Design Trust for Public Space Inc

Overview

Mission

The Design Trust for Public Space is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the future of public space in New York City. Our projects bring together city agencies, community groups and private sector experts to make a lasting impact - through design - on how New Yorkers live, work and play.

What it reported doing in 2024

Photo urbanismthe photo urbanism program offers fellowships to local photographers to create a new body of work illuminating the public spaces of nyc. On the green space connections project team, our photo urbanism fellow latricia morgan explores nychas open spaces and the power of resident-led community organizing. The final exhibition, nycha flowers", documents the intergenerational community at nycha through portraiture, bringing a lens of luxury to her subjects and uplifting the beatiful bloom and growth of the human spirit, combining mixed-media and texture.in 2024, design trust held a month-long final exhibition of latricia morgan's photographs, titled "nycha flowers", at the bronx council on the arts.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 74% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133884881
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
New York, NY, USA
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Environmental Beautification and Aesthetics

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and available reserves provide a limited financial cushion.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 95
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 45
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.7%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 76.2%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.58 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited
  • Public monitoring controls: Limited
  • Public policy transparency: Limited
  • Public financial transparency: Limited
  • Impact reporting controls: Limited
  • Public relationship transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Public governance controls: Limited
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.9%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 0.93; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.77; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.3%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.8% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.7% of revenue deployed · 76.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 23 of 23 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 9 filed program accomplishments · $844K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $148K · 24 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 28 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 annual filings from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.