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LIVING DESIGN FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $141K · expenses $189K · assets $17K

EIN
46-2056400
Address
513 ANTHES AVE, LANGLEY, WA 98260-9700
NTEE code
O50
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2013 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Joe Whisenand (its 2016 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2016 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

The Living Design Foundation funds and administers educational programs and organizations that build robust self-sufficiency and practical life-skill development. We teach encourage and support individuals especially youth in creating healthy productive and contributing lives.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Joseph L Whisenand President2017-2024 60 $0 reported 1
Mary Lou Whisenand Secretary Treasurer2017-2024 30 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joseph L Whisenand President60 $0-$0 $01
Mary Lou Whisenand Secretary Treasurer30 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH WHISENAND PRESIDENT60 $0-$0 $01
MARY LOU WHISENAND SECRETARY/TREASURER25 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH WHISENAND PRESIDENT60 $0-$0 $01
MARY LOU WHISENAND SECRETARY/TREASURER25 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH WHISENAND PRESIDENT60 $0-$0 $01
MARY LOU WHISENAND SECRETARY/TREASURER25 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH WHISENAND PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
MARY LOU WHISENAND SECRETARY/TR1 $0-- $01
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH WHISENAND PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
MARY LOU WHISENAND SECRETARY/TR0 $0-- $01
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH WHISENAND PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
MARY LOU WHISENAND SECRETARY/TR1 $0-- $01
2017 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOSEPH WHISENAND PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
MARY LOU WHISENAND SECRETARY/TR1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$141,149$188,656 $16,580-$13,420 $104,530$36,618 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$103,360$89,498 $34,087$33,213 $92,727$10,628 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$116,456$95,657 $25,651$19,351 $105,590$8,000 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$26,924$26,083 $9,352-$1,448 $26,625$218 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$48,824$59,811 $8,511-$2,289 $44,025$4,799 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$89,225$82,233 $8,699$8,699 $58,202$31,022 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$81,809$128,514 $1,707$1,707 $75,877$5,929 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$60,508$12,345 $48,412$48,412 $60,508- ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $175,075 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2019, 2021, 2023-2024 4$102,050 2024$30,050
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CYNTHIA & GEO MITCHELL FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Living Design Foundation Inc” 2021-2024 4$65,025 2024$20,000
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MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$7,500 2019$7,500
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HUMANITY UNITED Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Living Design Foundation Inc” 2021 1$500 2021$500
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Who funds organizations like this

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $188,656 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,145 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $150,178 79.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $29,249 15.5%
Fees to independent contractors $7,808 4.1%
Grants and similar amounts paid $1,145 0.6%
Printing, publications, postage $276 0.1%
Total$188,656100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $89,498 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Benefits paid to members $34,307 38.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $24,458 27.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,892 25.6%
Fees to independent contractors $6,808 7.6%
Printing, publications, postage $1,033 1.2%
Total$89,498100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $95,657 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Benefits paid to members $50,622 52.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $18,047 18.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,915 17.7%
Fees to independent contractors $9,672 10.1%
Printing, publications, postage $401 0.4%
Total$95,657100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $26,083 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Benefits paid to members $17,536 67.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,423 17.0%
Fees to independent contractors $3,851 14.8%
Printing, publications, postage $273 1.0%
Total$26,083100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $59,811 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $27,539 46.0%
Benefits paid to members $25,220 42.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,041 8.4%
Printing, publications, postage $1,319 2.2%
Fees to independent contractors $692 1.2%
Total$59,811100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $82,233 spent · pay $78 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $33,899 41.2%
Benefits paid to members $29,989 36.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,067 19.5%
Fees to independent contractors $1,507 1.8%
Printing, publications, postage $693 0.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $78 0.1%
Total$82,233100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $128,514 spent · pay $5,985 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $69,085 53.8%
Benefits paid to members $32,604 25.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,031 15.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $5,985 4.7%
Fees to independent contractors $602 0.5%
Printing, publications, postage $207 0.2%
Total$128,514100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $12,345 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,861 79.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,797 14.6%
Benefits paid to members $535 4.3%
Printing, publications, postage $81 0.7%
Fees to independent contractors $71 0.6%
Total$12,345100%

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