Revenue

Down

$29,557

Down $7,867 (-21%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$70,112

Up $31,778 (+83%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$40,555

Down $39,645 (-4357%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth59th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$100K$50K$0Assets 2010: $55,072Liabilities 2010: $0Net Assets 2010: $55,0722010Assets 2011: $65,907Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $65,9072011Assets 2014: $51,100Liabilities 2014: $15,530Net Assets 2014: $35,5702014Assets 2015: $69,528Liabilities 2015: $38,023Net Assets 2015: $31,5052015Assets 2016: $30,453Net Assets 2016: $30,4532016Assets 2017: $38,961Liabilities 2017: $7,500Net Assets 2017: $31,4612017Assets 2018: $35,647Liabilities 2018: $1,926Net Assets 2018: $33,7212018Assets 2019: $45,040Liabilities 2019: $925Net Assets 2019: $44,1152019Assets 2020: $50,545Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $50,5452020Assets 2021: $52,044Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $52,0442021Assets 2022: $80,124Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $80,1242022Assets 2023: $49,573Net Assets 2023: $49,5732023Assets 2024: $48,663Net Assets 2024: $48,6632024Assets 2025: $8,108Net Assets 2025: $8,1082025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$8,108
Liabilities-
Net Assets$8,108
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth10th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2010: $82,536Expenses 2010: $44,520Net Income 2010: $38,0162010Revenue 2011: $68,790Expenses 2011: $57,955Net Income 2011: $10,8352011Revenue 2014: $120,781Expenses 2014: $158,264Net Income 2014: -$37,4832014Revenue 2015: $103,766Expenses 2015: $107,831Net Income 2015: -$4,0652015Revenue 2016: $113,427Expenses 2016: $114,479Net Income 2016: -$1,0522016Revenue 2017: $123,358Expenses 2017: $122,350Net Income 2017: $1,0082017Revenue 2018: $207,343Expenses 2018: $205,083Net Income 2018: $2,2602018Revenue 2019: $222,340Expenses 2019: $211,946Net Income 2019: $10,3942019Revenue 2020: $101,343Expenses 2020: $94,913Net Income 2020: $6,4302020Revenue 2021: $25,136Expenses 2021: $23,637Net Income 2021: $1,4992021Revenue 2022: $93,610Expenses 2022: $65,530Net Income 2022: $28,0802022Revenue 2023: $73,784Expenses 2023: $104,335Net Income 2023: -$30,5512023Revenue 2024: $37,424Expenses 2024: $38,334Net Income 2024: -$9102024Revenue 2025: $29,557Expenses 2025: $70,112Net Income 2025: -$40,5552025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$29,557
Expenses$70,112
Net Income-$40,555
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$8,108
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$8,108
Revenue
$29,557
Expenses
$70,112
Net income
-$40,555
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.08$0.30$0.70$0.41
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.49$0.49$0.37$0.38$0.01
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.50$0.50$0.74$1.04$0.31
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.80$0.00$0.80$0.94$0.66$0.28
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.52$0.00$0.52$0.25$0.24$0.01
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.51$0.00$0.51$1.01$0.95$0.06
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.45$0.01$0.44$2.22$2.12$0.10
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.36$0.02$0.34$2.07$2.05$0.02
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.39$0.08$0.31$1.23$1.22$0.01
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.30$0.30$1.13$1.14$0.01
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.70$0.38$0.32$1.04$1.08$0.04
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.51$0.16$0.36$1.21$1.58$0.37
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.66$0.00$0.66$0.69$0.58$0.11
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.55$0.00$0.55$0.83$0.45$0.38
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Mar 7, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$29,557
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To transform society through design and design education by developing design knowledge directed towards all forms of social and humanitarian problems.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Austin Center for Design embraces an educational pedagogy focused on empathy, abductive reasoning, and rapid prototyping. All of these core pillars stand upon a foundation of relevance of impact: focusing on problems worth solving.-$64,717
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay99th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Maryanne LeeExecutive DirectorPT$6,000-$6,000
Vicky PridgenTrusteePT$0--
Mark PhillipTrusteePT$0--
Jonathan LewisPresidentPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Austin Center for Design
EIN
27-0766722
Phone
7134121060
Address
2924 Castro Street, Austin, TX 78702

Signing Officer

Name
Maryanne Lee
Title
Director
Signed
2026-03-07
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Dark Horse CPAs
Address
2033 San Elijo Ave Ste 148, Cardiff, CA 92007
Preparer
Brian McComas CPA
Phone
6197361404
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Revenue.1

“Other Income $262”

Other Expenses.1001

“Advertising and Promotion $3746”

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $4770”

Other Expenses.1008

“Interest $825”

Other Expenses.1

“Student Presentation Event $2714”

Other Expenses.2

“Permits & Licenses $954”

Other Expenses.3

“Meals & Entertainment $450”

Other Expenses.5

“Bank Fees $80”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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