Small Public Charity

DESIGN FORWARD ALLIANCE

Based in SAN DIEGO, CA, DESIGN FORWARD ALLIANCE operates as a Small Public Charity. The organization reported $158K in revenue, $124K in expenses, $56K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 3 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $333K.

EIN: 815389496 SAN DIEGO, CA Professional Societies & Associations NTEE: S03 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$158K
Total Expenses$124K
Total Assets$56K
Grant Records3
Funding Total$333K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

Advocating for Human-Centered Design as a regional approach to improve economic, social, and civic life in our community.Design Forward Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to leveraging the power of design to drive social impact. As a collective of San Diego's leading design minds from industry and academia, it fosters collaboration across disciplines to tackle complex societal challenges. The organization focuses on creating innovative solutions that enhance community well-being, sustainability, and inclusivity.

Where $100 goes at Design Forward Alliance

How Design Forward Alliance divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 8 years.

$55 Programs the work itself
$45 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $55 for programs

$55
San Diego Design Week
All program spending
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Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Secretary Ann Berchtold
Executive Dir. Carlos Cristiani
President Eric Weiss
Vice President Julie Morgan
President Kennen Sisco
Treasurer Michael Meyer

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$333,003 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $158K $124K $56K
2024 $382K $423K $21K
2023 $312K $339K $62K
2022 $337K $323K $90K
2020 $14K $15K $56K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $14K to $158K (+1009%), with total assets most recently reported at $56K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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