DESIGNED FUTURE
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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $255K · expenses $229K · assets $702K
- EIN
- 47-2111027
- Address
- 551 PINE AVE NW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49504-5020
- Website
- WWW.DESIGNEDFUTURE.ORG
- NTEE code
- P20
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- March 2015 (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
- Julie Dankovich (its 2018 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2018 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
DESIGNED FUTURE IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT OFFERS REALISTIC AND PRACTICAL RESOURCES TO CLIENTS BURDENED WITH COMPLEX SOCIAL ISSUES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, RECOVERY AND ABUSE, AND POVERTY.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Dankovich | EXECUTIVE DI | 2019-2025 | $38,000 | $198,625 | 1 |
| Robert Dykema | TREASURER | 2021-2025 | $0 | $27,972 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
6 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Berlin | VICE CHAIR | 2022-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Doug Gaddy | VICE PRESIDE | 2019-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mindy Klein | BOARD CHAIR | 2019-2025 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Brenda Mcwaters | SECRETARY | 2024-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jennifer Feuerstein (former) | BOARD CHAIR | 2019-2023 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mike Tamm (former) | TREASURER | 2019-2020 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $38K · 6 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE DANKOVICH | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $38,000 | $0 | $0 | $38,000 | 1 |
| JOSEPH BERLIN | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROBERT DYKEMA | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DOUG GADDY | VICE PRESIDE | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MINDY KLEIN | BOARD CHAIR | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BRENDA MCWATERS | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $66K · 5 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE DANKOVICH | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $37,692 | $0 | $0 | $37,692 | 1 |
| ROBERT DYKEMA | TREASURER | 6 | $27,972 | $0 | $0 | $27,972 | 1 |
| JOSEPH BERLIN | VICE CHAIR | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DOUG GADDY | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MINDY KLEIN | BOARD CHAIR | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BRENDA MCWATERS | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $30K · 2 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE DANKOVICH | EXECUTIVE DI | 45 | $30,385 | $0 | $0 | $30,385 | 1 |
| JOSEPH BERLIN | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROBERT DYKEMA | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JENNIFER FEUERSTEIN | BOARD CHAIR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DOUG GADDY | VICE PRESIDE | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MINDY KLEIN | FIRST VICE P | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $33K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE DANKOVICH | PRESIDENT | 40 | $30,000 | - | $2,548 | $32,548 | 1 |
| JENNIFER FEUERSTEIN | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MINDY KLEIN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| DOUG GADDY | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ROBERT DYKEMA | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| JOSEPH BERLIN | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $30K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE DANKOVICH | EXECUTIVE DI | 50 | $30,000 | - | - | $30,000 | 1 |
| JENNIFER FEUERSTEIN | BOARD CHAIR | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MINDY KLEIN | 1ST VICE PRE | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| DOUG GADDY | VICE PRESIDE | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ROBERT DYKEMA | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $30K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE DANKOVICH | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $30,000 | - | - | $30,000 | 1 |
| JENNIFER FEUERSTEIN | BOARD CHAIR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MINDY KLEIN | 1ST VICE PRE | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| DOUG GADDY | VICE PRESIDE | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MIKE TAMM | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE DANKOVICH | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| JENNIFER FEUERSTEIN | BOARD CHAIR | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MINDY KLEIN | 1ST VICE PRE | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| DOUG GADDY | VICE PRESIDE | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MIKE TAMM | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $254,553 | $229,254 | $702,186 | $230,045 | $28,630 | $219,457 | $38,000 | 6 | - |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $229,002 | $221,431 | $699,399 | $204,746 | $43,969 | $184,384 | $65,634 | 5 | - |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $211,087 | $170,208 | $715,094 | $197,175 | $44,157 | $166,034 | $30,385 | 2 | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $187,646 | $133,611 | $492,851 | $156,296 | $48,881 | $138,540 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $148,791 | $86,851 | $276,957 | $102,261 | $42,825 | $105,959 | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $100,951 | $90,983 | $222,287 | $40,321 | $14,741 | $86,210 | - | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $89,430 | $58,014 | $218,712 | $30,353 | - | $89,430 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $6,191 in all, tax years 2016 to 2022. 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2016 | 1 | $5,000 | 2016 | $5,000 | show |
| LPL FINANCIAL FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “DESIGNED FUTURE” | 2021-2022 | 2 | $1,000 | 2022 | $500 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “DESIGNED FUTURE” | 2020-2021 | 2 | $191 | 2021 | $120 | show |
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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.
