Civic Intelligence

Austin Center for Design

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 27-0766722

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Jun 26, 2018

Organization Profilewww.austincenterfordesign.com
1408 Cotton StAustin, TX 78702

(512) 843-0805

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

82nd percentile

0.19x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 82% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

78th percentile

0.06x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 78% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

44th percentile

0.8%

Higher net margin than 44% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$22,500

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 18.2% of source-year revenue.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

76th percentile

28%

Faster asset growth than 76% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

61st percentile

8.8%

Faster revenue growth than 61% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets82nd percentile

Assets

Up

$38,961

Up $8,508 (+28%) from 2016

Net Assets

Up

$31,461

Up $1,008 (+3.3%) from 2016

Liabilities

$7,500

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue78th percentileNet Margin44th percentile

Revenue

Up

$123,358

Up $9,931 (+8.8%) from 2016

Expenses

Up

$122,350

Up $7,871 (+6.9%) from 2016

Net Income

Up

$1,008

Up $2,060 (+196%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth76th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$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

2017

Assets$38,961
Liabilities$7,500
Net Assets$31,461
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth61st percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this 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

2017

Revenue$123,358
Expenses$122,350
Net Income$1,008
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Jun 26, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.2
Gross Receipts
$123,358
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.

Austin Center for Design exists to transform society through design and design education. This transformation occurs through the development of 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.$122,350-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Ching Wan Ruby KuExecutive DirectorPT$22,500-$22,500
JOHN KOLKODirectorFT$16,000-$16,000
Jess KolkoSecretaryPT$0--
Mike GlaserDirectorPT$0--
Kevin FitzgeraldDirectorPT$0--
Ron PennaDirectorPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Austin Center for Design
EIN
27-0766722
Phone
5128430805
Address
1408 COTTON ST, AUSTIN, TX 78702

Signing Officer

Name
Ching Wan Ruby Ku
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2018-06-26
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Figer & Company CPAs
Address
4101 Parkstone Heights Drive Suite, Austin, TX 78746-7397
Preparer
Michael G Figer
Phone
5123272266
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1001

“Advertising and Promotion $762”

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $6356”

Other Expenses.1007

“Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $2189”

Other Expenses.1012

“Insurance $1220”

Other Expenses.1

“SUPPLIES $2479”

Other Expenses.2

“Student expenses $1254”

Other Expenses.3

“Permits, license, fees $950”

Other Expenses.4

“BOOTCAMP $214”

Other Expenses.6

“Meals and entertainment $97”

Other Assets.1011

“Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Beginning $4730 Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Ending $4730”

Total Liabilities.1003

“Deferred Revenue - Beginning $0 Deferred Revenue - Ending $7500”

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Filings

Displayed year

2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$38,961
Liabilities
$7,500
Net assets
$31,461
Revenue
$123,358
Expenses
$122,350
Net income
$1,008
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