Mission
Design History Foundation Inc. publishes an electronic journal, Places. It is intended to educate the public in the ways in which buildings, landscapes, regulations and patterns of use affect our daily lives.
Public Charity
Design History Foundation Inc
Design History Foundation Inc, of San Francisco, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $524K in revenue, $710K in expenses, $1.0M in total assets. 7 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $168K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 133519830
San Francisco, CA
Visual Arts
NTEE: A40
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$524K
Total Expenses$710K
Total Assets$1.0M
Grant Records7
Funding Total$168K
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Design History Foundation Inc
How Design History Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$85
Programs
the work itself
$9
Management
running the organization
$6
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $85 for programs
$85
Design History Foundation publishes a free-access, online journal, Places
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$55,300
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$10,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$54,700
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$12,350
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$17,400
Showing up to 5 of 7 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Alan G Thomas
Co-Chair Director
Anya Sirota
Director
Barbara Bestor
Director
Christoph Lindner
Director
Curtis Cravens
Director
David Smiley
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $524K | $710K | $1.0M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $548K | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $542K | $404K | $304K |
| 2020 | $391K | $427K | $201K |
| 2019 | $405K | $397K | $197K |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $405K to $524K (+29%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.