Public Charity

DESIGNING JUSTICE DESIGNING SPACES

DESIGNING JUSTICE DESIGNING SPACES is a Public Charity headquartered in OAKLAND, CA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $3.2M revenue, $4.3M expenses, $3.7M total assets. 19 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 812658023 OAKLAND, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.2M
Total Expenses$4.3M
Total Assets$3.7M
Grant Records19
Funding Total$6.7M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

WE ARE AN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN FIRM, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT FIRM, AND NON-PROFIT WORKING TO END MASS INCARCERATION. OUR MISSION AND VISION IS TO USE ARCHITECTURE TO ADDRESS THE RACISM, POVERTY, AND UNEQUAL ACCESS TO RESOURCES CAUSED BY THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM ITSELF. OUR WORK COUNTERS THE TRADITIONAL ADVERSARIAL AND PUNITIVE ARCHITECTURE OF JUSTICE--COURTHOUSES, PRISONS, AND JAILS--BY CREATING SPACES AND BUILDINGS FOR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, COMMUNITY BUILDING, AND HOUSING FOR PEOPLE COMING OUT OF INCARCERATION.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE Andrea James
BOARD SECRETARY Barb Toews Phd
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Brandi Mack
BOARD TREASURER Christine Johnson
CO-FOUNDER, EXEC DIR, DESIGN DIR Deanna Van Buren
DIR OF STRAT PARTNERSHIPS & BUS DEV Garrett Jacobs

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Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$3,350,000 3 grants
GENERAL
$1,700,000 2 grants
DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY EVENT SPACE
$600,000 2 grants
General
$400,000 1 grant
HUMAN SERVICES
$150,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.2M $4.3M $3.7M
2023 $3.8M $3.9M $3.0M
2022 $3.0M $3.3M $3.1M
2020 $1.9M $1.5M $942K
2019 $1.2M $1.1M $569K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.2M to $3.2M (+161%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.7M.

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