2025 · Form 990 · $229,254 spent · pay $84,378 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy | $41,147 | $40,492 | $655 | - | 17.9% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $39,576 | $35,618 | $3,958 | - | 17.3% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $38,000 | $20,000 | $18,000 | - | 16.6% | |
| Interest | $29,798 | $26,818 | $2,980 | - | 13.0% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $16,150 | $16,150 | - | - | 7.0% | |
| Insurance | $9,947 | - | $9,947 | - | 4.3% | |
| Other (as described) | HOUSE SUPPLIES | $9,853 | $9,853 | - | - | 4.3% |
| Fees: accounting | $7,592 | - | $7,592 | - | 3.3% | |
| Other (as described) | LAB EXPENSE | $7,106 | $7,106 | - | - | 3.1% |
| Payroll taxes | $6,802 | $4,762 | $1,020 | $1,020 | 3.0% | |
| Other (as described) | OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSES | $6,000 | - | $6,000 | - | 2.6% |
| Office expenses | $5,232 | - | $5,232 | - | 2.3% | |
| Other (as described) | SMALL FURNITURE & APPLIAN | $4,908 | $4,908 | - | - | 2.1% |
| Fees: other services | $3,817 | $3,435 | $382 | - | 1.7% | |
| Travel | $1,716 | - | $1,716 | - | 0.7% | |
| All other expenses | $1,610 | $1,565 | $45 | - | 0.7% | |
| Total | $229,254 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990 · $221,431 spent · pay $103,603 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $65,634 | $17,692 | $47,942 | - | 29.6% | |
| Occupancy | $34,093 | $34,093 | - | - | 15.4% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $29,408 | $26,467 | $2,941 | - | 13.3% | |
| Interest | $27,706 | $24,935 | $2,771 | - | 12.5% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $23,495 | - | $23,495 | - | 10.6% | |
| Payroll taxes | $8,561 | $5,993 | $1,284 | $1,284 | 3.9% | |
| Other (as described) | HOUSE SUPPLIES | $8,323 | $8,323 | - | - | 3.8% |
| Fees: accounting | $4,430 | - | $4,430 | - | 2.0% | |
| Other (as described) | LAB EXPENSE | $3,687 | $3,687 | - | - | 1.7% |
| Fees: other services | $3,666 | - | $3,666 | - | 1.7% | |
| Office expenses | $3,326 | - | $3,326 | - | 1.5% | |
| Other (as described) | SMALL FURNITURE & APPLIAN | $3,134 | $3,134 | - | - | 1.4% |
| Other (as described) | BANK CHARGES | $2,362 | - | $2,362 | - | 1.1% |
| Travel | $1,854 | - | $1,854 | - | 0.8% | |
| All other expenses | $1,752 | $1,164 | $588 | - | 0.8% | |
| Total | $221,431 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $170,208 spent · pay $64,753 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $30,385 | $15,385 | $15,000 | - | 17.9% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $29,141 | $21,856 | $7,285 | - | 17.1% | |
| Occupancy | $28,482 | $28,482 | - | - | 16.7% | |
| Interest | $20,207 | $18,186 | $2,021 | - | 11.9% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $13,559 | - | $13,559 | - | 8.0% | |
| Fees: accounting | $11,250 | $8,437 | $2,813 | - | 6.6% | |
| Other (as described) | HOUSE SUPPLIES | $6,856 | $6,856 | - | - | 4.0% |
| Payroll taxes | $5,227 | $3,767 | $730 | $730 | 3.1% | |
| Insurance | $5,061 | $4,555 | $506 | - | 3.0% | |
| Other (as described) | LAB EXPENSE | $4,193 | $4,193 | - | - | 2.5% |
| Office expenses | $3,984 | - | $3,984 | - | 2.3% | |
| Other (as described) | SMALL FURNITURE & APPLIAN | $3,725 | $3,725 | - | - | 2.2% |
| Other (as described) | BANK CHARGES | $3,443 | - | $3,443 | - | 2.0% |
| Fees: other services | $2,440 | $1,830 | $610 | - | 1.4% | |
| All other expenses | $1,242 | $738 | $504 | - | 0.7% | |
| Travel | $941 | - | $941 | - | 0.6% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $72 | - | $72 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $170,208 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $133,611 spent · pay $45,748 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $53,607 | 40.1% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $45,748 | 34.2% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $26,351 | 19.7% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $7,905 | 5.9% | |
| Total | $133,611 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $86,851 spent · pay $32,492 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $32,492 | 37.4% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $29,462 | 33.9% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $16,245 | 18.7% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $8,652 | 10.0% | |
| Total | $86,851 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $90,983 spent · pay $32,748 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $33,784 | 37.1% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $32,748 | 36.0% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $17,894 | 19.7% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $6,557 | 7.2% | |
| Total | $90,983 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990EZ · $58,014 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $28,052 | 48.4% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $26,300 | 45.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $3,662 | 6.3% | |
| Total | $58,014 | 100% |
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