Ideoorg

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
273755556
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2010
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Phone
5105606988
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community, Neighborhood Development

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,220,272
Expenses
$8,621,976
Assets
$3,708,162
Liabilities
$264,716

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHELLE KREGER (CEO)
  • SHAUNA CAREY (CEO (THRU 8/2/24))

Highest reported compensation

  • MICHELLE KREGER (CEO): $208,523 total reported compensation
  • HAILEY BREWER (SR. PARTNERSHIPS DIRECTOR): $174,673 total reported compensation
  • SHAUNA CAREY (CEO (THRU 8/2/24)): $173,623 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We design products and services alongside organizations that are committed to creating a more just and inclusive world.

What it reported doing in 2024

In the united states ideo.org designed and delivered future-facing, scalable solutions that contribute to community health, as well as economic and social mobility. We designed a chatbot, powered by artificial intelligence, that will help domestic workers advocate for fair working conditions with their employers. In Texas, we led the collaborative design and teacher-driven delivery of a 'school culture champions' program, which has led to a dramatic reduction in rates of exclusionary discipline and keeps more students in classrooms. In collaboration with a cohort of youth co-designers, we designed a refreshed brand for a platform for youth activism and organizing. We produced a public report on reimagining childhood obesity care, with insights and opportunities for healthcare providers, community-based organizations, and health companies to better serve families. We delivered a comprehensive multimedia training program for the delivery of dignified services to recipients of wic (women infants and children) nutritional benefits. We also launched a public toolkit, re-grant, and technical assistance program for 501(c)(3)-compliant communications campaigns in support of public investment in childcare, based upon prior campaign design work with advocacy coalitions in multiple states. The childcare communications re-grant and technical assistance program received applications from over 75 regional and local groups across the united states.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 96% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 73
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 17
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.1%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 67.6%; rating input score 68
  • Fundraising efficiency: $48.96 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -19.4%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.43; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 18.9%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81.1% of revenue deployed · 67.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $5.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $209K · 22 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 14 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 filed related-organization links
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.