Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Prism Design Lab Inc.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 88-3306253
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
61st percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
83rd percentile
Higher net margin than 83% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 10.1% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Balance Sheet
Assets
$55,535
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$55,535
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$0
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
$78,989
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$42,649
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
$36,340
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Jan 31, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $78,989
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Prism Design Lab (Prism) is an arts and education nonprofit organization that works with young people in Chapel Hill and Durham, North Carolina to imagine the beauty they want to see in the world, and to give them a platform from which to project their vision and voices. Our mission is to equip youth from historically marginalized populations and communities with the tools they need to shape their built environment by teaching them design skills, giving them the opportunity to practice and cultivate these skills, and supporting them to share their creativity through public art and design services provided to civic organizations like other community-based nonprofit organizations.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Youth Design Durham - 10 month Architectural Design Education Program for 10 High School age youth | $17,500 | $15,840 |
| Exploring Architecture Workshops - Workshops in Public Schools for Middle and Elementary Students; Benefitted 1,600 students | $3,600 | $3,056 |
| Artist Performances at Public Schools - Engaged artists to perform at elementary and public schools; Benefitted 1,200 students | $2,400 | $2,155 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Ferrell | Executive Director | PT | $8,000 | - | $8,000 |
| Vernetta Alston | Board Of Directors | - | $0 | - | - |
| Brianna Brough | Board Of Directors | - | $0 | - | - |
| Cortland Gilliam | Board Of Directors | - | $0 | - | - |
| Erin Krupa | Board Of Directors | - | $0 | - | - |
| Sarah Montgomery | Board Of Directors | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Prism Design Lab Inc
- EIN
- 88-3306253
- Address
- 616 NC 54 West, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Signing Officer
- Name
- Heather Ferrell
- Title
- Executive Director
- Signed
- 2025-01-31
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Part I, Line 16
“$2,562 - Program Expenses - supplies, food, marketing, (does not include independent contractor expenses) $618 - Fundraising Expenses - meals, marketing $9,622 - Administrative Expenses - insurance, BOD meetings, office supplies, website, software, hardware, parking, legal”
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Filings
Displayed year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $55,535
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $55,535
- Revenue
- $78,989
- Expenses
- $42,649
- Net income
- $36,340